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Fiery, fearless civil rights icon Fred Shuttlesworth dies at 89
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (RNS) The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, the driving force
behind the Birmingham integration efforts that energized the national...
Beer, wine not on church's list of immoral investments
BERLIN (RNS) New guidelines issued by Germany's largest Protestant body
advised parishioners to not invest in companies that make hard liquor,...
Should our bodies become bullets after death?
(RNS) When he dies, Clem Parnell expects his soul to ascend heavenward.
He wants his ashes to be loaded into a shotgun shell and blasted at a
turkey.
...
Exiled Libyan Jews look with hope toward homeland
ROME (RNS) The Jews of old wandered the wilderness for 40 years before
entering the Promised Land. For the exiled Jews of Libya, it's already
been 44.
...
Dead cleric's videos may find eternal life online
(RNS) Radical American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki may be dead, but the
power of the Internet means he won't soon be forgotten. And that,...
Civil rights legend Fred Shuttlesworth dies
Fred Shuttlesworth, the last of the "Big Three" of the civil rights movement along with Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King Jr., died October 5 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 89....
RIP, Steve Jobs
As soon as I heard that Steve Jobs had died I went on Facebook and posted, “RIP, Steve Jobs.” There were many responses, some that surprised me. A few people talked in glowing terms about how Jobs had transformed their lives, as though he were a spiritual guru.
Mainliners in film
This year's Sundance festival featured several films offering unflattering portrayals of evangelical Christianity. Alison Willmore raises a good question about independent cinema.
Good investments
The use of clean energy sources is growing, but unless those sources
become cheaper and more efficient, they won't put a dent in the rise in
carbon emissions.
Supreme Court hears religious hiring case
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday (Oct.
5) on religious exemptions to employment law, and advocates for greater...
Churches and employment law
Today the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments for Hosanna-Tabor v
EEOC, a major case about church exemptions to employment laws.
Wendy Kaminer offers a helpful introduction.
C’mon, by Low
The usually pejorative term slowcore was coined to describe Low's general minimalism and especially the glacial pace at which the Duluth, Minnesota, trio's songs develop....
Essential books
Our fall books issue includes annotated lists of top titles on the book of Job, atonement and children's ministry.
World Vision wins employee faith case
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case involving
three employees who were fired by the Christian humanitarian agency...
Was Christopher Columbus on a religious crusade?
(RNS) Two recent books argue that explorers Christopher Columbus and
Vasco da Gama were more like Christian crusaders than greedy mercenaries...
Williams visits Zimbabwe amid church-state standoff
HARARE, Zimbabwe (RNS/ENInews) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams
will visit Zimbabwe in a show of support for Anglicans who are under...
In sunset of life, Billy Graham reflects on growing old
(RNS) For much of his 92 years, Billy Graham has had one main title:
evangelist.
But in a new memoir set in the twilight of his remarkable life,...