BELIEF BLOG

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

• Godless Democrats?

  By Blog Writer — Published January 10, 2008 Comments

  Released today:\ \ \ Nine evangelical leaders: some but not all from the evangelical Left, are un...

• Preaching with an M-16

  By Blog Writer — Published January 9, 2008 Comments

  When things get too bizarre in the world of religion, I turn to the Christian satire magazine The...

• Do Lutherans believe in hell?

  By Blog Writer — Published January 8, 2008 Comments

  This month's issue of The Lutheran, a magazine published by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Am...

• The guru and Paonta Sahib

  By Julia Duin — Published January 7, 2008 Comments

  Saturday (Jan. 5) was a date in the religious pantheon that most North Americans weren't aware of...

• Cardinal McCarrick: World traveler

  By Julia Duin — Published January 3, 2008 Comments

  We've been a bit silent here about the largest religious organization in town, namely the Archdio...

• 'Prayer patrols' for Baghdad

  By Julia Duin — Published December 29, 2007 Comments

  Here's an intriguing thought: Could prayer have anything to do with the significantly improved se...

• Benazir Bhutto, RIP

  By Julia Duin — Published December 27, 2007 Comments

  Benazir was one of those women I've always wanted to interview. I was just waking up this morning...

• Merry Keiskamma

  By Julia Duin — Published December 24, 2007 Comments

  No, folks, my brain is not addled by the rain here in Seattle, which is where I spending the next...

• Christmas at the Indian Embassy

  By Blog Writer — Published December 20, 2007 Comments

  This is the season for embassy parties and yours truly attended yet another one last Sunday, this...

• The Kazakhs and the Hare Krishnas

  By Julia Duin — Published December 17, 2007 Comments

  Kazakhstan turned 16 years old on Sunday. I have more than a passing interest in the place since...

• Chasing Archbishop Akinola

  By Blog Writer — Published December 13, 2007 Comments

  Archbishop Peter Akinola stood solemnly on a dias, wearing a deep purple and bright red cape thre...

• Jesus and Lucifer: Spirit brothers?

  By Blog Writer — Published December 12, 2007 Comments

  I wasn't planning to deal with some of the more esoteric corners of Mormon doctrine today, but th...

• Hate crime against YWAM?

  By Julia Duin — Published December 11, 2007 Comments

  I can't add a whole lot to the wealth of news coverage coming out of Colorado on the shootings th...

• Ugly Christmas stamps

  By Blog Writer — Published December 10, 2007 Comments

  Yet another holiday season is here in which we spend copious amounts of time standing in post off...

• The case of the disappearing bishop

  By Blog Writer — Published December 7, 2007 Comments

  Episcopalians in New Mexico have a problem on their hands. Their bishop, Jeffrey Steenson, pulled...