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| Bad Religion, The Mormon Bachelor, and More |
| June 15, 2012 |
Summary: Charting the collapse of institutional religion, the love lives of American Muslim women, and ‘The Mormon Bachelor’ |
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| The Case Against DIY Religion |
June 15, 2012 |
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Ross Douthat knows that more and more Americans call themselves “spiritual but not religious” – but he’s not one of them. He laments that millions of Americans have left traditional churches and become followers of Elizabeth Gilbert, Oprah Winfrey, and Deepak Chopra. Douthat calls it heresy – bad religion. Rather than search for the God within, Douthat says the country needs a strong dose of religious orthodoxy.
Ross Douthat, author of “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” |
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| Spiritual But Not Religious? Please Stop Boring Me |
June 15, 2012 |
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If you find God in the sunsets, don’t sit next to Rev. Lillian Daniel on an airplane. No, seriously, she doesn’t want to sit next to you. “On airplanes, I dread the conversation with the person who finds out I am a minister and wants to use the flight time to explain to me that he is ‘spiritual but not religious,’ she says. “Being privately spiritual but not religious just doesn't interest me.” From November 2011.
Rev. Lillian Daniel, senior minister of the First Congregational Church, UCC, Glen Ellyn, Illinois |
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| Love, God Willing |
June 15, 2012 |
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Growing up, Nura Maznavi’s beliefs about love before marriage were all guided by the teachings of Islam. No sex. No kissing. No holding hands. But her faith, and her libido, were put to the test when she encountered a handsome young man halfway across the world. Interview by Ellen Rolfes.
Nura Maznavi, editor of “Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women”
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| Web Extra: Excerpt From "Love, InshAllah" |
June 15, 2012 |
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| Nura Maznavi reads her story about falling in love (briefly) with her non-Muslim fitness trainor. |
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| The Bachelor: The Mormon Version |
June 15, 2012 |
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It’s kind of like the hit TV series, minus the hot tub scenes. On The Mormon Bachelor, a web series about to begin its fourth season, Mormon singles vie for the heart of an eligible Mormon mate, without breaking church teachings about pre-marital love. Interview by Ellen Rolfes.
Pictured: Kent Tuttle, this season’s bachelor.
Erin Elton, creator of The Mormon Bachelor |
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