Religion and Values

  As he prepares for his upcoming visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI might be interested to know that many Americans see him in a positive light. By a ratio of four and a half to one (58 percent to 13 percent), people surveyed during a recent poll said that they had a...

An earlier posting about a series of extreme Hollywood makeover figurines depicting a “Christ-like” figure doing everyday tasks captured the attention of several people. The day the posting ran on Page 2 along with a picture of one of the figurines of the “Christ-like”...

Any whisper coming from the Vatican about any particular subject might as well be shouted from the rooftops. If the communique gets twisted or misinterpreted, there can be all sorts of reports made on the issue before it all gets sorted out. Such was the case when a Vatican...

 The idea of Jesus getting a so-called makeover is probably irreverant to some. Most artwork and figurines depict Jesus in the traditional robes of His day, but a Los Angeles native, Eric Dyson has changed all that. He’s come up with We Are Fishermen, a collection of...

I’ve met many “cradle-Baptists” in my time as religion editor. Yep, I’ve also met plenty of people who were raised as Roman Catholics and who still adhere to the faith traditions of their youth. However, a survey released this week said those folks still dedicated to the...

Does that post title pack enough of a provocative punch? Probably not considering that a lot of rump-shaking is going on these days in music videos and it’s nothing new — we’ve all been there and done that. Well even if you are not a fan of certain music videos which blare out curse...

Travelers at Will Rogers World Airport may notice people waiting for large containers of water along with luggage in the baggage claim area. In the last few days, many Oklahoma Muslims have been arriving back in the state from their Hajj journey and most of them have...