Adelle M. Banks
Growing coalition presses Obama to end policy on religious discrimination in hiring
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...Baptist seminary head apologizes for admitting Muslim to Ph.D. program
The head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offered an emotional apology to Southern Baptists meeting in Baltimore for accepting a Muslim student into his school’s Ph.D....
Navy rejects request for first humanist chaplain
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(RNS) After the Army recently permitted “humanist” as a religious preference, many hoped a humanist chaplain might follow.
...Obama mourns Kansas gun violence, anti-Semitism: ‘We’re all children of God’
President Obama called for people of all faiths to deter gun violence and anti-Semitism one day after a gunman killed three people at Jewish centers in suburban Kansas City.
...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 ...
Multisite church model still vital, study shows
The vast majority of multisite churches are growing, according to a new study, and they are seeing more involvement from laypeople and newcomers after they open an additional location.
...Programs help chaplains handle their grief
Seated at a table with other chaplains who have comforted grieving military families, retired army chaplain John Schumacher held the red rose in his hands before he passed it along, pausing to reme...