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Evangelist says Rapture date was off by five months
(RNS) Radio evangelist Harold Camping, who predicted the Rapture would
occur on May 21, now says his calculations were off by five months.
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Vatican to weigh condoms in fighting AIDS
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The morality and effectiveness of using condoms to
prevent HIV/AIDS will be on the agenda at a Vatican conference this...
Study suggests `born-again' believers have smaller brains
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) For decades, mainline Protestants have been beset by
bad news: declining numbers, aging membership, waning cultural
influence....
Messiah alumni group supports gay students
Alumni at evangelical Messiah College have launched an online
petition urging the conservative Christian school to change its policies
toward gay and lesbian students....
Bodily blessings
How sweet was the moment when, the catheter removed, I was able to again
urinate on my own. I heard myself whispering enthusiastically, with no
hint of disrespect or irony, "Thank you, Jesus!"
International Ecumenical Peace Convocation addresses issues of nonviolence and the environment
Kingston, Jamaica, 23 May (ENInews)--As the International Ecumenical Peace
Convocation (IEPC) in Kingston, Jamaica, enters its seventh day, attendees...
For many blacks, there's only one Bible, and it's the KJV
(RNS) On Sundays, C. Elizabeth Floyd, shows up for worship at Trinity
Baptist Church of Metro Atlanta, with her Bible in hand....
Why the KJV is the only Bible with power to unite
(RNS) 1604. England. Rebellious Puritans, establishment Anglicans and
Roman Catholics are (literally) at each other's throats. A new king...
A few observations about the near-end of the world yesterday
1. It was an effective campaign. People everywhere noticed the
billboards, the ads, and seemed to be talking about the rapture/end of...
What they fear
The Areopagus--the former location of the Athenian equivalent of the Roman senate--was a center of civic life. The name comes from "Ares," the Greek god of war, and "pagos," which means "hill" or "rock." The Roman equivalent of Ares is Mars, hence the translation sometimes used: the Mars Hill.
How to talk about the rapture that didn't happen?
So, the rapture didn't happen over the weekend....
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1
To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Mark Twain's death, a crack team of editors at the massive Mark Twain Project at the University of California-Berkeley, headed by Harriet Elinor Smit...
Two grandmothers
Eating at my city grandmother's table was a chore. I remember being dressed up, speaking in soft tones
if at all, and being terrified of spilling on that lace
tablecloth. But my country grandma served her meals in the kitchen.
Chinese Christians find support in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, May 20 (ENInews)--Anglican clergy in East Africa have expressed hope for an improved relationship between church and state in China, after a delegation from China's Ministry of Stat...
Bob Dylan's religious mystique endures
(RNS) Through the 1960s, Bob Dylan was hailed as a prophet, first of
folk music, then of rock 'n' roll -- at least by those who forgave him
the heresy of having "gone electric."...
Judge dismisses most of suit challenging Tennessee mosque
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (ABP) – A judge has thrown out most of a lawsuit
seeking to halt construction of a mosque on the outskirts of
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea, by Joel Achenbach
Washington Post reporter Achenbach stayed in the Gulf region long after most reporters covering the 2010 oil spill had left, watching the frenzied but painstakingly slow process of blocking the wel...