Monthly Archives: July 2013
Our Corner | Born and Raised: More Americans Are Being Raised Without Religion and Choosing to Stay that Way
By MacKenzie Babb — July 31, 2013
In his latest column for Huffington Post Religion, PRRI Research Director Daniel Cox examines why such a high number of Millennials now identify as nonreligious and what influence this could have on the future of religion in America.
Politics, patriotism, and pacifism: An interview with Stanley Hauerwas
By Jonathan Merritt — July 31, 2013
"America's Best Theologian" talks about war, peace, and the church's relationship with the state.
Catholics differ at “war on poverty” hearing
By Corrie Mitchell — July 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) At a House Budget committee hearing on Wednesday (July 31), the two prominent Catholics -- Rep. Paul Ryan, R. Wis., and Sister Simone Campbell -- had a chance to square off as the sister testified before Ryan’s committee about hardship in America as the nation nears the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s 1964 declaration of the “War on Poverty.”
Dolan Disses the Papacy
By Mark Silk — July 31, 2013
On yesterday's Today show, Genialissimo Cardinal Timothy Dolan did everything in his power to persuade Matt Lauer that Pope Francis' airborne comments on gays were nothing new under the Catholic sun. In the process, he asserted that the pope has no power to make church law. Say what?
Feminist Mormon Girls Camp!
By Jana Riess — July 31, 2013
I’ve spent the last two days attending the world’s first-ever Feminist Mormon Girls Camp, a new safehouse for women, men, and children who dream of a better future.
Anniversary recalls water as sacred source of life
By Renée K. Gadoua — July 31, 2013
(RNS) European settlers once promised N.Y.'s Iroquois people they would respect the the laws of nature and the state's waterways. On the 400th anniversary of that agreement, known as the Two Row Wampum, New Yorkers are recommitting themselves to better stewardship of a sacred treasure -- water.
Quote of the Day: Rod Dreher, senior editor at The American Conservative
By Ron Ribiat — July 31, 2013
“I hope I’m wrong, but I have a feeling that Church liberals who cited “the spirit of Vatican II” as license to throw off all theological, moral, and ecclesial discipline, are going to come roaring back under this papacy,” — Rod Dreher, senior editor at The American Conservative, in a post about Pope Francis’ comments […]
IGN Video: How does religion work in video game structure?
By Sally Morrow — July 31, 2013
Project lead of the video game "Europa Universalis IV" explains how religion works in the game.
Jesuit priest likely kidnapped in Syria
By Alessandro Speciale — July 31, 2013
(RNS) The Rev. Paolo Dall'Oglio, 58, lived for three decades in Syria, where he established an ecumenical community at Mar Musa on the site of an early Christian monastery, engaging in interfaith dialogue with Muslims and forging close ties with the local population.
Pealing bells to mark 50 years since MLK’s rousing speech
By Larry Copeland — July 31, 2013
(RNS) The King Center in Atlanta says it is coordinating bell-ringing events in the U.S. and around the world on Aug. 28 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
Our Corner | Could the Religious Left Outgrow the Religious Right?
By MacKenzie Babb — July 31, 2013
A new piece from The London Times explores how American Millennials may be re-shaping the country’s political and religious landscape, based both on an interview with PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones and findings from PRRI’s 2013 Economic Values Survey.
Father Knows Best: My marriage makes me want to die
By Martin Elfert — July 31, 2013
There is a name for the kind of jerkitude that your husband and his jerk parents are engaging in. It’s called emotional abuse. And you have a right to insist that it stops.
Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: Aslan’s Islam * Masonic Mafia? * Evangelical Hoaxsters *
By David Gibson — July 31, 2013
The wrath of God debate is dividing some Protestants, and you can preach at night on the streets of New Orleans. AMDG to the Jesuits!
Four reasons Christians should support a pathway to citizenship
By Jonathan Merritt — July 30, 2013
The sticking point on immigration continues to be the "pathway to citizenship." Here are four reasons Christians should support it.
Kenyan lawyer on quixotic quest to nullify trial of Jesus
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 30, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A Kenyan laywer is asking the International Court of Justice based at The Hague to nullify the conviction and sentencing of Jesus.
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