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Sunday, November 7, 2010: Luke 20:27-38
Years ago, the brilliant but cantankerous Baptist preacher Carlyle Marney was speaking to some students at a Christian college. When a student asked, "Dr....
White House denies rumors about Obama and Sikh temple
(RNS) The White House has denied reports that President Obama will
avoid a Sikh shrine while visiting India next week because the required...
Pope says science can unite humans with God
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI told scientists that their
research can lead to knowledge of God by revealing the natural order of
the universe....
Southern Baptist pastor appeals suit over Obama's birth
(RNS) Southern Baptist gadfly Wiley Drake will appeal a court's
dismissal of his suit claiming President Obama was not born in the U.S.
and is ineligible for the presidency....
Danforth Center hopes to set tone for civility
Just across from the Gephardt Institute for Public Service at
Washington University in St. Louis, employees are moving into a new...
Spiritual hiccups: Cast into hell
I readily admit that readings such as today's gospel make me a bit
uncomfortable. When Jesus starts talking about being "cast into hell"...
Seven reasons why Christians should celebrate Halloween
Is celebrating a holiday that honors ghouls, demons, ghosts, and everything that goes bump in the night dangerous or even evil?...
Religion and politics in a (ridiculous) nutshell
Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party recently sent out a pair of direct mail ads against Republican state senate candidate Dan Hall. Both ads refer repeatedly to him as "Preacher Dan Hall." One (pdf) shows a man in a clerical collar wearing a pin that says, "Ignore the poor." The other (pdf) features an elaborate, old-fashioned angel holding a banner: "Blessed are the Rich."
Facebook's "purpose"
I agree with a lot of Cathleen Falsani's piece on The Social Network, in which she praises Facebook's ca...
God is love: A basic Christian claim
What do Christians mean when they say that God is love?...
No tolerance for caste discrimination, says India church gathering
Bangalore, India, October 27 (ENI)--Churches in India need to show zero tolerance concerning caste-based discrimination within their ranks, a gathering of Christian leaders in New Delhi has said....
U.S. is feeling charitable, just not through churches
(RNS) Americans are being more generous to religious charities, but why
are they skimping on their giving to churches?
...
Vatican appeals for former Iraqi leader's life
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Tuesday (Oct. 26) called for
former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz to be spared the death...
Vitter riding high despite `very serious sin' with D.C. madam
WASHINGTON (RNS) When Sen. David Vitter admitted in 2007 to a "very
serious sin" after his phone number appeared on the list of a Washington...
La. parish bans Halloween on Sunday
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Some families may be debating whether to send kids
out to trick-or-treat on Sunday night, but there's no debate in...
Hoping to avert disaster, Democrats turn to black churches
WASHINGTON (RNS) Facing an electoral bloodbath at the voting booth next
Tuesday, Democrats are turning to a key part of their base --...
Gays tell bullied teens ‘It gets better’; clergy decry ‘religious’ attacks
A Catholic writer in upstate New York, a Muslim college student from Connecticut and an ex-Mormon attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area have joined a chorus of testimonials on YouTube aimed at pre...
National Cathedral hires a new resident mouse chaser
WASHINGTON (RNS) The newest employee at Washington National Cathedral
was nowhere to be found in her office on a recent afternoon. She was...