I was going to blog about Ted Williams, the “golden voiced” homeless Ohio man and recovering addict who has credited God with for his newfound fame, but I’m a bit apprehensive about his sudden stardom — everyone loves a feel-good story, but this seems like it could easily turn exploitative and ugly. So, for a more…

Jews and conservative Catholics are excited about new House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (the most senior elected Jewish official in American history) and Speaker John Boehner (a Catholic like his predecessor Nancy Pelosi, but one who is staunchly pro-life). But aside from the political shift to the right, it turns out that the new Congress looks…

Christian minorities in the Middle East and Muslim countries were already scared for their lives, but this “Christianophobia” crisis has become even more obvious in the wake of a bombing that killed at least 21 worshipers and injured about a hundred at a Coptic Church in Egypt on New Year’s Day. Check out these links: Tragic New Year for…

Happy New Year! I’m back from an exhausting trip to India, with more than 700 faith-related headlines waiting for me under the Christmas tree. (Incidentally, there were tons of Christmas carols and decorations in the airports and shopping areas in India — where Christians are less than 5 percent of the population — which is food for thought for…

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