Jason Boyett
@jasonboyett.bsky.social
I write about religion at The Religiverse newsletter | https://religiverse.substack.com
Otherwise, Texas Panhandle media is what I do (Brick & Elm Magazine, Hey Amarillo Podcast)
Otherwise, Texas Panhandle media is what I do (Brick & Elm Magazine, Hey Amarillo Podcast)
If this whole inauguration is part of God's plan, as I've been told repeatedly, maybe Someone with authority could postpone the snow and cold weather for a day?
January 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If this whole inauguration is part of God's plan, as I've been told repeatedly, maybe Someone with authority could postpone the snow and cold weather for a day?
The devastating wildfires in L.A. have destroyed a Catholic parish, a synagogue, a mosque, and at least seven Protestant churches. Fire doesn't care who you worship or how. [Photo by Jessica Christian on Unsplash] +
January 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The devastating wildfires in L.A. have destroyed a Catholic parish, a synagogue, a mosque, and at least seven Protestant churches. Fire doesn't care who you worship or how. [Photo by Jessica Christian on Unsplash] +
Today's Religiverse newsletter starts with the Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal's Druk Amitabha Monastery, which just reopened after a 5-year closure due to the pandemic. +
January 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today's Religiverse newsletter starts with the Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal's Druk Amitabha Monastery, which just reopened after a 5-year closure due to the pandemic. +
Jimmy Carter was the first president I remember as a kid. I even remember when he ran for reelection in 1980 and my Southern Baptist dad asked me, a 7 year-old, who I would vote for if I could: Carter or Reagan?
December 30, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Jimmy Carter was the first president I remember as a kid. I even remember when he ran for reelection in 1980 and my Southern Baptist dad asked me, a 7 year-old, who I would vote for if I could: Carter or Reagan?
Over the next few days, a lot of people are going to be singing, "truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace" while supporting policies that are very much not aligned with that law and that gospel.
December 20, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Over the next few days, a lot of people are going to be singing, "truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace" while supporting policies that are very much not aligned with that law and that gospel.
From my latest newsletter: Over the next generation, it’s increasingly clear that religion—or a lack of religion—will become a significant political dividing line. Non-religious Americans lean liberal, are growing quickly in numbers and may soon become a dominant Democratic constituency. +
December 20, 2024 at 8:01 PM
From my latest newsletter: Over the next generation, it’s increasingly clear that religion—or a lack of religion—will become a significant political dividing line. Non-religious Americans lean liberal, are growing quickly in numbers and may soon become a dominant Democratic constituency. +
I'm as calloused as anyone against the oddities of religious beliefs, but then you get a headline like "Following prolonged wait, the blood of St. Januarius liquefies again"
December 19, 2024 at 5:22 PM
I'm as calloused as anyone against the oddities of religious beliefs, but then you get a headline like "Following prolonged wait, the blood of St. Januarius liquefies again"
Syria's Christians are living in uncertainty. Bashar Assad gave some up to ISIS for persecution while protecting other Christian communities. As a result, these believers—most of whom align with Eastern Orthodox traditions—learned not to trust the country’s leaders. +
December 17, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Syria's Christians are living in uncertainty. Bashar Assad gave some up to ISIS for persecution while protecting other Christian communities. As a result, these believers—most of whom align with Eastern Orthodox traditions—learned not to trust the country’s leaders. +
The U.S. Navy’s 874 chaplains include 101 Southern Baptists, 46 Catholics, and 18 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), along with 12 Jewish chaplains, 9 Eastern Orthodox chaplains, 4 Muslim chaplains and 1 Buddhist chaplain.
December 14, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The U.S. Navy’s 874 chaplains include 101 Southern Baptists, 46 Catholics, and 18 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), along with 12 Jewish chaplains, 9 Eastern Orthodox chaplains, 4 Muslim chaplains and 1 Buddhist chaplain.
