The Daily Post
August 29, 2017
After Social Media Pressure, Joel Osteen Opens His Doors to Harvey Victims
Joel Osteen's megachurch is finally opening its doors, but only after a social media storm.
Religion
Sports
June 21, 2017
Jerry Jones Met With The Pope
The pontiff did not weigh in on if Dez caught the ball during the 2015 playoff game against the Green Bay Packers (but come on, it was a catch).
Politics & Policy
June 5, 2017
Lawmakers Embraced Religion to Allow Discrimination
What are “sincerely held religious beliefs?” Nobody really knows.
Religion
May 24, 2017
Critical Mass
An Austin church remakes Catholicism without the Pope, celibate priests, or most of the other rules.
Politics & Policy
March 20, 2017
Frisco ISD Fights Back on Ken Paxton’s Claims About Muslim Prayer Room
Paxton defends questioning Muslim prayer room on "Fox and Friends."
Border & Immigration
February 3, 2017
The Muslim Bloc
A view from Muslim Capitol Day in turbulent times.
The Culture
November 23, 2016
The Sisters of Prayer Town
In Oldham County, off U.S. 385.
Style & Design
September 23, 2016
Cross Ways
A pastor at a Corpus Christi church is on a mission to build “the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere.”
Politics & Policy
August 11, 2016
Remember the Christian Alamo
Evangelist Lester Roloff drew a line in the dirt to keep the State of Texas from regulating his Rebekah Home for Girls. Years later, then-govenor George W. Bush handed Roloff's disciples a long-sought victory. But this Alamo had no heroes—only victims.
The Culture
July 20, 2016
Faith and Hope
The country’s largest group of Muslims live in Texas, yet many of them don’t feel welcome here. A few young and progressive leaders—like Irving imam Omar Suleiman—are working to change that.
Politics & Policy
June 23, 2016
Hondo’s “God’s Country” Signs Come Under Scrutiny
The Freedom From Religion Foundation demands their removal citing the First Amendment, but do the signs really make non-believers feel unwelcome?
Texas History
June 13, 2016
Bane of the Baptists
Brann becomes a casualty in his own war with the Baptists. Texas Collection of Baylor University“In the year of our Lord, 1891, I became pregnant with an idea. Being at the time chief editorial writer on the Houston Post, I felt dreadfully mortified, as nothing
The Culture
June 9, 2016
The Newer Testament
How a computer-loving Texas Tech grad launched one of the fastest-growing megachurches in the country.
Politics & Policy
May 23, 2016
A Harris County GOP Precinct Chair Tried To Block A Muslim Man From Serving In The Same Role
That’s one way to do outreach to voters who may feel alienated by the presumptive Republican nominee for President.
The Daily Post
March 14, 2016
The Olympic Fencer Asked To Remove Her Hijab At SXSW Is About More Than Intolerance
The festival apologized, but the issue isn’t just racial insensitivity.
Politics & Policy
February 19, 2016
Pope Francis On Trump
The pontiff becomes the Republican frontrunner's latest antagonist.
Politics & Policy
December 24, 2015
Governor Abbott Had A Bill Of Rights “Nativity” Scene Removed From The Capitol
The display was to promote the separation of church and state, but it seems the governor missed that point.
The Daily Post
December 1, 2015
Dallas Has Become A Battleground Over Syrian Refugees, But Its Mayor Wants To Hold The Door Open
His comments about Syrian refugees have gotten him national attention and could push more Texans to follow his lead.
Border & Immigration
November 24, 2015
Greg Abbott Loves Small Government—Until He Doesn’t Like What People Do With It
According to the governor, local mayors aren’t allowed to ban firearms in their city halls, and religious charities can only help people he approves of.
Essay
November 18, 2015
The Will of God
I always knew that the work my dad did as an Episcopal priest and grief counselor was important. But I didn’t understand how important until the birth of my son.
The Daily Post
September 16, 2015
Irving Ninth Grader Handcuffed, Suspended For Bringing A Homemade Clock To School
What Ahmed Mohamed's case tells us about the American dream.
Politics & Policy
August 17, 2015
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Posted A Facebook Meme Suggesting “The Muslim World” Be Nuked
The deep fryer defender’s social media profile has since deleted the threatening image.
The Daily Post
May 14, 2015
Eighteen percent of Texans Identify Their Religion as “None”
A Pew Research Study of religion in all fifty states suggests that the shift toward a less religious America may not just be on the coasts.
The Daily Post
May 4, 2015
Everything We Know About the Shooting in Garland Last Night
A Garland community center held a contest offering a $10,000 prize for the best drawing of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and it ended with two dead and a third injured.
The Daily Post
March 10, 2015
2015 Has Been an Ugly Year for the Treatment of Muslims in Texas
We’re not even a quarter of the way through 2015 yet, and mosques have been burned, loyalty oaths have been demanded, and—in Dallas last week—a Muslim man was shot in the back while watching the snow fall.
