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Church under siege
Christian history in the region goes back to the earliest days of the church. As late as the eighth century, Baghdad—not Rome or Constantinople—might have been declared the center of Christianity.
Food rights experts warn of bio-fuel triggered land grabs in Africa
Nairobi, November 29 (ENInews)--Food rights experts are cautioning Africa to be wary of what may amount to land grabbing by foreign companies who want to produce bio-fuel crops and food for their h...
Selective outrage
The usual Thanksgiving travel stories were
spiced this year with concern about enhanced security screening at airports. While...
Sing!
On a Sunday when John the Baptist's call for repentance roars in our ears, we need reminders of the precedence of gift, the prevenience of grace. For John's sermonic cry to "prepare the way of the Lord" can seem all task and no gift. It calls out the Pelagian in all of us, the voluntarist who wants to build the kingdom. Careless hearing leads us to imagine that if we "make his paths straight," he will come.
A review of Conviction and Secretariat
Two of this season's movies, both based on true stories, remind us of the underrated pleasures of conventional filmmaking....
Far-flung faith
The author's breadth of vision has enormous implications for how we
understand the nature of Christian truth and the relationship between
indispensable core doctrines and later theological interpretations.
Palestinians claim ownership of Western Wall
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, is
actually a Muslim shrine, according to an official report published...
Controversial bishop threatened with ouster over neo-Nazi lawyer
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Holocaust-denying bishop whose readmission to
the Roman Catholic Church provoked an international outcry last year now...
London warns British Muslims on Shariah in schools
LONDON (RNS) The British government has warned a network of Islamic
schools in the wake of a BBC investigation that claims extremist Shariah...
Smokey’s handshake: Passing the peace in Advent
Smokey's nose is running. In the middle of the sermon, I see him take a napkin out of his pocket. I brace myself.
Sorrowful songs: Henryk Górecki, 1933-2010
When radio stations started playing Henryk Górecki's Symphony no....
'God Box' in New York more diverse as it turns 50
New York, November 24 (ENInews)--The 19-story granite building on Manhattan's upper west side, often referred to as the "God Box", has been seen as a symbol of "unbridled arrogance" on the part of ...
Faith leaders support including contraception in health reform
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Religious leaders on both sides of the abortion
debate called on Congress to include free birth control as a component
in health-care reform.
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Blasphemy resolution passes U.N. committee
(RNS) A resolution combating the "vilification of religions" was
adopted Tuesday (Nov. 23) by a United Nations committee, but religious...
Vatican, China clash over bishop's ordination
HONG KONG (RNS/ENInews) Vatican and Hong Kong cardinals criticized
the official Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association for organizing the...
Conscientious objection to specific wars sought
A coalition of religious leaders and veterans has called for a reconsideration of conscientious objection to war, saying that military members should have the right to object to the wars in Iraq an...
Church of God in Christ convenes away from home
When is a church convention more than just another church convention?...
NCC event marks 100 years of ecumenism
More than 400 people of faith met in New Orleans November 9–11 to celebrate a century of ecumenical involvement and to consider how the churches might effectively work together....
Top religion news in 2010 evoked sense of déjà vu
The calendar may have said 2010, but for Pope Benedict XVI and much of his global flock, it looked and felt a lot like 2002....