- Spiritual students do better in university, according to a study cited by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
- In a recent poll, a majority of Americans say that Obama's religious beliefs differ from their own.
- China needs more religious freedom, according to a recent American report.
- Obama has signed an order clarifying the church-state relationship. See another report here.
- America's best church choir is from Compton, California, according to a recent contest.
- CNN has two pieces about Facebook. The first looks at 'the theology of Facebook', while the second quotes a pastor who argues that Facebook encourages adultery (the Washington Post disagrees).
- The Toronto Star has an article about a (very entertaining) Fox news interview with a 4 year-old boy who claims to have gone to heaven while under anesthesia.
- Evangelical Christians in Brazil have banned the use of USB connections, calling the technology the mark of devil worshippers.
- Macleans Magazine talks about Tony Blair's recent tour discussing religion and politics, focusing on his recent stop at McGill University in Montreal.
- The Free Church of Scotland has voted to allow the singing of hymns in its services, after over a century without them.
- The iPhone bible app is turning out to be very popular.
- The Pope has said that the use of condoms is acceptable in certain cases.
The blog of the RELIGION IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE initiative
at the University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Religion
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Link roundup: 18 November - 20 November
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