Lauren Markoe
Activists gather to plot defense of 'religious liberty'
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S....
Church that stood up for gay rights faces closure
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) The small stack of envelopes that arrives at Grace Community United Church of Christ in St....
Stuttering doesn’t stop a call to ministry
Tom Sherrod, an ordained United Methodist minister, loathed to “declare” a couple man and wife.
...Autopsy: Christian painter Thomas Kinkade died of accidental overdose
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) Christian painter Thomas Kinkade died of a drug and alcohol overdose, according to an autopsy report released Monday (May 7).
...GOP budget chief ducks questions on budget's Catholic roots
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Paul Ryan did not want to engage in a theological debate....
Young adults turn away from religious adherence
A growing tide of young Americans is drifting away from the religions of their childhood—and many are ending up in no religion at all.
...Jewish voters back Obama, say Israel not top issue
Though many Democrats worry that President Obama could lose Jewish support because of his approach to the Middle East, a poll indicates that Israel is no...
Muslims call new religious freedom appointee a 'puppet' for Islam foes
c. 2012 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS) One of two new members of the U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom has Muslim civil rights groups crying foul.
Turkey put on 'worst' list for religious freedom
Turkey, a key U.S. and NATO ally, stands as a new and controversial
addition to an annual list of the worst offenders of religious freedom
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Catholics don't see contraception mandate as threat to religious freedom
c. 2012 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS) A vocal contingent of Republican presidential candidates and
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Mosque study shows rapid U.S. growth in last decade
The number of mosques in America has jumped 74 percent since 2000,
and the majority of them—56 percent— espouse a less-than-literal
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Repairs, funds are slow-going at quake-damaged National Cathedral
c.2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) It took 83 years to build the iconic Washington National
Cathedral, but a rare East Coast earthquake last summer took just seconds
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