“Web Space Where Religion and Social Networking Meet”
Read a June 30, 2007, New York Times story about the intersection of social networking sites and religion.
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“Analysis: Film revives questions about Abraham Lincoln’s faith, but offers few answers”
Read a Nov. 20, 2012, Religion News Service analysis about how the movie Lincoln has revived questions about that president’s faith. Via the Washington Post.
“An Empty In-Box, or With Just a Few E-Mail Messages? Read On”
Read a March 4, 2009, Personal Tech column from The New York Times on dealing with the anxiety created by the deluge of emails.
“So We Are a Christian Nation?”
Read a Jan. 29, 2013, Huffington Post essay, “So We Are a Christian Nation?” in which the author explores the different Christian traditions present in American politics.
“Christians Foregoing Facebook for ‘Digital Fasting'”
An October 2009 Religion News Service story, posted at Crosswalk.com, discusses the issuing of a “digital fast,” and it includes links to columns by Christian leaders discussing the pros and cons of social networking.
“Giving Up Technology For Lent”
Observing a “fast” from Facebook and Twitter and even email is becoming a popular spiritual practice — at Lent, for example — as shown by this National Public Radio story from March 2009.
“Technophiles are abstaining from Facebook for Lent’
Observing a “fast” from Facebook and Twitter and even email is becoming a popular spiritual practice — at Lent, for example — as shown by this Star-Ledger story from March 2009.
“Erosion: Christian Dominance in America, Not Freedom?”
Read a Feb. 1, 2013, column at the Patheos website about the tension between Christian dominance and religious freedom in America.
“Religion, readability and the presidency: a historic combination”
Read a Feb. 7, 2013, CNN story, “Religion, readability and the presidency: a historic combination,” on the presidential tradition, from Washington to Obama, of invoking faith and the national purpose.