Manifesto is to Essay as
Scheme is to Plan as
Mob is to Group as
Manipulate is to Influence as
Stubborn is to Determined as
Exploit is to Utilize as
Obstruct is to Intervene.
Scheme is to Plan as
Mob is to Group as
Manipulate is to Influence as
Stubborn is to Determined as
Exploit is to Utilize as
Obstruct is to Intervene.
December 10, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Manifesto is to Essay as
Scheme is to Plan as
Mob is to Group as
Manipulate is to Influence as
Stubborn is to Determined as
Exploit is to Utilize as
Obstruct is to Intervene.
Scheme is to Plan as
Mob is to Group as
Manipulate is to Influence as
Stubborn is to Determined as
Exploit is to Utilize as
Obstruct is to Intervene.
One 800-year-old skull belonging to Thomas Aquinas is touring the United States. But a church in Italy claims to also have the skull of Aquinas.
Today's Religiverse examines the Roman Catholic veneration of relics, plus other major religion stories.
religiverse.substack.com/p/the-twin-s...
Today's Religiverse examines the Roman Catholic veneration of relics, plus other major religion stories.
religiverse.substack.com/p/the-twin-s...
December 10, 2024 at 2:32 PM
One 800-year-old skull belonging to Thomas Aquinas is touring the United States. But a church in Italy claims to also have the skull of Aquinas.
Today's Religiverse examines the Roman Catholic veneration of relics, plus other major religion stories.
religiverse.substack.com/p/the-twin-s...
Today's Religiverse examines the Roman Catholic veneration of relics, plus other major religion stories.
religiverse.substack.com/p/the-twin-s...
Coming up in tomorrow's Religiverse newsletter: the competing twin skulls of Thomas Aquinas (one is on tour!), AI Jesus hears confessions in Switzerland, and a Haitian gang leader slaughters Vodou practitioners to avenge his son's death.
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December 9, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Coming up in tomorrow's Religiverse newsletter: the competing twin skulls of Thomas Aquinas (one is on tour!), AI Jesus hears confessions in Switzerland, and a Haitian gang leader slaughters Vodou practitioners to avenge his son's death.
I'd love for you to subscribe.
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Latest from The Religiverse:
"According to the legislation, mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness—and a prognosis of six months or less to live—can choose to end their lives. +
"According to the legislation, mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness—and a prognosis of six months or less to live—can choose to end their lives. +
December 6, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Latest from The Religiverse:
"According to the legislation, mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness—and a prognosis of six months or less to live—can choose to end their lives. +
"According to the legislation, mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness—and a prognosis of six months or less to live—can choose to end their lives. +
Writing about this in tomorrow's Religiverse, but the breadth of faith leaders teaming up to oppose the assisted dying bill in the UK is astounding: Protestants, Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Sikh, even Zoroastrians.
Churches, faith groups join forces in Britain against ‘deceptive’ assisted suicide bill
OXFORD, England (OSV News) — Churches and faith groups across the United Kingdom have condemned a bill to allow physician-assisted suicide and stepped up efforts to block its Nov. 29 approval by parli...
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December 5, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Writing about this in tomorrow's Religiverse, but the breadth of faith leaders teaming up to oppose the assisted dying bill in the UK is astounding: Protestants, Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Sikh, even Zoroastrians.
Spotify Wrapped but for Bible passages read: "You spent 0 minutes in the Minor Prophets."
December 5, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Spotify Wrapped but for Bible passages read: "You spent 0 minutes in the Minor Prophets."
Latest: The clash between local Thanksgiving traditions and the Jain Americans who practice ahimsa—a commitment to minimizing harm to all forms of life.
December 3, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Latest: The clash between local Thanksgiving traditions and the Jain Americans who practice ahimsa—a commitment to minimizing harm to all forms of life.
