The impoliteness of talking about religion

The impoliteness of talking about religion
The Atlantic: Why are Americans often reluctant to discuss faith outside of their families?

A church makes art 'everyday sacred' and secular, too
Religion News Service: In a hall next to the main sanctuary, First Congregational Church of Los Angeles has been transformed from 1930s Gothic-style cathedral to 21st-century art gallery.

Religion in everyday life
Pew Forum: Highly religious Americans are happier and more involved with family but are no more likely to exercise, recycle or make socially conscious consumer choices.
Christianity Today: Pew: How evangelicals live out their faith in 32 aspects of everyday life

Pope Francis gets real
Religion Dispatches: What seems to be annoying conservatives is that the pope has the temerity to admit that the gulf between what Catholics do and what the church teaches has become insurmountable and must be acknowledged for the church to move forward.

Union Theological Seminary's controversial plan to survive
Sojourners: The school wants to build luxury condos to pay the bills. Students say this plan contradicts their values.