tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34724087096388088792009-11-20T15:11:50.207-05:00Award-winning religion writer Peter Smith of the Louisville Courier-Journal looks at religious news and trends from around the globe.Blog Adminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger682125courier-journal/DqbIhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-10833136660891151022009-11-20T15:11:00.001-05:002009-11-20T15:11:50.218-05:00Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has strong medicine for American Muslims -- and their...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=lYEHwmXcB2Q:pWBvA_an2tM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=lYEHwmXcB2Q:pWBvA_an2tM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Kurtz has hailed Maine voters' rejection...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=kPaK1TBaMvU:RLbFCKqz3Fc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=kPaK1TBaMvU:RLbFCKqz3Fc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=kPaK1TBaMvU:RLbFCKqz3Fc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/kPaK1TBaMvU" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com1http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/11/kurtz-hails-maine-vote-on-marriage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-9151098686065983762009-11-05T04:21:00.000-05:002009-11-05T04:21:00.389-05:00Although the River City may have plenty of clean water, many parts of the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=ecwJXMxj7So:Szvq03Cu8zo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=ecwJXMxj7So:Szvq03Cu8zo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=ecwJXMxj7So:Szvq03Cu8zo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/ecwJXMxj7So" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com1http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/11/water-themed-festival-of-faiths.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-65880982983753435242009-11-04T05:00:00.000-05:002009-11-04T05:00:00.615-05:00The idea of a Bob Dylan Christmas album now falls into the same category...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=mKCJ9Nf5Xao:Yje01ZwLMOQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=mKCJ9Nf5Xao:Yje01ZwLMOQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=mKCJ9Nf5Xao:Yje01ZwLMOQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/mKCJ9Nf5Xao" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com1http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/11/very-dylly-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-32340667516072104902009-10-31T11:48:00.006-05:002009-11-03T15:38:25.675-05:00What do people mean when they say, "I'm not religious, I'm spiritual"? 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I'm not sure the origin of this, but try to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=gvZG3Y-G0rs:XQ-5RLr9RRc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=gvZG3Y-G0rs:XQ-5RLr9RRc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=gvZG3Y-G0rs:XQ-5RLr9RRc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/gvZG3Y-G0rs" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com1http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/amazing-pace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-32414966123117302812009-10-29T05:00:00.001-05:002009-10-29T07:06:34.738-05:00At a revival meeting in Western Kentucky several years ago, I heard a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=uSpYO_fdHyQ:rqGJPn0HEzI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=uSpYO_fdHyQ:rqGJPn0HEzI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=uSpYO_fdHyQ:rqGJPn0HEzI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/uSpYO_fdHyQ" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com1http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/what-about-ancestors.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-33540093598662609822009-10-28T15:48:00.001-05:002009-10-28T15:52:16.396-05:00The first of a series of interdenominational monthly services to promote...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=FZK3mavWsuc:D--5PtBP7SY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=FZK3mavWsuc:D--5PtBP7SY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=FZK3mavWsuc:D--5PtBP7SY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/FZK3mavWsuc" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com0http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/prayer-series-planned.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-71153734367473593042009-10-28T10:04:00.004-05:002009-10-28T10:05:37.327-05:00The Jewish Community of Louisville, which is the midst of its biggest...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=bfAGFuHc9qs:6L9aEW-odbY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=bfAGFuHc9qs:6L9aEW-odbY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=bfAGFuHc9qs:6L9aEW-odbY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/bfAGFuHc9qs" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com0http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/calipari-at-jewish-fundraiser.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-39024419087842416312009-10-27T05:00:00.003-05:002009-10-27T14:05:18.531-05:00Can devout Christians or Jews get tattoos? 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Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com0http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/tattoos-and-faith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-8523155995971617802009-10-26T03:15:00.003-05:002009-10-26T03:17:07.471-05:00Abbey Press, a venture of St. Meinrad Archabbey in Southern Indiana, has...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=WHJE4QiWam4:9becsvMID-U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=WHJE4QiWam4:9becsvMID-U:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=WHJE4QiWam4:9becsvMID-U:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/WHJE4QiWam4" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com0http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/abbey-laying-off-catalog-workers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-17140258002470962842009-10-23T03:37:00.002-05:002009-10-23T03:42:44.897-05:00This new video produced by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth highlights...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=HAc6iPV0rCo:TlMGAxp327E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=HAc6iPV0rCo:TlMGAxp327E:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com0http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/witch-hunt-horrors-in-nigeria.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-10254526066056277622009-10-20T04:57:00.003-05:002009-10-20T07:41:40.175-05:00Membership and attendance declined last year in the Episcopal Church...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=BtY0V6Kalc8:LeAcQqac07Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=BtY0V6Kalc8:LeAcQqac07Q:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=BtY0V6Kalc8:LeAcQqac07Q:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/BtY0V6Kalc8" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com2http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/membership-and-attendance-declined-last.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-955391850380351992009-10-19T05:00:00.004-05:002009-10-19T05:00:05.568-05:00Louisville Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz has taken a leading role in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=xV6FISVRwXo:U9sixjDryTY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=xV6FISVRwXo:U9sixjDryTY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=xV6FISVRwXo:U9sixjDryTY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/xV6FISVRwXo" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com0http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/kurtz-on-vision-for-marriage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472408709638808879.post-34486952747049981462009-10-17T05:00:00.001-05:002009-10-17T05:00:01.537-05:00In two signs of the growing recognition of the Hindu population in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=5mmKpSsywZU:On3Wf1A7dwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=5mmKpSsywZU:On3Wf1A7dwk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?a=5mmKpSsywZU:On3Wf1A7dwk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/courier-journal/DqbI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/courier-journal/DqbI/~4/5mmKpSsywZU" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17732502650683751332psmith@courier-journal.com0http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2009/10/bishops-send-hindus-greetings.html