Thanks to Cyber Monday and whatnot, my book 12 Major World Religions is just $12 today at Amazon instead of the usual $20. That's only a dollar per world religion! It's a real global bargain. amzn.to/4iicDD2
12 Major World Religions: The Beliefs, Rituals, and Traditions of Humanity's Most Influential Faiths
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December 2, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Thanks to Cyber Monday and whatnot, my book 12 Major World Religions is just $12 today at Amazon instead of the usual $20. That's only a dollar per world religion! It's a real global bargain. amzn.to/4iicDD2
We just unlocked a new level of Christianity in which prominent Christians are mad that a father with power and authority has chosen forgiveness.
December 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM
We just unlocked a new level of Christianity in which prominent Christians are mad that a father with power and authority has chosen forgiveness.
Saint Maurice Abbey in the Swiss canton of Calais is one of the oldest continuously operating monasteries in the world. Monks here have maintained a continuous cycle of prayers, known as laus perennis, or “perpetual praise,” for 1,500 years. +
December 2, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Saint Maurice Abbey in the Swiss canton of Calais is one of the oldest continuously operating monasteries in the world. Monks here have maintained a continuous cycle of prayers, known as laus perennis, or “perpetual praise,” for 1,500 years. +
Shoutout to the unknown lyricist behind "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" who was like, "I know this is a Christmas song but I'm gonna keep mentioning Satan."
November 30, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Shoutout to the unknown lyricist behind "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" who was like, "I know this is a Christmas song but I'm gonna keep mentioning Satan."
In Minnesota, high school football player Jalue Dorje turned 18 knowing it was his last big party before he left the U.S. for a monastery in the Himalayas. Why? Because the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders identified him as the reincarnation of a prominent spiritual leader. [AP photo]
November 27, 2024 at 8:25 PM
In Minnesota, high school football player Jalue Dorje turned 18 knowing it was his last big party before he left the U.S. for a monastery in the Himalayas. Why? Because the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders identified him as the reincarnation of a prominent spiritual leader. [AP photo]
I grew up within fundamentalist Southern Baptist Christianity (in Texas!) but have gradually found my way into much more expansive interests:
• the intersections of faith, culture and history
• making complex religious topics more accessible
• shared themes across major world religions
...
• the intersections of faith, culture and history
• making complex religious topics more accessible
• shared themes across major world religions
...
November 27, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I grew up within fundamentalist Southern Baptist Christianity (in Texas!) but have gradually found my way into much more expansive interests:
• the intersections of faith, culture and history
• making complex religious topics more accessible
• shared themes across major world religions
...
• the intersections of faith, culture and history
• making complex religious topics more accessible
• shared themes across major world religions
...
Some people graduate from high school and have to face the pressures of work or college. Others graduate from high school and have to go live in a monastery in the Himalayas because they've been identified as the reincarnation of a revered Tibetan Buddhist leader from centuries ago.
My latest:
My latest:
From Football Practice to a Tibetan Monastery, Persecuted Bishops, and Latino Muslims
Interfaith and religion updates for 11.26.24
religiverse.substack.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Some people graduate from high school and have to face the pressures of work or college. Others graduate from high school and have to go live in a monastery in the Himalayas because they've been identified as the reincarnation of a revered Tibetan Buddhist leader from centuries ago.
My latest:
My latest:
Christmas rule: Don’t sing the first verse of “O Holy Night” if you’re not willing to live out the third verse of “O Holy Night”
November 26, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Christmas rule: Don’t sing the first verse of “O Holy Night” if you’re not willing to live out the third verse of “O Holy Night”
Still a lot of chatter (again) about UAP and the potential presence of aliens. Since I'm a religion writer, I've always been fascinated by how the discovery of intelligent life outside earth would impact the world's religions. I have questions about Christianity...
November 25, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Still a lot of chatter (again) about UAP and the potential presence of aliens. Since I'm a religion writer, I've always been fascinated by how the discovery of intelligent life outside earth would impact the world's religions. I have questions about Christianity...