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Religion

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Reader: You wouldn't dare write about Jews or Muslims the way you did about Mormons

    ​Hundreds of fans lined up to buy The Book of Mormon tickets on Sunday, since the musical written by hometown heroes Trey Parker and Matt Stone will start its road tour here in Denver next August. For those who managed to snag seats, Jenn Wohletz, who spent several years in Utah, offered up t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Five things you need to know about Mormons

    Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who created The Book of Mormon , are hometown heroes -- and that alone is reason for a "Glory Hallelujah" all around. Tickets for the musical sold out in record time yesterday; for those lucky enough to have snagged them, there are a few things about the LDS faith that yo ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2012

    Why do Mexicans find Mormonism so fascinating?

    Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who created The Book of Mormon , are hometown heroes -- and that alone is reason for a "Glory Hallelujah" all around. Tickets for the musical sold out in record time yesterday; for those lucky enough to have snagged them, there are a few things about the LDS faith that yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Colorado comedian Lori Callahan sticks it to the Mormons

    Lori Callahan is not a Mormon.​Even though we may have made the "wrong assumption, wrong conclusion" about the onslaught of "I'm a Mormon" billboards across the state, comedian Lori Callahan still sees a correlation. She can't help but think that as the election draws closer, Republican presid ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Mormons: A shallow yet helpful guide to see if you should hate them or not

    Lori Callahan is not a Mormon.​Even though we may have made the "wrong assumption, wrong conclusion" about the onslaught of "I'm a Mormon" billboards across the state, comedian Lori Callahan still sees a correlation. She can't help but think that as the election draws closer, Republican presid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Comment of the day: "For giving G-d the finger, Trey Parker and Matt Stone received a Tony."

    Trey Parker​Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the Colorado boys who made the big time with South Park, are used to pushing the envelope and making people mad. But they managed to make one hthalljr so angry by winning nine Tony awards, including Best Musical, for The Book of Mormon that he forgot ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Creationism question evolves into a campaign controversy for Michael Hancock

    ​In the beginning, Michael Hancock had a very good start to Thursday: Coming off a smooth performance in a bumpy mayoral debate, he survived an appearance on Peter Boyles's show and then learned he was ahead of Chris Romer in two polls -- one by RBI, one by his own pollster. But then the crea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Doing us proud: The Book of Mormon sweeps the Tonys with fourteen nominations

    ​It's been not much more than a month since The Book of Mormon, the sweet and dirty musical send-up of Mormonism from South Park creators and Denver locals Trey Parker and Matt Stone, opened on Broadway to the adulation of everybody -- and now its dominance is official: Yesterday, Book of Morm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Comment of the day: "Why pay to drink from the gutter?"

    ​Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the longtime brains behind South Park, Colorado's most famous semi-fictional mountain town, took it all the way to Broadway on Tuesday when The Book of Mormon opened to glowing reviews. The musical, a sendup of Mormon culture starring two "elders" on a mission trip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    The Book of Mormon opens on Broadway to glowing reviews. Here's a look back.

    Bring it back home!​Type "The Book of Mormon" into Google right now, and the first thing to come is the eponymous play by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, two Colorado boys who went on to become, we think it's fair to say at this point, the greatest satirists of a generation. From South Park to Tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Katia Birge's case of alleged rape by a Catholic lay minister scheduled to go to trial in March

    ​ Last week, we wrote about the case of Katia Birge, who claims to have been raped by a Denver Catholic lay minister in 2008. Today, her father, attorney Tom Birge, called to dispute a statement made by the Archdiocese of Denver spokeswoman -- and to clarify other points.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Katia Birge's case of alleged rape by a Catholic lay minister: Does it signal new kind of abuse?

    Chaput.​ SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is criticizing Catholic officials in Denver, including Archbishop Charles Chaput, for their handling of the Katia Birge case. Birge claims to have been raped by a Denver lay minister in 2008, when she was 25 years old.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Scientology's got a hold on you: Five believers you might not expect

    The guy who invented Scientology also wrote this.​The dark empire of Church of Scientology, well known for its extensive real estate holdings, expanded its reach in Denver yesterday by throwing down $8.5 million in cash money on a new facility to house its secretive minions. Believed by its ad ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    Is the number of Mexican Mormons growing?

    The guy who invented Scientology also wrote this.​The dark empire of Church of Scientology, well known for its extensive real estate holdings, expanded its reach in Denver yesterday by throwing down $8.5 million in cash money on a new facility to house its secretive minions. Believed by its ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Focus on the Family Action's rebranding as CitizenLink a bid to "minimize the confusion"

    A CitizenLink graphic gives the two major parties equal time -- kind of.​Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family and Focus on the Family Action are not one and the same. The former is a 501(c)(3) founded in 1977 by the Reverend James Dobson to promote family values from a Christian perspect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone: What's their plan for bringing Mormons to Broadway?

