Religion

Beer meets confession at Theology on Tap

A priest walks into a bar. This isn't beginning of a joke. On Monday night, Reverend John Riley walked into Katie Mullen's Irish Restaurant and Pub for the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver's monthly Theology on Tap gathering. On loan from the Archdiocese of Arlington, Virginia, Reverend Riley, a ... More >>

David Grosse, retired Air Force chaplain, suspected of multiple sex assaults

Another week, another arrest of a man with a ministerial past on a sex-crime beef. Mere days after disgraced ex-priest Daniel Drinan was charged with pleasuring himself on a plane, David Grosse, a retired Air Force chaplain, has been arrested for suspected sexual assault against four victims and may ... More >>

Reader: Scientology? Why not a movie exposing Christianity or Mormonism?

Five years after Paul Thomas Anderson released his Oscar-winning There Will Be Blood, he finally has another movie coming out -- and this time, he's ready for what will follow. "I've made six movies, and I feel like I'm only just finally figuring out how this business fucking works," Anderson said ... More >>

Paul Thomas Anderson talks 70mm, Joaquin Phoenix and Scientology

Lobbyist Leo Boyle invested in The Book of Mormon -- manna from heaven!

The Book of Mormon was the brainchild of two Coloradans, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who first burst on the national scene with South Park. But other locals also got lucky with the musical. Longtime Denver lobbyist Leo Boyle actually invested in it. "It's one of the few things I've done right in my ... More >>

Reader: Scientology gets a free pass, while "news" outlets focus on Mormons

The Book of Mormon may seem gut-bustingly revolutionary, but creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are building on a tradition of god-mocking that is as old as belief itself, Josiah Hesse reveals in his pop-history of religious satire. From Chaucer and Voltaire to Kevin Smith and Bill Maher, comedian ... More >>

The Book of Mormon really is that good

John Elway caught The Book of Mormon...on Broadway

John Elway has plenty of fans. But two of them could soon rival Number 7 on the Colorado celebrity scale. When they met with the local press to discuss The Book of Mormon , creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said that if there was anyone they wanted to see the show, it was John Elway.

The Book of Mormon: Twenty reasons you've got to see it, courtesy the cast and crew

If you are one of the lucky people who snagged a ticket to The Book of Mormon's first stop on its national tour before the Denver run sold out in under four hours, pat yourself on the back. If not, get in line now -- or at least get ready. As we announced yesterday, the Mormon producers have establi ... More >>

Reader: Sikh temple shooting would have gotten more coverage if victims had been white

In an item yesterday, we argued that the mass shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple had received less coverage than the Aurora theater shooting. The response to this point of view fell shy of total acceptance, but numerous readers agreed, and voiced theories about why. Here's one especially detailed a ... More >>

Colorado Dragon Boat Festival will honor victims of Aurora theater shootings

The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival will pay tribute to the victims of the Aurora movie theater shootings tomorrow during the opening ceremony.

Nanni Moretti takes on the Vatican in We Have a Pope

The Latter-day Saints have come marching into Denver, but some are hipper than others

The Book of Mormon free tickets? Kind of....

Hometown heroes Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who created a musical about a cannibal when they were University of Colorado film students, have an even more unlikely hit on their hands with The Book of Mormon. The boffo Broadway musical will start its tour here in August -- and tickets sold out fast S ... More >>

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests coordinate protests with filing against Vatican

Big pics below.​Yesterday, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests accused the Vatican, as well as four officials, including Pope Benedict XVI, of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. To draw more attention to this action, members of SNAP's Denver ... More >>

Priest is this week's most ridiculous trailer

​OMG like how hot are vampires right now? So hot, is how hot they are right now, but as everyone knows, Dracula is pretty much played out and the whole vampires-as-sexy-brooding-potential-lovers thing is already taken -- what we need is a new angle on vampires. So let's see... how about priest ... More >>

Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad wins NRB award (and continuing publicity) for Focus on the Family

Tim & mom.​The 2010 Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mom is the gift that keeps on giving for Focus on the Family. Next month at their convention in Nashville, the National Religious Broadcasters will reportedly name it the year's best -- and why not? The commercial, on view below, ce ... More >>

O Scum all ye faithful: Christianity gets the punk-rock treatment at this Denver church

Samhain Enchanted Evening

Westboro Baptist Church may hate Jews more than it hates gays -- and that's a lot!

I'm pretty sure the folks at the WBC would not appreciate the craftsmanship of my kippah.​Each week we spotlight one massive shmuck. This week: the Westboro Baptist Church. The hate-spewing goofballs from Westboro Baptist Church, long known for their enthusiastic protestation of all things ga ... More >>

For Christ's sake: Local Evangelicals plan Civic Center Park rally for immigration reform

A Flickr photo​Jeff Johnsen, the executive director of Mile High Ministries, a collaboration of urban churches in Denver, thinks its time that Evangelical Christians spoke up about immigration. "The way we've worked out our social concern is caring for the poor: helping the homeless, feeding ... More >>

Last Night: Evangelicals at the Hi-Dive

Evangelicals​ Evangelicals, Holiday Shores, Candy Claws Monday, November 9 The Hi-Dive Better Than: (Sorry about this) The Broncos offense Maybe it's a low blow, but Josh Jones of Evangelicals was responsible for tingling more spines than Brandon Marshall on Monday night, despite the fact th ... More >>

Focus on the Family launches more anti-gay tirades

Focus on the Family's Tom Minnery and Stuart Shepard. James Dobson's February decision to step down as chairman of Focus on the Family doesn't mean the organization is abandoning its ideological agenda. Indeed, his minions are as busy as ever attacking governmental actions that don't represent Focu ... More >>

McCain Holds Town Hall in Town

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Evangelicals

Wednesday, December 6, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

On Call

Mike Jones wasn't the only one to get regular visits from "Art."

Devils in Disguise

Evil is a chilling documentary portrait of a pedophile priest and his pious protectors.

The Thin Man

Science and mixology.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

A House Divided

When Reverend Benjamin Reynolds opened his church to gays, some called it a sin. He calls it a mission from God.

They Are the Voice

Advocate Skateboards is on a mission from God.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 12, 2004

Ritual Revisited

The Mikvah Project examines a religious observance

Book, Chapter and Verse

B.C. Tours offers a politically incorrect view of Denver. From the beginning.

Joshua Needs Saving

Bringing the Savior to a small town doesn't guarantee salvation.

Best Denver Art-World Mystery

The missing work of Max Lazarus

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 8, 2001

Best Friday-Night Entertainment

Shabbat Unplugged

Blood Feud

The Post's Dean Singleton joins a newspaper marriage even more strained than Denver's.

Play It As It Slays

Slayer hasn't stopped giving the devil his due.

Have Faith

Ed Harris goes on a quest for The Third Miracle.

A Good Day to Die

The rest is history at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Off Limits

Out of Focus

Demons continue to haunt the injured ironworker who held up Focus on the Family--as well as his victims.

The Princess and the Peons

King James's Version

James Dobson issues gender "guidelines" for the country's most popular Bible.

It Happens

Or does it? When it comes to Landmark Education corporation, there's no meeting of the minds.

Letters

CHURCH PLEADS THE FIRST

THE ARCHDIOCESE GETS AN EX-TEACHER'S SUIT THROWN OUT ON CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.