Adelle M. Banks
Big-city mayors come out for same-sex marriage
A bipartisan coalition of 80 U.S. mayors has started a "Freedom to
Marry" campaign to build public support for giving same-sex couples the
right to marry under U.S. and state laws.
Survey: Half of churchgoers' lives not affected by time in pews
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) Almost half of churchgoing Americans say their life has not changed a bit
due to their time in the pews, a new survey shows.
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Beloved hymns carried King through troubled times
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) At 87, the Rev. C.T. Vivian can still recall the moment, decades after the height of the civil rights movement.
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Catching up with Jimmy Carter
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) Jimmy Carter was president for four years, but his new book is based on a role that he's held for nearly 70 years: Sunday school teacher.
Parents, pastors wrestle with place of Santa at Christmas
c. 2011 Religion News Service
(RNS) When the Rev. John McCausland crafted his Christmas Eve sermon at his Episcopal church in Weare, N.H., he always followed a basic formula.
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Eddie Long's wife withdraws divorce petition
c. 2011 Religion News Service
(RNS) The wife of Bishop Eddie Long, a Georgia megachurch pastor who was
accused of sexual misconduct by four young men, has reconsidered her plans
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Crystal Cathedral is cautionary tale for pastors
(RNS) The cash-strapped Crystal Cathedral's pending transformation from a Protestant megachurch to a Roman Catholic cathedral should teach pastors not to spend millions on ornate buildings, a megac...
Hip-hop embraced as an evangelistic tool
It's hard to get young people into the pews on a Sunday morning, but
several seminaries think they have found a way to grab the next
generation: hip-hop.
Supreme Court sidesteps issue of roadside crosses
The Supreme Court says it will not reopen a case in which a lower
court ruled that highway crosses memorializing Utah state troopers are
unconstitutional.
Clergy petition Village Voice to drop ads linked to sex trafficking
(RNS) Three dozen religious leaders have signed an ad calling on Village Voice Media to remove an adult section of its BackPage.com that they and others claim is a conduit for child sex trafficking...
MLK memorial dedication is dream fulfilled for black churches
WASHINGTON (RNS) In a ceremony that blended worship and a call to
action, tens of thousands gathered Sunday (Oct. 16) for the official
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In sunset of life, Billy Graham reflects on growing old
(RNS) For much of his 92 years, Billy Graham has had one main title:
evangelist.
But in a new memoir set in the twilight of his remarkable life,
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As network turns 50, Robertson bows out of politics
(RNS) Marking the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of his
Christian Broadcasting Network, Pat Robertson said he will no longer
make political endorsements.
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Chaplains can conduct nuptials for gays
Military chaplains may officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies on
and off military bases, the Pentagon has announced, in a move that
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