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Religious Reactions Range to Overturn of Prop. 8 (Gay Marriage Ban)
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Nicole Neroulias
Updated at 6 p.m. to add more links. U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker has struck down Proposition 8, California’s 2008 ban on same-sex marriages, finding it unconstitutional. It’s the latest battle lost in the conservative Christian war on gay marriage — see my July 22 post for other recent examples. The L.A. Times reports that this…
Mayor Bloomberg Welcomes Muslims, as NYC Denies Landmark Status to ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Site
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Nicole Neroulias
In a unanimous vote and with Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s blessing, New York City’s landmarks commission has withheld historic protection from the downtown building slated to become Park51, a kind of Muslim-based YMCA. (Recently rebranded from its Cordoba House name, but still better known as the “Ground Zero Mosque,” though the 13-story building is two blocks north of Ground Zero…
Feeling Burned Out? Clergy Can Relate
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Nicole Neroulias
I thought crossing the country with a teething toddler, while still trying to crank journalism out between major family festivities, was exhausting. Good thing I’m not a priest/pastor/minister/rabbi — they’ve apparently got it worse! (I wonder how the compensation compares…) The New York Times reports on the growing problem of clergy burnout: Members of the…
Chelsea Clinton’s Interfaith Ceremony Ends Wedding Speculation, But Not Marriage Debate
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Nicole Neroulias
I’m a religion reporter with a personal and professional interest in interfaith families, but I was put off by the endless speculation and random weighing-in about Chelsea Clinton’s wedding ceremony these past few weeks. (Though, to be fair, what seemed like a national obsession in the Clintons’ neck of the woods, where I’ve been staying, was…
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