The Daily Post
February 24, 2015
Bun B on Faith, Sin, Integrity, and Hip-Hop as Religion
The veteran rapper won’t perform his music at Rice for any amount of money. School is for teaching.
Film & TV
February 17, 2015
El Paso Bishop Says That Going to See “Fifty Shades of Grey” Is a Sin
Catholics who see the racy film may have to get on their knees afterward.
The Daily Post
January 23, 2015
The Fittest Churches in Texas, Ranked
At least seven places of worhsip in Texas have indoor running tracks, and other key takeaways.
Politics & Policy
December 3, 2014
Is It Legal For an Atheist to Hold Public Office in Texas?
A mailer sent out during an Austin City Council runoff makes this weird question relevant once more.
True Crime
November 13, 2014
Man on Fire
The Reverend Charles Moore ardently dedicated his life to the service of God and his fellow man. But when he couldn’t shake the thought that he hadn’t done enough, he drove to a desolate parking lot in his hometown of Grand Saline for one final act of faith.
The Daily Post
October 16, 2014
Houston City Attorneys Subpoenaed Sermons from Pastors They Suspect Fought the Ordinance from the Pulpit
Making a whole lot of people uncomfortable.
The Culture
July 23, 2014
Where Have All the Cowboy Churches Come From?
There aren’t that many cowboys anymore, and yet cowboy churches seem to be everywhere. What gives?
The Culture
April 11, 2014
Answering the Call
How did Robert Jeffress turn Dallas’s once-declining First Baptist Church into a vibrant megachurch? Certainly not by pussyfooting around.
Music
March 19, 2014
Going Secular at SXSW
The band Gungor is using the festival to broaden its fan base outside the churches where it made its name. Can it escape the stigma of Christian rock without alienating its devoted followers?
Politics & Policy
February 11, 2014
Evolution of the Specious
The arguments against teaching evolution in schools have largely failed. Have they finally come to an end?
Religion
January 10, 2014
Sinners in the Hands
Twenty-seven-year-old Catherine Grove is a member of a small, insular, and eccentric church in East Texas. Her parents think she’s being brainwashed. She insists she’s being saved.
The Daily Post
December 5, 2013
The First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Is Holding Another Gun Buyback Next Weekend
Last time the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas held a gun buyback event, it caused a stir. Will this one cause the same outcry?
The Daily Post
December 2, 2013
Mission, Texas Has Exempted Churches From Its Noise Ordinance
After a criminal noise complaint was filed—and quickly withdrawn—over the sound of the church bells at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission, the city council voted to exempt churches from the noise ordinance. As the Rio Grande Valley shifts away from being monolithically Catholic, what does this
Religion
October 30, 2013
Not Your Typical Hell House
Like many churches across the nation, Bethel Church, in Temple, produces a hell house, a faith-based haunted house. These houses draw severe criticism for stoking the culture wars, but Bethel's leaders want to be open and tolerant in their messaging. Are they succeeding?
The Daily Post
October 10, 2013
Tattooed Jesus Billboards Flood Lubbock
Lubbock, long a stronghold in the Bible Belt, is home to a new religious marketing campaign featuring a tattooed Jesus. The billboards picturing inked Jesus have irked some in the community (where churches outnumber tattoo parlors 25:1) and left others impressed with the message.
Politics & Policy
September 18, 2013
Who’s Who Among the State Board Of Education Hearing
Like any political battle in Texas, the ongoing fight over the evolution in the state's science classes features colorful characters worth getting to know.
Being Texan
June 10, 2013
Act of Faith
Once a year, a San Antonio congregation relives Jesus’ last days—and leaves the cellphones at home.
The Culture
April 9, 2013
Texas Mega Pastor Mega Punk’d
Joel Osteen, indefatigable televangelist and pastor of a Houston megachurch, was the butt of an online hoax that claimed he had lost his faith, and would leave the church. The Internet had a strong reaction.
The Culture
March 11, 2013
Wiman’s Rites
The West Texan editor of Poetry magazine leaves his plum gig for divinity school.
Libations
March 7, 2013
The Church At The Local Bar
Alcohol will be served—after the sermon.
Politics & Policy
February 12, 2013
Panhandle Church Offers Concealed Handgun License Classes
"We've always attempted to think outside the box as far as what the needs of the community are," said Rev. Brad Foster, Calvary Baptist Church's senior pastor.
Politics & Policy
January 23, 2013
How Texas Public Schools Teach the Bible
With a largely Protestant bias, according to examples culled by the Texas Freedom Network.
January 21, 2013
Warren Jeffs Gives the World Another Apocalypse to Worry About this Weekend
The world will end this Sunday, on the birthday of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Or so warns the imprisoned polygamist leader of FLDS.
January 21, 2013
Can Schools Require Students to Wear Tracking Chips?
In San Antonio, they already are. When a student protested that the RFID chips violated her right to privacy and threatened religious freedom, the school suspended her.
January 21, 2013
Formula 1 Attracts Ire of Westboro Baptist Church
Members of the Kansas-based church plan to "kindly warn" F1 fans to flee God's wrath.