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An exclusive interview with Twitter sensation Martin Luther (aka Doktor Luther)
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John W. Kennedy
His followers were disappointed when the great reformer (or, in Catholic parlance, heretic) Martin Luther discontinued his popular blog Luther at the Movies. But there is now rejoicing among his flock as Luther is back with a new self-titled Twitter feed found at http://twitter.com/doktorluther . Now, in the greatest exclusive interview in the history of…
The cultural battle over Prop 8 and same-sex marriage will go on — but genuine compromise may be possible
By
John W. Kennedy
As Hollywood celebrates the court-ordered death of California’s Proposition 8 (in which voters rejected a previous court ruling legalizing gay marriage), it’s worth noting that Prop 8 (dubbed “Prop Hate” by comedian Margaret Cho) isn’t actually dead. It will be appealed and, ultimately (no matter which side wins the appeal), appealed again to the Supreme…
Anne Rice and the idea of following Christ but not Christians
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John W. Kennedy
Anne Rice, the one-time self-described atheist who rose to fame writing gothic novels (The Vampire Chronicles) but in 1998 returned to the Catholic Church of her youth and went on to devote herself to writing books that expressed her rediscovered faith (i.e. the Christ the Lord books), caused a stir last week by announcing on…
Never again: Young journalists and seminarians gather to learn lessons of the Holocaust
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John W. Kennedy
This Wednesday (July 28) twelve Jewish, Christian and Muslim seminarians will join with three journalism students to begin a program aimed at exploring how their respective professions can derive valuable ethical lessons from the Jewish Holocaust of Nazi-era Germany. Sponsored by the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the international learning event will send its participants to…
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