Monthly Archives: January 2013
Catholic, Reformed churches agree on baptism
By Adelle M. Banks — January 31, 2013
(RNS) Leaders of Catholic and Reformed churches have signed an agreement to recognize each other’s sacraments of baptism in a public step toward unity among groups often divided by doctrine.
Graphic of the Week | God in the Super Bowl
By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux — January 31, 2013
On Sunday night, will God be influencing the outcome of Super Bowl XLVII? Our new survey shows that nearly 3-in-10 (27%) Americans believe that God plays a role in determining which team wins a sporting event, while a majority (53%) agree that God rewa...
Vatican admits it doesn’t fully understand youth culture
By Alessandro Speciale — January 31, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican's culture ministry warned that the Catholic Church risks losing future generations if it doesn't learn how to understand young people, their language and their culture.
Renowned journalist throws the book at Scientology
By Daniel Burke — January 31, 2013
(RNS) Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Lawrence Wright talks to Religion News Service about his new book "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief.''
Catholics’ Perspectives on Transgender Issues
By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux — January 31, 2013
A former teacher at a Catholic school is suing, saying that he was dismissed based on his transgender identity. Catholics are, overall, supportive of legal protections for transgender people.
Ravens or Niners? Christians face a ‘Super’ dilemma
By David Gibson — January 31, 2013
(RNS) A new survey shows that more than a quarter of Americans think God will help decide the winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl. But that doesn’t help the Almighty’s football-loving followers, especially Christians who may need divine wisdom to separate the saints from the sinners in the matchup between the Ravens and the 49ers.
Quote of the Day: Atlanta megachurch pastor Andy Stanley
By Ron Ribiat — January 31, 2013
(RNS) “The fact that we have a President who has views or policies that contradict what we believe as Christians — that should drive us to our knees as a nation, not focus attention on an individual who personifies things we disagree with. That’s not helpful. It’s not going to make any difference. It doesn’t […]
Thursday Religion News Roundup: Halftime shows * My Jihad * Yiddish daily
By Yonat Shimron — January 31, 2013
Religious programmers are producing halftime shows of their own. The #MyJihad campaign stops at D.C. Metro stations. A growing group of Orthodox Jews has prompted the Forverts to resume daily publication.
Welcome to the Tribe, Drew
By Mark Silk — January 31, 2013
The apparent decision of Drew Barrymore to convert to her husband's Jewish faith puts me in mind of the time, 85 years ago, when Drew's grandfather John, the family's most famous actor, provoked a fistfight with Myron Selznick, one of Hollywood's leading Jewish producers.
A lost warrior for the undocumented?
By Michael J. O'Loughlin — January 31, 2013
With startling revelations coming out of LA about Cardinal Mahony’s attempts to protect known pedophile priests, some are questioning his ability to fight for the undocumented.
E Pluribus, Nullus
By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — January 30, 2013
Harnessing the religiously unaffiliated, a fast-growing but diverse demographic, may pose a challenge for America’s secular leadership
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Listings — February 1
By Wendy Gustofson — January 30, 2013
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1622 is fed over PBS on Friday, February 1 at 5:00 p.m. (check local listings). The Rosa Parks’ Papers – Rosa Parks’ act of civil disobedience in 1955 sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott that ignited the civil […]
Photo Slideshow: Bilingual Presbyterian Service
By Sally Morrow — January 30, 2013
Click any image below to see photo slideshow. Photos by Sally Morrow/Religion News Service
David Lamb: Is God really ‘Angry, Sexist and Racist’?
By Kellie Moore — January 30, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. (RNS) Evangelical theologian David Lamb tackles some of the Bible’s most troubling passages in his book, “God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?” His answer: yes and no.
At halftime, a religious alternative to Beyonce
By Lauren Markoe — January 30, 2013
(RNS) Whether to avoid the raunch, or simply to capture part of the Super Bowl’s supersized audience, some religion-oriented programmers are producing their own halftime shows.
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