Kevin Eckstrom
Clergy answer King's 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail
(RNS) A coalition of Christian churches answered the Rev. Martin
Luther King's 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail," conceding that
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Gallup: Jews score highest on "well-being" survey
(RNS) American Jews scored the highest of any religious group on a
"well-being" index even though more than half of Jews are nonreligious,
according to a new Gallup survey.
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Priest finds new love with wife, loses love for church
(RNS) The Rev. Albert Cutie saw a lot of things in his 14 years as a
Catholic priest while church officials looked the other way: priests who
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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.
...Openly gay bishop Robinson sets retirement date
Most Episcopal bishops retire around age 65, and Bishop V. Gene
Robinson made his retirement date official by asking the Diocese of New
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Tea Party activists akin to religious Republicans
Americans who identify with the Tea Party are more religious than the general population but are less religious than conservative Christians, according to a new American Values poll....
City churches reap real-estate cash: Downtown congregations are striking deals with developers
Robert Brashear, a New York City pastor, rubs his fingers against the 117-year-old walls of his church, and a shower of red dust sprinkles the sidewalk....
Woman among four nominees as next Episcopal top bishop: Moving forward amid threats of schism
One woman from Nevada and three southern men have been nominated to lead the Episcopal Church for a nine-year term as the badly divided denomination faces an uncertain future and threats of schism ...
Catholic bishops again condemn death penalty: Executions "unfair, unnecessary and unhealthy for America’s soul."
The U.S. Roman Catholic bishops have renewed their call to end the death penalty, saying state-sponsored executions are unfair, unnecessary and unhealthy for America’s soul.
...Methodist court says pastors may bar gays from membership: No automatic right to membership
An openly gay United Methodist minister lost her bid to return to the pulpit when the denomination’s highest court upheld her conviction on charges of being a “self-avowed practicing” lesbian.
...Presbyterian panel opens window for gays: Local congregations and gay clergy
A special panel has urged the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to maintain its ban on noncelibate gay clergy, but the panel also wants local congregations to determine when to apply—or bypass—that stan...