Kevin Eckstrom
Analysis: Supreme Court searches for way around gay marriage
c. 2013 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS) In nearly two hours of arguments on Wednesday (March 27), the Supreme Court heard many of the expected cases for and against recognizing gay marriage: that refusing to do so is blatant discrimination, that gay marriage is a social experiment that the court should not preempt, that Washington has no role in state marriage laws.
What happens next at the Vatican
Following are brief explanations of the process used in a conclave to elect a new pope.
Q: Who governs the church until a new pope is elected?
...Catholic bishops rebuke Biden over contraception mandate claims
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...As Rowan Williams retires, guesses on successor rise
When Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams announced suddenly in
mid-March that he will step down at the end of 2012, a short list of
...
2011: A year of taking it to the streets
c. 2011 Religion News Service
(RNS) 2011 was supposed to be the year the world ended. Twice.
A surge in faith-based lobbying
The number of religious advocacy groups in the nation's capital has
more than tripled since the 1970s, with conservative groups experiencing
...
College adds query on sexual orientation
An Illinois college affiliated with the United Church of Christ is
poised to become the first school in the U.S. to ask prospective
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Illinois Catholics lose fight over adoptions, foster care
(RNS) An Illinois judge has ruled that the state can terminate adoption
and foster care services with Catholic Charities, saying the church-run
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House directs Pentagon to uphold DOMA law on gay marriage
WASHINGTON (RNS) House lawmakers voted Thursday (July 7) to order the
Pentagon to uphold the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that defines
marriage as between one man and one woman.
Abuse victims oppose pick for new House chaplain
The nation's leading advocacy group for victims of clergy sexual
abuse is opposing an Oregon Jesuit's bid to serve as House chaplain,
...
Religious leaders react to death of bin Laden
After President Obama announced that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
had been shot dead in Pakistan, ebullient crowds gathered outside the
...
Obama reflects on beliefs at prayer breakfast
In a pre-Easter prayer breakfast at the White House, President Obama
said Jesus' death and resurrection "puts everything else in
...
Deadly Afghan riots blamed on Quran burning at Fla. church
(RNS) The Florida pastor who presided over the recent burning of a Quran
said the United Nations must protect Afghans from deadly riots, even as
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U.N. panel adopts stance on religious freedom
U.S. officials praised a United Nations council for a new statement
on religious freedom that sidestepped a divisive debate sponsored by
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Towey named president of Ave Maria University
(RNS) Domino's Pizza magnate Tom Monaghan has stepped down from leading
the conservative Catholic university he founded near Naples, Fla., and
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Court says religious knowledge test improper in asylum case
(RNS) A Chinese Christian should be given another chance at asylum
after an immigration judge thought the man couldn't answer "basic
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