    ​Now that South Park bad boys Trey Parker and Matt Stone have announced plans for a Broadway production titled The Book of Mormon, congregants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are bracing themselves for some savage jokes about polygamous prophets, complicated underwear, annoy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Focus on the Family wants your latte money

    Focus on the Family president and CEO Jim Daly.​The Colorado Springs Gazette's parent company may have declared bankruptcy this week, but the paper's still reporting the big news in its community, including details about layoffs at Springs-based Focus on the Family; 75 jobs, or about 8 percent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Denver archbishop to investigate controversial Legion of Christ

    Sixty Legionnaires of Christ receive their ordination from Pope John Paul II in 1991.​The Legion of Christ made the wrong kind of headlines when it was revealed that the Catholic organization's founder, Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, who died in 2008, had fathered children -- which means he ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2009

    Mile L'Chaim: How Denver's small Orthodox community plans to get a lot bigger

    Sixty Legionnaires of Christ receive their ordination from Pope John Paul II in 1991.​The Legion of Christ made the wrong kind of headlines when it was revealed that the Catholic organization's founder, Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, who died in 2008, had fathered children -- which means he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Q&A with Unmistaken Child director Nati Baratz

    Tenzin Zopa in an image from director Nati Barartz's "Unmistaken Child." Unmistaken Child, which opens tomorrow, June 26, at the Mayan Theatre, is a remarkable documentary about a fascinating ritual of Tibetan Buddhism: the search for a reincarnated master in the body of a child. Tenzin Zopa is cho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Get your Jew 'fro onto the label of He'Brew

    A Flickr Photo This is a message to all the Chosen: Remember when you were thirteen and you wore your hand-me-down,powder-blue, three-piece suit to celebrate becoming a man? When Aunt Esther pinched your cheek so hard it made your soul hurt? Obviously, your mother was taking pictures of all of this ... More >>

  • Film

    May 14, 2009

    Angels & Demons

    A Flickr Photo This is a message to all the Chosen: Remember when you were thirteen and you wore your hand-me-down,powder-blue, three-piece suit to celebrate becoming a man? When Aunt Esther pinched your cheek so hard it made your soul hurt? Obviously, your mother was taking pictures of all of this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Parallel Seventeen bids a happy birthday to Buddha

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Music

    January 15, 2009

    Inner band tension ends up fueling Solar Bear's creativity

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    The Bob Beauprez robo-calls and the Solidarity Institute

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Complaints about the Obsession DVD inserted into Sunday Denver Post

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Why No Statement From South Park Creators About Isaac Hayes' Death?

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Wayne Laugesen Vs. Richard Baker: The Debate

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    Rock Om

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    Parking Exercise

    Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born on A ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    For God's Sake

    The Thermals have fun with fundamentalism.

  • Goods & Services

    March 24, 2005

    Best Place to Buy Poperphernalia

    The Catholic Store

  • Goods & Services

    March 24, 2005

    Best Place to Detox

    Shambhala Mountain Center

  • Culture

    September 30, 2004

    Passionless Christianity

    The Chancellor's Tale pays lip service to the Church.

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    This Buddha's for You

    I'm with Stupa.

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Across the Buddhaverse

    Thirty years ago, a group of Boulder hippies, drunk monks and Naropa poets carved Shambhala Mountain Center out of the wilderness. Today they're close to realizing their kingdom on Earth.

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    The Message

    The Pope's DJ

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 27, 2003

    Best Religious Experience

    Shabbat Service on Skis/Boards

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2002

    Spellbound

    Casting spells in a modern world.

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 14, 2002

  • News

    September 26, 2002

    The Spirit Moves Her

    Jamie Korngold, the Adventure Rabbi, seeks the sacred in God's outdoor gym.

  • Calendar

    May 16, 2002

    Mobile Shrine

    Buddhist relics visit the West as part of a rare tour.

  • News

    May 16, 2002

    Follow That Story

    Eighty-Six Million Dimes

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    He Got Blame

    Bleeped words and dropped balls mark the media frenzy around the suspension of Dan Issel.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    A Click in Time Saves Minds

    The cyber-brawl over Scientology spreads to search engines.

  • News

    October 12, 2000

    Born to Believe

    Church members had faith that God would heal their children. But often faith wasn't enough.

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2000

    The Rite Stuff

    Come dance naked in the woods at Pagan Pride Day.

  • Film

    April 6, 2000

    Oh, Jerusalem!

    This study of misogyny in orthodox religion is slow and one-sided.

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Soup With a Smile

    Their mission is to help the homeless, but now the Catholic Workers are trying to keep a roof over their own heads.

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