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Catholic media empire acquires National Catholic Register
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) EWTN Global Catholic Network, the
Alabama-based international media enterprise founded by Mother Angelica...
Cash-strapped cities look to tax churches for road use
(RNS) When a community needs to rebuild crumbling roads, should houses
of worship pay fees for the number of times their congregants drive on
them?
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Interfaith parishioners
Amy Frykholm's article "Double belonging" took me back to my first encounter with double belonging....
Unplanned ministry: Being Jackson’s pastor
It is a huge irony that I ended up as pastor to so many recovering alcoholics. But recovering is the key word here.
Isn't one time enough?
Every few years a fringe Christian leader
or group predicts when Jesus Christ is coming back to earth. The latest date,...
Family
It
didn't take our new governor long to stumble with his comment that if
you haven't accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, "You're not my brother and
you're not my sister, and I want to be your brother." It took the
governor a long time to apologize, saying he didn't mean to offend. I've
heard from lots of United Methodists who are not so much offended by
the governor's remarks as concerned that he - perhaps unintentionally -
misrepresented the Christian faith.
Something for Everybody, by Devo
The Ohio spudboys return with their first album in 20 years, and the sharp songcraft and sharper social commentary haven't dulled a bit....
Americans give poor marks to the state of our moral union
(RNS) As President Obama prepares to assess the state of the union,
three out of four Americans grade the country's moral climate at a "C"...
Muslim seminary ends talks with Vatican over pope's comments
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The most prestigious religious university in the
Sunni Muslim world has suspended dialogue with the Vatican to protest...
Update: Fla. pastor formally banned from U.K.
LONDON (RNS) A Florida pastor who sparked fury when he threatened to
burn a pile of Qurans on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has been...
After Election Day fire, church sees glimmers of hope
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (RNS) There is a roof, four walls, windows and doors,
and a concrete floor....
Ala. governor apologizes for `brothers and sisters' comment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley apologized to
anyone who was offended with his inaugural day comments that
non-Christians were not his "brothers and sisters."...
Promise keepers
Yesterday, House Republicans passed a bill that, if enacted,
would repeal last year's health-care reform bill. It won't be enacted; it'll...
A review of A Gentler God
In 1986 Doug Frank published one of the most intriguing books in an outpouring of historical writing on American evangelical Protestants....
Ala. governor off to `rocky start' with Jews, Muslims
(RNS) Jewish and Muslim groups want to know if they have a place in
Alabama after Gov. Robert Bentley, just hours into office, said people...
Muslim countries cited on religious freedom
WASHINGTON (RNS) The New Year's Day massacre at a Coptic church in
Egypt. Christian converts facing the death penalty in Afghanistan....
Catholic bishops won't support repeal of health care bill
WASHINGTON(RNS) The U.S. Catholic bishops will not join efforts to
repeal the new health care law, even though they staunchly opposed the...
Vatican tries to tamp down abuse letter to Irish bishops
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Wednesday (Jan. 19) tried to tamp
down allegations a controversial 1997 letter to Irish bishops was meant...