Cathy Lynn Grossman
Supreme Court rules for Hobby Lobby
The Supreme Court has sided with the evangelical owners of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., ruling 5-4 on June 30 that the arts-and-crafts chain does not have to offer insurance for four types of emergency...
Interfaith civic groups find ‘bridging prayers’ helpful
Just because interfaith, interracial, and varied ethnic groups share a common cause doesn’t mean a diverse coalition can hang together.
...Awaiting Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, public favors contraception mandate
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...Survey: Many don't want atheist in-laws
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(RNS) Brace yourself for family backlash if you plan to marry an atheist.
...Latinos drift from Catholic Church
A new report, “The Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos in the United States,” reads very much like a biography of Fernando Alcantar.
...Americans stretch the truth on attending church
“I know what you did last Sunday,” claims the title of a new survey. You skipped church. And then nearly one in seven of you fibbed about attending.
...Justices bless prayer at civic meetings
The Supreme Court has declared that the Constitution not only allows for prayer at government meetings, but allows sectarian prayer.
...When science and faith collide, faith usually wins
Believers don’t buy the big bang, godless evolution, or human responsibility for global warming. Actually, neither do many Americans.
...Bible survey: Many Americans scramble their Scripture
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(RNS) The Bible encourages the “repression of women,” and it’s silent on such fraught topics as war or slavery.
...Most favor generic prayer for public meetings
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on the constitutionality of prayer at governmental meetings. A new survey finds that U.S....
More say Good Book is not a God book
Bible films may be raking it in at the box office, but fewer people are reading the original and taking it seriously.
...Franklin Graham says Putin better on gay issues than Obama
Evangelist Franklin Graham is praising Russian president Vladimir Putin for his aggressive crackdown on homosexuality, saying his record on protecting children from gay “propaganda” is better than ...
ANALYSIS: Fred Phelps’ hateful legacy may be the opposite of all he intended
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...Religious nones may not be who you think they are
In recent surveys, the religious nones—as in “none of the above”—appear to lead in the faith marketplace. In fact, none could soon be the dominant label that U.S....
Disputes over birth control fuel Obamacare fight
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WASHINGTON (RNS) Conception. Pregnancy. Abortion. Abortifacient.
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