Monthly Archives: November 2013
Seven-Year-Old Boy in India Tortured, Murdered for Christian Faith
By Religion News LLC — November 26, 2013
CARROLLTON, Texas – The body of a seven-year-old boy in India retrieved from a pond last week revealed horrific details of torture before he was brutally murdered because of his Christian beliefs. The son of a believer, Anmol went missing after attending Sunday School at a Believers Church on Nov. 17 in northern India. His […]
Quote of the Day: Pope Francis
By Ron Ribiat — November 26, 2013
“I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting, and dirty because it has been out on the streets rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confirmed and from clinging to its own security.” — Pope Francis, in an apostolic exhortation issued Tuesday.
Mormon Women Wear Pants to Church, Take Two
By Jana Riess — November 26, 2013
On December 15, Mormon feminists will wear pants and the color purple as signs of their commitment to the full flourishing of LDS women.
Birth Control: Is it up to you — and your boss?
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 26, 2013
How the Supreme Court rules in the so-called "Hobby Lobby" case over religious objections to contraception coverage could be as influential as the Citizens United case.
Traveling while Sikh? There’s an updated app for airport profiling complaints
By Bart Jansen — November 26, 2013
(RNS) The coalition created the FlyRights app in April 2012 because of concerns that Transportation Security Administration officers profiled travelers for their appearance -- and Sikhs in particular because of their turbans. The TSA insists it doesn't profile traveler.
Pope Francis lays out a blueprint for his papacy in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’
By Eric J. Lyman — November 26, 2013
ROME (RNS) "How can we continue to stand by when food is thrown away while people are starving?" Pope Francis asked. "Today, everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless."
Supreme Court takes up contraceptive mandate, will rule on religious rights of corporations
By David Gibson — November 26, 2013
(RNS) The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide whether for-profit businesses can be treated like religious entities.
Meet Sally Lloyd-Jones, the most successful Christian author you’ve never heard of
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — November 26, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) “I think the danger with Christian publishing is (the attitude), ‘If it's got a Bible verse in it then it's OK,’ even if it's got really bad writing and bad art,” said author Sally Lloyd-Jones. “I suppose my vision has always been that it's got to be excellent.”
U.S. move of Vatican embassy draws fire
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — November 26, 2013
(RNS) The United States will move its freestanding Vatican embassy into the larger American Embassy to Italy, a shift that has drawn criticism from former U.S. envoys.
Washington National Cathedral to charge visitors
By Kevin Eckstrom — November 26, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Borrowing a page from the storied cathedrals of Europe that charge admission to tourists, Washington National Cathedral hopes the estimated $300,000 in annual ticket sales can help restore the building to its original glory.
COMMENTARY: Making a difference in a world that’s falling apart
By Tom Ehrich — November 26, 2013
(RNS) The outside focus group changed the air. By simply describing the realities with which they deal every day, they put Sunday morning fussing into perspective. A world broken at its very core demands better of its churches.
Holy Thanksgiving! Author Shauna Niequist on the sacredness of meal sharing
By Jonathan Merritt — November 26, 2013
Author Shauna Niequist says that the secular holiday of Thanksgiving is more sacred than we might assume.
JFK v. Hobby Lobby
By Mark Silk — November 26, 2013
Amid the outpouring of remembrance and assessment marking the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, there has been a notable lack of attention to the significance of his presidency for religion in public life.
Francis’ new selfie * Buddha’s new birthday * Mormon work zone: Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup
By David Gibson — November 26, 2013
The pontiff rocks it again with a detailed new exhortation challenging his own church and ripping "trickle-down" economics. Don't drink or swear if you are building a Mormon temple. And check out the guy who says he married an agnostic but she turned out to be a Bible-thumper. Really?
New Book Gives New Life to the Scrooge Story
By Religion News LLC — November 25, 2013
SEATTLE – Just in time for Christmas, A Modern Christmas Carol replaces Scrooge with a character most of us would agree needs a good soul searching—a televangelist. In a thought-provoking retelling of the Dickens classic, A Modern Christmas Carol tells the story of a shrewdly successful televangelist who receives unexpected Christmas visitors: first, his long-dead […]
