Saving Sin City

Saving Sin City: West Coast meeting draws preachers, leaders to Las Vegas (reporting from Las Vegas). Page 1 lead. Second Place, Convention or Meeting Coverage, Associated Church Press By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle LAS VEGAS – Go ahead. Snicker. Leo G. Gay has heard all the jokes. When fellow Christians find out he’s from Sin City, the wisecracks start. “I get questions like, … Continue reading Saving Sin City

March 2011: GetReligion

  Shake your ‘booty’ out of the Bible. Published March 2. Tennessee’s Shariah waltz. Published March 4. Judgment Day for CNN. Published March 8. Big Easy and the paddle. Published March 11. Religion and tragedy in Japan. Published March 15. Crystal Cathedral’s controversial covenant. Published March 16. More than a sex covenant? Published March 17. To toast or not to toast during Lent? Published March … Continue reading March 2011: GetReligion

Bricks and moratoriums: Zoning out churches

Bricks and Moratoriums: Zoning Out Churches Economy impacts churches’ battles to build. March issue. The city council of Burbank, Illinois, passed a new zoning law late last year banning churches from building in commercial areas. The action came after Rios de Agua Viva, a Hispanic congregation, signed a $900,000 contract to transform an old restaurant into its new sanctuary. The congregation did what many have … Continue reading Bricks and moratoriums: Zoning out churches