Archive for March, 2008
Photos from Ireland
story?, sacred self, sacred space March 31st, 2008
…that I didn’t take.
Here is a link to a beautiful photo essay by Jackie Nickerson, from her latest book of photos titled, “Faith.”
The photos depict Ireland’s Catholic monks and nuns, people who have chosen to practice their faith through what she describes as an “institutional life.”
I don’t know who to vote for
features, news March 29th, 2008
I’ve held off from blogging about the whole Rev. Jeremiah Wright scandal because, frankly, I don’t know what to say. I was planning on casting my vote for Obama for a variety of reasons and despite a variety of others.
Where do you fit in the Pew?
story? March 11th, 2008
The Pew Forum has a new study out about religion in America. It’s fab.
Seriously. This is just one beautiful factoid. But there’s much, more here.
“More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion - or no religion at all. If change in affiliation from one type of Protestantism to another is included, 44% of adults have either switched religious affiliation, moved from being unaffiliated with any religion to being affiliated with a particular faith, or dropped any connection to a specific religious tradition altogether.”
Blasphemy is OK in the UK
story?, sacred self March 8th, 2008
The House of Lords has voted to abolish the laws against blasphemy in the UK. Didn’t know that blasphemy was a crime in England? It was- sorta. The LA Times reports:
“In fact, Parliament has never passed a blasphemy law. It is a common-law crime established centuries ago and clarified by judges in the 19th century to protect the beliefs of the Church of England; citizens may fall afoul if they insult God, Christ, the Christian religion or the Bible in a way that is scurrilous, abusive or offensive, or in a manner that may breach the peace.”
So England as a whole is becoming more secular as segments of its population are becoming more religious.
Plastic has no Soul
features, sacred space March 8th, 2008
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, now that our home is littered with the inevitable accumulating detritus that comes with having a toddler. She has a few toys that I love. They are wood or fabric and feel hand crafted and I don’t really mind when I find one stranded in the middle of the hallway.
