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Scientists probe brief brushes with the afterlife
(RNS) Wanda Colie vividly remembers what she saw in 1984 when, at age
28, a condition that produced blood in her lungs nearly killed her. The...
Behind a mighty civil rights icon, a public and private prayer life
(RNS) The late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has long been hailed as a
civil rights leader, but religious studies professor Lewis Baldwin said...
Church arsonists get maximum penalty
TYLER, Texas (ABP) -- The mother of one of two men sentenced Jan. 10 to
life in prison for burning down a string of East Texas churches said she...
VFW sues Obama administration over disputed cross memorial
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Veterans of Foreign Wars has sued the Obama
administration, saying it is dragging its feet on transferring ownership...
Pope appoints new Haiti archbishop one year after quake
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI marked the first anniversary of
the Haiti earthquake on Wednesday (Jan. 12) by naming a new archbishop
for the country's capital city.
...
‘Tukutendereza Yesu’
The hymn "Tukutendereza Yesu" is a staple of Kenya's booming Christian music industry. Across modern East Africa, the song is hard to avoid. But just why is it so successful?
Palin use of ‘blood libel’ unsettling to Jews
Four days after an assassination attempt critically wounded a Jewish
congresswoman and killed six others, Sarah Palin on January 12 accused...
X (which translated means y)
Three times in seven verses John translates a Hebrew word for his reader....
Job 30: President Obama on Tucson, Evil, and Hope
I chime in tonight to comment on President Obama's moving, scripture-laced speech at the memorial for the victims of the Tucson shootings. The president devoted much of the talk's opening movement to poignant eulogies for each of the six slain; he then issued a call for national unity and serious conversation in the wake of the tragedy.
Sunday, January 23, 2011: Matthew 4:12-23, Isaiah 1:9-4
There are places where Epiphany light shines through people who do the best of things in the worst of times.
Liberty leads ranks of would-be chaplains, but concerns persist
(RNS) According to Air Force data, no training program is more popular
among prospective chaplains than Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary,...
U.S. allies keep close watch on Sudan independence vote
ST. LOUIS (RNS) The people of south Sudan are voting this week on
whether to split Africa's largest country in two and form the world's...
Civility Project disbands after low interest in Congress
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Civility Project, a two-year bipartisan attempt
to get politicians and others to respect one another, is closing down...
Egypt, angry over pope's remarks, recalls ambassador
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The government of Egypt recalled its ambassador
to the Vatican on Tuesday (Jan. 11) to protest a demand by Pope Benedict...
Lawmaker asks clergy to foster tolerance in wake of shootings
PATERSON, N.J. (RNS) In the wake of Saturday's (Jan. 8) shooting
that left six people dead and an Arizona congresswoman critically...
Westboro Baptist Church set to make unwelcome appearance at Arizona funerals
TUSCON, Ariz. (ABP) -- Arizonans are up in arms over plans by
Westboro Baptist Church to picket the funerals of six people gunned down
in Tuscon Jan. 8. ...
Aiming to counter trend, UCC seminary will train military chaplains
A military chaplain serves as both a religious leader and a
listener—ideally one who can assist military personnel of all faiths. A...
A time for silence and lament
The tragic shooting in Arizona has become a cultural Rorschach
test. People see what they want to see about what's wrong with our culture, who...
Selling out?
MacDonald's biting critique is must reading. But missing from the book is the experience of hope that comes from the redemption of long-term service.