Articles by William Lobdell Page 2

543 articles since 1998

COLUMN ONE - He had faith in his job - A reporter’s work covering church sex scandals, religious tycoons and healers tests his beliefs – and triggers a revelation.

California | Local | By William Lobdell | July 21, 2007
WHEN Times editors assigned me to the religion beat, I believed God had answered my prayers. Read more
 

`Sin Eater’ is not all-consuming

Entertainment | By William Lobdell | February 10, 2007
An agonizingly slow pace. Read more
 

`Conversations’ aims high, misses

Entertainment | By William Lobdell | October 27, 2006
I wanted to have my own heart-to-heart with the Lord after watching Conversations With God,” a biopic-infomercial that opens today about Neale Donald Walsch’s rise from homelessness to bestselling New Age author. Read more
 

`Facing the Giants’: A game plan of faith, fate

Entertainment | By William Lobdell | October 2, 2006
If there were an Oscar category for ultralow-budget movies with all-volunteer casts produced, written and directed by unknown pastors, “Facing the Giants” would handily be nominated. Read more
 

Thriving Sect Sends Emissaries Abroad

California | Local | By William Lobdell | September 11, 2006
David Eliezrie is a rabbi – the head of a Yorba Linda synagogue. Read more
 

Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus Glimpse, 22, Huntington Beach; Killed in Checkpoint Bombing

California | Local | By William Lobdell | April 30, 2006
There may not have been a more unlikely Marine than Marcus Glimpse. Read more
 

Details on 11 Priests Missing in ‘04 Report

California | Local | By William Lobdell and Jean Guccione | April 20, 2006
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony acknowledged to Los Angeles Catholics in his 2004 “Report to the People of God” that he left five priests in ministry despite complaints that they had molested children. Read more
 

Mahony Must Give D.A. Files

California | Local | By William Lobdell and Jean Guccione | April 18, 2006
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, rebuffed Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court in his request to keep two accused priests’ personnel files private, now must turn those documents over to a grand jury and face the growing possibility that he may soon be forced to relinquish more confidential church records involving alleged sexual abuse. Read more
 

A Setback for Anti-Porn Pastors

California | Local | By William Lobdell | April 2, 2006
Handing out free Bibles to porn stars and their fans at adult film conventions isn’t as hard as it would seem. Read more
 

Jury Is Told of Ruthless Aryan Gang

California | Local | By Christopher Goffard and William Lobdell | March 15, 2006
Outlining a two-decade span of prison killings, a federal prosecutor Tuesday described the Aryan Brotherhood as a small but ruthlessly committed prison gang that used murder to control vast inmate populations and enforce a rigid internal code. Read more
 
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