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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...
Activist for women's ministry re-elected to Church of England council
Canterbury, England, January 19 (ENInews)--The re-election of Christina Rees, a strong supporter of women's ministries, to the Church of England's Archbishops' Council is a sign that the church's m...
Seminary moving forward with plans to evict association
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) -- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
has indicated in a second letter that it intends to pursue its claim to...
Gun fantasies
In the face of yet another gun massacre, Americans seem to think that there is only one answer: more guns.
A brilliant and offensive book
My generation--the tail-end
of X, or early Millennials--grew up in a time of soft racism and racial...
Presence over production
I’ve noticed my life slowing down to a crawl lately. Well, not
probably a crawl by any stretch of the means, but a crawl for me. I am...
Reverie, by David Wilcox
On his 17th album, Wilcox tries a bold experiment: he records in front of a live audience, but without applause punctuating each tune....
Sunday, January 30, 2011: Micah 6:1-8
The opening words on the telephone call were familiar: "You don't know me but I know about you. . . ." Since leaving the Presbyterian ministry 20 years ago I've had a number of such calls....