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A rush toward sainthood for John Paul II?
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has recognized a miracle attributed
to Pope John Paul II, bringing the late pontiff one step from sainthood...
Clergy answer King's 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail
(RNS) A coalition of Christian churches answered the Rev. Martin
Luther King's 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail," conceding that...
British study links spread of faith to `believer gene'
LONDON (RNS) A British university study suggests that people of
strong faith can spread religion through a "believers' gene" that is
part of their DNA.
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Pa. school district takes street preacher to court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (RNS) Should a street preacher be banned from
approaching students at a bus stop?
Dauphin County, Pa., Judge Jeannine Turgeon is weighing that...
What good is solitude?
It's
a new year, with new opportunities to banter around familiar clichés such as
"taking time on the journey," cultivating "spirituality but not religion" and...
Fighting hate with blackout poetry
So it turns out the Westboro
Baptist folks aren't traveling to Tucson for the funerals of...
A review of The Loser Letters
In mock letters of advice from a convert to godlessness, Eberstadt tells the "major-league atheist guys" (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens et al.) how to firm up their arguments....
Pakistani churches criticize government's refusal to amend blasphemy law
Bangalore, India, January 13 (ENInews) – Churches in Pakistan have expressed frustration over the government's refusal to amend a controversial blasphemy law, as urged by the Pope and protest...
King's early white ally still fights for `beloved community'
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (RNS) The social revolution led by the Rev. Martin...
Obama evokes Niebuhr, black church
Expecting a speech, Americans instead heard a sermon. Drawing on
scripture, theology and the rising rhythms of black preaching, President...
Clergy urge Congress to come together for civility
A coalition of more than 50 mainline and evangelical Protestant,
Catholic, Jewish and Muslim leaders have sent an open letter to Congress...
Reading Mark theologically
If your commentary budget has not yet run dry, check out
William Placher's new book on the Gospel of Mark, the first in a new series of...
A review of A Revolution of the Mind
Perhaps no active scholar has shaped the conversation about the sources and meaning of the Enlightenment more than Jonathan Israel, professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Prince...
Lonely Avenue, by Ben Folds and Nick Hornby
Lonely Avenue recalls beautiful-mess collaborations along the lines of Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson.
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.
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