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.
Religion
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.
Religion
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
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.
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?
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.
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.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Leakey Church Posts Controversial Sign About President Obama
"Vote for the Mormon, Not the Muslim! The capitalist, not the communist!" reads the sign at Leakey's Church in the Valley.
January 21, 2013
Cheerleaders Must Stop Displaying Religious Posters at Football Games
Bible verses on banners spark controversy in a small East Texas town.
January 21, 2013
Are the FLDS Faithful Leaving Zion?
Rumors indicate that members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints may be leaving the YFZ Ranch.
January 21, 2013
Beeville Man Sees Jesus in Breakfast Taco
Ernesto Garza said that the image of the Christian Messiah in his tortilla was "a miracle."
January 21, 2013
Catching Up With the FLDS One Year After Warren Jeffs’ Conviction
Are the kids at the Yearning for Zion safe?
January 21, 2013
Even More Revelations from Warren Jeffs
The imprisoned polygamist leader, who has put out a dizzying amount of paper from his Palestine prison cell, has warnings for President Obama and the leaders of Mauritania this time.
January 21, 2013
Moldy Jesus Visits Shower in Splendora
Yet another person has found what she believes is the image of Jesus in an unlikely place.
January 21, 2013
Ed Young is Giving Lessons on ‘Swag’
The Grapevine pastor starts a fashion blog to help Christians "set the standard for the rest of the world in fashion as well as faith."
The Culture
January 21, 2013
The Strange Case of the Extorted Virgin Mary Screenplay
The feds will get a portion of the future profits of Mary, Mother of Christ, a film co-written by the man behind Passion of the Christ and produced by Joel Osteen.
January 21, 2013
When the Governor Talks To God
During a National Day of Prayer breakfast, Rick Perry said God will forgive his "oops" moment. We remember a few other things God told him.
January 21, 2013
Warren Jeffs Featured in Episode of A&E Biography
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is the subject of a new A&E Biography documentary set to air Monday night.
January 21, 2013
Furry Fellowship: Grapevine Pastor Ed Young Brings a Lion, Lamb to Easter Sermon
Megachurch Pastor Ed Young, known for his unorthodox methods, brought the beasts onstage as a metaphor for Jesus. But did the stunt violate a city ordinance?
January 21, 2013
FLDS Leader Convicted in Historic Bigamy Case
Jurors found former polygamist leader Wendell Loy Nielsen guilty of bigamy for illegally marrying three women.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
FLDS Church Dealt Another Blow
A Texas appeals court upheld the child sexual assault conviction of sixty-year-old Allan Keate, an FLDS member and follower of Warren Jeffs.
January 21, 2013
Orthodox Jewish High School Basketball Team Gets Back on the Hardwood
TAPPS caves in response to a court motion filed by several Beren Academy players and their parents after the association refused to let the team reschedule its playoff game from Friday night.
January 21, 2013
New Building at YFZ Ranch Puzzles Neighbors
Aerial photos of the YFZ Ranch outside Eldorado show strange constructions underway at the polygamist compound.
January 21, 2013
Joel Osteen’s Sculpted Abs a Testament to His Devotion to Fitness
Paparazzi snapped photos of the very fit Lakewood Church pastor paddleboarding during a family vacation in Hawaii.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Women Now Required to Have a Sonogram Before an Abortion
A three-judge panel reversed a lower court's injunction against the controversial "sonogram law," which mandates that women who have abortions must submit to a sonogram and hear a description of the fetus as litigation proceeds.
January 21, 2013
The Battle of Athens Continues
Some 5,000 people rallied in Athens to support the nativity scene displayed outside the Henderson County Courthouse that has been criticized by an atheist group.
January 21, 2013
Is Athens “Ground Zero for the War on Christmas”?
A nativity scene on the Henderson County Courthouse lawn is at the center of national spat.
January 21, 2013
Controversial “One State Under God” Plates Approved
The DMV approved a religious plate the same day the Sons of Confederate Veterans filed a lawsuit against the agency for infringement of free speech.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry Takes His Lumps (of Coal) Over Pro-Christmas Ad
The governor is drawing fire for also using politically correct holiday language.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry Latest Ad Attacks Gays in the Military
The governor’s latest campaign ad, “Strong,” gets denounced across the Internet for stirring up the culture wars.
Letter from Rochester
January 21, 2013
The Survivors
On November 5, 2009, Nader Hasan’s cousin Nidal Hasan killed thirteen people at Fort Hood. Kerry Cahill’s father, Michael, was one of the victims. Today, Nader and Kerry are unlikely allies.
Reporter
January 21, 2013
Sects With Strangers
Have you heard the one about the Mormon polygamists who descended on a tiny West Texas town? It would be funny if it wasn't so serious. (Okay, it's pretty funny too.)
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
The Warren Jeffs Trial
Dispatches from the Warren Jeffs trial in San Angelo.
Feature
January 21, 2013
With God On Their Side
The child custody battle between the State of Texas and a fundamentalist Mormon sect prompted many people to wonder how 437 kids could have been ripped away from their parents. When the criminal trials of a dozen sect members got under way this month, the question became, Was it really