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Who Do You Talk To When You’re Struggling?
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (318+ words) (ANALYSIS) Who do you talk to when you’re struggling? When it feels like you’re carrying the weight of the world and there’s no way out of the mess you’re in — who can you turn to for an honest conversation? I’d…...
When Caring For Someone You Love Nearly Destroys You
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1134+ words) Religion Unplugged believes in a diversity of well-reasoned and well-researched opinions. This piece reflects the views of the author and does not necessarily represent those of Religion Unplugged, its staff and contributors. (OPINION) The Washington Post published a gut-punch of…...
‘Bad Counselors’ An Unfunny Christian Satire About Frat Boys Who Learn Nothing About Faith
1+ week, 6+ day ago (545+ words) (REVIEW) More and more faith-based films are following the “Elmer Gantry” plot. Based on the 1927 book and remade into the Oscar-nominated 1960 film starring Burt Lancaster, “Elmer Gantry” follows a con artist who becomes a revival preacher and finds enormous success…...
Why Buddhist Life Looks Different In Thai Temples
2+ week, 4+ day ago (719+ words) (TRAVEL) I recently returned from leading an educational program in Thailand focusing on how Buddhists practice the religion in their day-to-day lives. The participants — Buddhist practitioners from North America and Europe — wanted to deepen their understanding and practice of the…...
Erling Haaland’s New Haircut Sparks Comparisons To Biblical Hero Samson
2+ week, 4+ day ago (615+ words) Only 11% of Norwegians read the Bible every day. While those numbers have grown in recent years, it remains relatively low. One of those Norwegians who should have read up on Scripture this summer is soccer star Erling Haaland. The Manchester…...
Why We Gave Our Dog The Taiwanese Traditional Pet Funeral She Deserved
2+ week, 6+ day ago (841+ words) (ESSAY) Before a shrine of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha lay a white Spitz, her lifeless body wrapped in a gold “dharani blanket” covered in Sanskrit and Chinese. To the left, a wall was stocked with Buddhist and Taoist offerings, to be burned....
Crossroads Podcast: Why Are There So Few Nuns These Days?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (982+ words) About 25 years ago, I wrote two “On Religion” columns examining the Church of Rome’s priest shortage — through the eyes of faithful mothers, with the help of a priest who had led a seminary. The headline: “Fathers, mothers & Catholic sons.” The…...
Murder Investigations And Theological Debates: Ranking The Anglican Priests Of ‘Grantchester’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1233+ words) After 11 seasons, PBS’s “Masterpiece Mystery!” series “Grantchester” has come to an end. For more than a decade, viewers returned to the quiet village of Cambridgeshire to watch an unlikely crime-solving duo: Anglican vicars and Det. Inspector George “Geordie” Keating. Between…...