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Greg Garrison
Greg Garrison writes for the Birmingham News in Birmingham, Ala.
Is 'The Hobbit' a 'Christian' film? Yes and no.
Travel along, if you dare, with Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit" – either in J.R.R.Tolkien's beloved 1937 novel, or through the first installment of Peter Jackson's film trilogy based on the book, whi...
December 17, 2012
Former rector of nation's largest Episcopal church becomes a Catholic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) The former rector of the nation's largest Episcopal church has become a Roman Catholic....
November 30, 2012
Episcopal bishop says yes (and no) to gay blessings
Episcopal Bishop Kee Sloan of Alabama voted in favor of his church’s new ritual for blessing same-sex unions—but he won’t allow priests i...
July 26, 2012
Fiery, fearless civil rights icon Fred Shuttlesworth dies at 89
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (RNS) The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, the driving force
behind the Birmingham integration efforts that energized the national...
October 6, 2011
Failing churches revitalized as megachurch outposts
PELHAM, Ala. (RNS) Five years ago, Living Word Church had dwindled to 40
members, had lost its founding pastor and was unable to pack more than...
September 19, 2011
Championship coach tackles God on the gridiron
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) After Auburn University's football win over
Clemson last season, coach Gene Chizik declared, "It's a God thing."...
July 6, 2011
Alabama immigration law called nation’s ‘meanest’
A new Alabama law that makes it a crime to offer rides to
undocumented immigrants is the "meanest" immigration law in the country,...
June 16, 2011
Mormons, Baptists assist in tornado cleanup
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) Mormon missionaries are often unwelcome guests
when they knock at local front doors wearing white dress shirts and
holding a Book of Mormon....
May 17, 2011
Catholic media empire acquires National Catholic Register
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) EWTN Global Catholic Network, the
Alabama-based international media enterprise founded by Mother Angelica...
January 21, 2011
Ala. governor off to `rocky start' with Jews, Muslims
(RNS) Jewish and Muslim groups want to know if they have a place in
Alabama after Gov. Robert Bentley, just hours into office, said people...
January 19, 2011
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