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Kim Lawton
Kim Lawton is president of Kim Lawton Media and the former managing editor of the PBS series Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.
Finding the real St. Nick's Turkish roots
Tis the season when Santa Claus is nearly everywhere. Most people know that jolly old St. Nick hails from the North Pole....
Teaching about religion in a children's museum
c. 2015 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly...
Anniversary of shooting
c. 2013 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly...
On Grammy weekend, Christian music bounces back
ATLANTA (RNS) Christian recording artist TobyMac's blend of rap, hip-hop, rock and soul raced up the charts last year and shattered many stereotypes along the way....
Legacy of Vatican II at heart of dispute between Vatican, U.S. nuns
c. 2012 Religion & Ethics AMITYVILLE, N.Y....
Dalai Lama taps American to bridge East and West at Tibetan monastery
c. 2012 Religion & Ethics NEW YORK (RNS) The Dalai Lama has given Nicholas Vreeland, director of The Tibet Center in New York, a daunting new assignment....
Paul Simon's long meandering spiritual journey
(RNS) Paul Simon says there's always been a spiritual dimension to his music.
But the overt religious references in his most recent album, "So Beautiful or So
What," surprised even him. There are songs about God, angels, creation,
pilgrimage, prayer and the afterlife.
Fed up with Hollywood, churches make their own films
c. 2011 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- This year's Oscars may have been passed out, but...
At 102, George Beverly Shea to receive lifetime Grammy award
c. 2011 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly...
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King's early white ally still fights for `beloved community'
c. 2011 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (RNS) The social revolution led by the Rev. Martin...
Responses to hurricane boost hopes for faith-based funding: Legislative battles ahead
As criticism of the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina continues, praise of faith-based groups that have responded is providing new momentum in a campaign to expand federal funding of relig...