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Terry Mattingly

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On Religion: Dylan turns 80, while Dylanologists argue about his faith
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On Religion: Dylan turns 80, while Dylanologists argue about his faith

Night after night, Bob Dylan’s 1979 gospel concerts at San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre made news for all the wrong reasons, according to angry fans. The Nov. 11 show that year…

22 May 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: Communion wars – doctrine, politics and eternal judgment
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On Religion: Communion wars – doctrine, politics and eternal judgment

Archbishop Joseph Cordileone leads the Archdiocese of San Francisco, a symbolic city in debates about modern American culture. But what matters the most, as tensions rise among Catholic leaders, is…

14 May 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: The year when clergy stress zoomed to a new high
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On Religion: The year when clergy stress zoomed to a new high

When training pastors and chaplains, educators frequently stress the need for boundaries between work and home. Clergy need — somehow — to find “personal” time, along with face-to-face contact with…

30 April 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: Pandemic was an ‘acid test’ for giving in Catholic parishes
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On Religion: Pandemic was an ‘acid test’ for giving in Catholic parishes

Catholic leaders often whisper about “Christmas and Easter Catholics”: people whose names are found on parish membership rolls, but who are rarely seen in the pews – except during crowded…

16 April 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: Cries for help continue from Christians in Nigeria
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On Religion: Cries for help continue from Christians in Nigeria

Another day, with yet another funeral. Catholics in Nigeria have buried many priests and believers killed in their country’s brutal wars over land, cattle, honor and religion. But this was…

19 March 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: Is ‘Southern’ more important than ‘Baptist’?
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On Religion: Is ‘Southern’ more important than ‘Baptist’?

When megachurch pastor J.D. Greear became the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention, he saw all kinds of statistics headed in all kinds of directions. After decades of growth,…

13 March 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: The old hymns and new anthems of the Covid year
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On Religion: The old hymns and new anthems of the Covid year

It’s a hymn that the faithful start singing whenever a Baptist church organist plays the opening chords – because everyone knows it by heart. All together now: “When peace like…

13 March 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: Are America’s battles over ‘reindeer rules’ in the past?
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On Religion: Are America’s battles over ‘reindeer rules’ in the past?

Year after year, the Lion’s Club sets up wire-frame Christmas decorations on the lawn of the historic Jackson County courthouse, facing Main Street in Brownstown, Indiana. The display, which belongs…

26 February 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: Cathedral invites evangelical to preach, triggers firestorm
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On Religion: Cathedral invites evangelical to preach, triggers firestorm

Halfway between Norway and the North Pole, scientists have buried a million seeds and crop samples under a mountain in the Svalbard archipelago – in case an environmental doomsday comes…

20 February 2021 · 4 min read

On Religion: Twisted prayers, temptations to worship political power
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On Religion: Twisted prayers, temptations to worship political power

Having reached the vice president’s chair in the U.S. Senate, the self-proclaimed QAnon shaman, UFO expert and metaphysical healer removed his coyote-skin and buffalo horns headdress and announced, with a…

6 February 2021 · 4 min read