Jason Boyett

I write about world religions and how the media covers world religions. Author of 10 Major World Religions.

[Jason Boyett @religiverse]

“There is some sort of spiritual presence in these holy places,” said Jane Weller, one of the walkers who lives in Marazion, a tiny coastal town nearby. “It’s magic enough for me to be happy to go there.” https://t.co/oE77fsM3zB

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott labeled a Muslim civil rights group as a "foreign terrorist organization." That group? The Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Now Texas chapters of the CAIR are suing him, calling his action "illegal" and "defamatory." https://t.co/k6FxAt9fxr

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Texas is still fighting legal battles about hanging the Ten Commandments in classrooms. https://t.co/Bb8oJ4L2yN

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18 million Bibles sold this year, part of a larger 5-year trend.
At the same time, the percentage of Americans who qualify as "Bible users"—meaning they've read the Bible at least three times in a year outside church—has dropped 12 percent since 2021. https://t.co/PBGVX4xd7c

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There's a new film based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and it stars Nic Cage, who is the Hollywood embodiment of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.

These are wild times for obscure, apocryphal religious texts.

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The top leader of the Anglican Church in North America has been suspended from ministry after facing allegations of sexual and other misconduct. https://t.co/sjKrqekq42

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This pope likes movies. “Giving voice to the complex, contradictory and sometimes dark feelings that dwell in the human heart is an act of love,” he said. https://t.co/WNaZXX1ta6

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"Archbishop Rino Fisichella, who is in charge of the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations, told the presentation Thursday he hoped visitors would be inspired to go home and read their own Bibles after seeing the beauty of the Borso D’Este version." https://t.co/grVs2rtJhy

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Haven't posted here in two years, but for those who followed me from way back, here's something new I'm doing. It's a paid newsletter ($6/month), 2x weekly with curated links about religion.

Every story is a religious story.

https://t.co/yLUMtMkQt5

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News people: My friend Jackie is in search of policy thoughts and practices re: journalists in the public eye and social media.

[Jackie Kingston (she/her/hers) @JackieKingston1]

‼️ News colleagues—do you work for or know a news director / manager who is thinking / acting proactively about social media policies? Can you put me in touch with them?
(This is research for my thesis and I would be eternally grateful if you would connect us. 🙏)

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@andyjustus Why hasn't this become an annual Thanksgiving tradition? You could auction off opportunities to body slam Andy on live TV, for charity. Make it happen @KAMRLocal4News.

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I’m honored by the placement. Hippos Go Berserk is an all-time favorite.

[Dan Kois @dankois]

Happy pub day to the great @thekibosch! Here's her cool new book on lines of code that changed the world with shelf buddies @heybonanos, @JaneBorden, @jasonboyett—and of course the pole stars, Borges and Boynton

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@BBankheadMD Thanks for reading!

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@michaboyett It might just be more of an indoor/outdoor thing.

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@michaboyett The benefit curve of bagpiping is based on proximity. Bagpipes playing down the block? Wonderful. Bagpipes playing in your living room? NEVER.

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Big fan of @cadehornecker over here. Already the best camera-toting, ostrich boot-wearing 7-footer in college basketball.

[Saluki Basketball @SIU_Basketball]

Let's go off the court with freshman @CadeHornecker and see where the 7-footer calls 🏡 on campus! #Salukis

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@j_atchleypwc @robertpoling Jesus literally equates forgiveness of sin to financial debt in Luke 16.

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@robertpoling Fine. I'll accept that argument for secular, 21st-century America. My argument is biblical rather than political. Debt cancellation is a biblical norm, and God instructed it for Israel via the Jubilee and Sabbath year cycles, and Christians are now complaining about it.