Belief Blog

Only at The Washington Times: Julia Duin blogs on religion.

• Washington National Cathedral faces more layoffs

  According to one of the Episcopal Church's top investigators, the Washington National Cathedral is in its fourth round of layoffs. Published May 23 2010 · Comment

• Funny contemporary church parody

  I've got to applaud this video of the typical 20-something church that's making the rounds Published May 13 2010 · Comment

• Ken Starr @ Baylor

  Soon the man best known for spearheading the case for Bill Clinton's impeachment will take over as president of the nation's largest Baptist university. Published May 10 2010 · Comment

• Gay Lutheran pastors reinstated

    Pastors Bradley Schmeling and Darin Easler, a same-sex pastoral couple from Atlanta, have been restored to the roster of ministers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Both had been removed from that roster for being in a committed, same-gender relationship.   Published May 4 2010 · Comment

• Chinese forcibly sterilize 10,000 people

  China's "one child" policy continues with thousands of forced sterilizations this month in Guangdong. Published April 29 2010 · Comment

• Franklin Graham disinvited

  The honorary chairman for the National Day of Prayer has been disinvited from the Pentagon because of his position on Islam. Published April 22 2010 · Comment

• Archbishop Gomez finally gets his due

  Passed over for the leadership of the Houston archdiocese in 2007, San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez will get to be a cardinal. Published April 6 2010 · Comment

• Baghdad prayer patrol founder dies

  Wayne Dillard, a missionary who got thousands to pray for the U.S. armed forces overseas, died Saturday. Published April 4 2010 · Comment

• Good Friday, the pope and his preacher

  Words spoken by the papal preacher mirror sentiment elsewhere in the Catholic world Published April 2 2010 · Comment

• Sikh officer completes basic training

  At Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, a Sikh recruit makes it through basic training for the first time in two decades. Published March 30 2010 · Comment

• Soulforce on the road again

  The gay rights group is in its fourth year of showing up uninvited at Christian college campuses. Published March 29 2010 · Comment

• Hateful calls, Part 2

  Operation Rescue says the hate flows both ways. Published March 25 2010 · Comment

• The latest on clergy sex abuse

  The Catholic bishops' annual report doesn't make the headlines like it used to. Published March 23 2010 · Comment

• Nancy Pelosi invokes the ‘wrong’ St. Joseph

  The House Speaker needs to improve her knowledge of Catholic feast days, Published March 19 2010 · Comment

• Sayonara to the president’s faith-based council

  The term is up for first group of 25 religious and nonprofit leaders serving on the president's faith-based council. Published March 9 2010 · Comment