DETROIT (AP) – The Michigan appeals court says prosecutors can't use a pastor's testimony in a sexual assault case. The court said Wednesday that...
Paul Wilkes | Posted 04.10.2012
Confession seeks another truth -- the truth of our inherent worth and goodness, our basic purity of soul.
Paul Wilkes | Posted 04.10.2012
Confession strips away the veil that we often cast over our actions, realigning our souls with what is best and truest in our natures.
Paul Wilkes | Posted 05.06.2012
We have lived enough of our lives to keep small infractions in perspective, knowing that to keep meticulous account of every little lie or selfishness is not really living consciously, but rather, neurotically.
Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 04.15.2012
Judaism does not place the same emphasis on confession as the Catholic faith does, but we do want people to feel comfortable speaking with their rabbi while they're in the process of repentance.
Paul Wilkes | Posted 03.22.2012
Confession strips away the veil that we often cast over our actions, realigning our souls with what is best and truest in our natures.
Rachel Weight | Posted 03.21.2012
You early morning go-getters can keep your daytime. I want to relish the night.
Wray Herbert | Posted 03.13.2012
Confessions are powerful and damning evidence, which is a good thing if the defendant is guilty. But what if the defendant is innocent?
Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.05.2012
The lies that chronic liars tell others are intriguing, but perhaps even more revealing are the lies they tell themselves. The road to big-time lying is paved with self-deception.
Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 01.15.2012
Going to confession is a whole different animal. Why do it? Why would it be necessary to confess one's sins to another, let alone to a clergy person?
Posted 11.14.2011
CHICAGO-- A woman currently being held in a mental institution for allegedly stabbing a senior citizen with a butcher knife at a bus stop has been cha...
Rabbi Lawrence Troster | Posted 11.07.2011
The Jewish concept of repentance is called Teshuvah ("return" in English) and one of the critical aspects of repentance is the act of confession.
Rashad Robinson | Posted 10.22.2011
Every day, many law enforcement officials treat Black youth as criminals, denying them their right to due process and basic dignity. The consequences of these practices are life-threatening.
HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 10.03.2011
In 2004, Isaac Turnbaugh of Vermont was acquitted of killing his coworker. Police say he recently contacted them, however, and confessed to the murder...
Laurie Gerber | Posted 09.14.2011
We hide the truth for a lot of seemingly reasonable reasons. I've found that most people think they are protecting others by covering up, as if sheltering them from the truth is doing them a favor.
Susie Bright | Posted 05.25.2011
Hells' Bells! A new app for the iPhone allows sinners to make an instant confession. The *official* Catholic Church asks the hard questions, you spill the beans.
Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011
While some users might consider "Confession" little more than a gimmick, its creators appear to be serious about their intent: to draw more Catholics back to the church.
Posted 05.25.2011
By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY -- Just in case Catholics are wondering if a new iPhone app might be able to forgive their sin...
curatedmag.com | Posted 05.25.2011
Fun stuff in celebration of 10 years of the Tate Modern - "It's ten years since Tate Modern opened its doors for the first time. For the film 'Tate M...
Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011
Are we as concerned about potential terrorists who are home-grown Americans with white skin as we are sometimes obsessed with darker-skinned suspects of Middle Eastern descent?
The Denver Post | Posted 05.25.2011
Willie D. Clark, 26, is on trial in the death of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early New Year's Day 2007. Williams was riding in a stretch Humme...
Posted 05.25.2011
"For advice on confessing, press one. To confess, press two. To listen to some confessions, press three," says a male voice welcoming the caller to "L...
Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011
I believe our nation is in deep trouble. Sometimes things get so bad that you really don't know what to say or do. When that happens, it's a good time to fast and pray.
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — The confession was dramatic and videotaped. The weeping woman described to a prosecutor how she fatally bludgeoned her boss – p...
Bryan Cones | Posted 05.25.2011
Poor Tiger Woods. First your philandering gets galactic coverage, and, now, Fox anchor Brit Hume is giving you spiritual (mis)direction.
Posted 05.09.2012