Religious Leaders Who Know How to Tweet

Need some new blood in your twitter feed? Want to add a dose of wisdom or a bit of zen to your daily reading habits?

HuffPost Religion has put together a list of religious leaders who also happen to be some of our favorite members of the Twittersphere. Follow, favorite and retweet all of these great accounts but don't forget to check out @HuffPostRelig!

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[teabagflush]

03:19 PM on 01/11/2011

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[Amber Troska]

02:58 PM on 01/10/2011

Something about the ego-centric twittersphere and Buddhism just doesn't make sense.

[Kittenesque]

06:33 PM on 01/09/2011

Rania is not a religious leader. She is for awareness of anti-Arab and Muslim hate

[Sabrina DAmico]

08:39 AM on 01/09/2011

Since arguments are running low, this fact should be used by a theist in the next debate against Dawkins or Hitchens. Give it a try, by all means.

[TheLadyOphelia]

02:52 AM on 01/09/2011

Oh come now ! Most of these guys ( there's only one woman that I can see!) have assistants etc. who do this mundane, trendy, tweeting stuff. I would hope they have much better things to do than assume their every little thought is of any interest to the rest of us. And I also hope that people aren't getting their spiritual guidance from a tweet (I truly hate that word!).

[Weirdwriter]

12:28 AM on 01/09/2011

Wonder how many of these folks actually do the tweeting and how many have some assistant to do it for 'em.

[Calvin Ravenwood]

02:36 PM on 01/10/2011

I was wondering the same thing as I was looking through the list...

[LiberalLee]

09:07 PM on 01/08/2011

Uh... since when is Queen Rania ( no disrespect to her but...) a religious leader?
I thought Muslim heads would pop over the idea of a female in ANY religious hierarchy??
She seems to be a good woman and is trying to be a force for good, but a religious leader??

[JuanCarlosysofia]

10:04 PM on 01/08/2011

they can't do it there, so they do it here.(like the grinch said to little suzie q who)

[Kittenesque]

06:34 PM on 01/09/2011

Not a religious leader but no, Muslim heads would not pop over the idea of a female religious leader. Ever read Islamic history?

[LiberalLee]

07:58 PM on 01/09/2011

At the risk of sounding cliched... that was then, this is now.

[Hysterian68]

05:13 PM on 01/08/2011

You mean the Panzer Pontiff and his Wehrmacht in Violet don't Tweet?

[LiberalLee]

09:08 PM on 01/08/2011

I thought I heard he might, but would you risk your comp or phone with the sort of pernicious virus he's likely to harbor?

[peterz]

03:57 PM on 01/08/2011

chopra shown along with some of these others should be an embarrasment to HP....he makes millions as a spiriitual huckster.....

[OSullivan]

08:18 PM on 01/08/2011

My thoughts as well.

[alterego55]

02:36 PM on 01/08/2011

Hmmm, know how to tweet.That means they have to know how to type (hunt and peck is ok), know how to navigate the Internet and have a valid email address. What an accomplishment! Well worth a news story.

[Mag7]

12:36 PM on 01/08/2011

Speaking via Twitter, Facebook, etc, means never having to be challenged for truth or clarification, be it a religious 'leader' or politician from Alaska. I am hardly impressed that this phenomenon warrants an article here and certainly not impressed by those mentioned.

[paerki]

10:47 AM on 01/08/2011

Most religious leaders are narcissist, preying on the weak and vulnerable. Tell me this is healthy?!

[Godheard SentU]

11:12 AM on 01/08/2011

Are you referring to religious leaders listed on this page or some other page?

[paerki]

12:42 PM on 01/08/2011

Yes, there are a few on this page.

[Weirdwriter]

06:08 PM on 01/08/2011

"Most" by what evidence? That's a pretty sweeping stereotype.

[Alfonzo laguera]

06:36 PM on 01/08/2011

How disturbing, challanging the precious stereotypes, you can hurt some feeling, you insensible...!!!

[paerki]

06:53 PM on 01/08/2011

Word are revealing. Reading between the lines is better. I stand by my statement. Agree to disagree. Cheers!

[paerki]

10:45 AM on 01/08/2011

Jesse Jackson, a religious leader – if you say so. Deepak Chopra, not so much religious as a moneymaker. Unfortunately, I since a bit of phoniness from him. He creeped me out even more after the, Michael Jackson, drama. Religious leaders are always there at the right time absorbing the spotlight. Look at me! Look at me! They collect our dollars, and are partially to blame for the poor getting poorer. Tell me there’s not some form of manipulation going on here? Keep your money, people, and begin to believe in yourself.

[Weirdwriter]

11:07 PM on 01/08/2011

Believe that good people can also be religious leaders, and vice versa. Rather than stereotype all because of the actions of a few.

[Weirdwriter]

11:13 PM on 01/08/2011

Point being -- you can believe a religious leader by their actions, not just their talk. Many are worth being "leaders," but it doesn't require money to respect them.

[JoeChip]

10:41 AM on 01/08/2011

Thich Nhat Hanh is awesome - one of the best buddhist teachers/leaders out there. Kinda cool he tweets.

[R Z]

02:42 PM on 01/08/2011

he is one of my favourite zen writers also:).

[Leviathan21]

09:42 AM on 01/08/2011

Since when is Queen Rania is "religious leader"??

Also - I was following Deepak Chopra for a while, but his tweets are SO irritating that I stopped.

[JR Jake]

10:24 AM on 01/08/2011

you betcha on both.....fanned