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Religious Blog Updates from CNN

• Graham clarifies remarks on Obama's faith February 22, 2012
  By the CNN Political Unit (CNN) - The Rev. Franklin Graham clarified his thoughts on President Barack Obama's Christian faith Wednesday, one day after the evangelical leader took heat over making comments about the president's ties to Islam. "I don't question the president's faith. I'm not questioning whether he's a Christi […]
• Got a question for Oliver Stone’s son on his Muslim conversion? February 22, 2012
  Got a question for famed director Oliver Stone’s son, who reportedly converted to Islam last week in Iran? Sean Stone, 27 and also a filmmaker, will be on CNN Newsroom Wednesday during the 1 PM ET hour. Post a question in comments and we may ask it during the interview. The son of Oscar-winning director […]
• Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Wednesday, February 22 February 22, 2012
  By Dan Merica, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog: CNN: Faith Online: Social media bridges the old and the new The General Theological Seminary was founded in 1817, making it […]
• New York's Bloomberg defends city surveillance of Muslims February 22, 2012
  By Kiran Khalid, CNN New York (CNN) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday fired back at the president of Yale University and others who have suggested city police went too far in their surveillance of Muslims. "We have to keep this country safe," the mayor told reporters, addressing questions about an Associated Press […]
• Faith Online: Social media bridges the old and the new February 22, 2012
  By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – The General Theological Seminary was founded in 1817, making it the oldest Episcopalian seminary in the country. Twitter, on the other hand, was introduced to the public in 2006, making it, by comparison, a newborn. Colin Chapman and Joseph Mathews, the relatively young founders of Digital Formation, hope […]
• Faithful prepare for Lent with pancake feast, race February 22, 2012
  By Stacey Samuel, CNN Producer Washington (CNN) - Tuesday at the Washington National Cathedral, school children alongside clergy competed in a pancake tossing relay race. It was an exercise in religious fun, the day before Ash Wednesday. "It is the last opportunity to feast, and be merry before we enter the Holy season of Lent, which is the […]
• Will presidential candidates wear ashes at Wednesday debate? February 22, 2012
  Editor's note: Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET for the last presidential debate before Super Tuesday, the CNN/Arizona Republican Party Debate hosted by John King. Follow it on Twitter at #CNNDebate and on Facebook at CNN Politics. For real-time coverage of the Arizona and Michigan primaries, go to CNNPolitics.com or to CNN apps or […]
• Jeremy Lin emerges as emblem of burgeoning Asian-American Christianity February 21, 2012
  By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) – When Jeremy Lin was a sophomore at Harvard, he was struggling emotionally. A good guard on an awful basketball team – the Crimson finished the season with an 8-22 record – he needed something more than hoops. Lin, who had been baptized into an evangelical Chinese church near San […]
• Santorum and Satan - the devil is in the details February 21, 2012
  Editor's note: Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET for the last presidential debate before Super Tuesday, the CNN/Arizona Republican Party Debate hosted by John King. Follow it on Twitter at #CNNDebate and on Facebook at CNN Politics. For real-time coverage of the Arizona and Michigan primaries, go to CNNPolitics.com or to CNN apps or […]
• Franklin Graham questions Obama, Romney on Christian faith February 21, 2012
  (CNN) – Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, on Tuesday questioned whether Mitt Romney's Mormon faith qualified as Christianity. He also raised concerns about President Barack Obama's dedication to Christianity, as well as to Christians living in Muslim countries. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons as memb […]