Monthly Archives: January 2014
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – January 31
By Religion News LLC — January 29, 2014
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1722 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on January 31 (check local listings). Living Wages in the Overseas Garment Industry – The world’s garment industry is so competitive, factory owners typically say they cannot afford […]
Quote of the Day: Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi
By Ron Ribiat — January 29, 2014
“Unfortunately, the article discredits itself by slipping into the usual mistake of superficial journalism: in order to highlight the positive aspects of Pope Francis, it throw’s Pope Benedict’s papacy into a bad light, and it does this with a shocking level of coarseness. A shame, really.” — The Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican’s chief spokesman, on […]
New book claims most Christians hold un-Christian view of future
By Jonathan Merritt — January 29, 2014
Author Skye Jethani challenges Christians to reexamine their vision of the future, and subsequently, the present.
SOTU: God or Godzilla? * Pope rips usury! * Mormons on birth control: Wednesday’s Roundup
By David Gibson — January 29, 2014
Are Republicans reviving Bush's "compassionate conservatism"? Why did Sen. Mike Lee's response cite Godzilla and God the same number of times? A nun goes to see "Sister Act," and has this to say ...
Barna Group & Zondervan Announce 10th Frame Author
By Religion News LLC — January 29, 2014
Chris Travis, a New York-based writer and pastor, has been selected to write the 10th FRAME, the next entry in the new FRAMES series launched on January 7, 2014, by Barna Group research firm and Zondervan. Travis will address the epidemic of narcissism in Lovers of Themselves: The Rise of American Narcissism, in a minibook […]
Churches Across the Nation Will Join Together on Friend Sunday, March 30, to Encourage Members to Reach Out and Invite their Friends to Church
By Religion News LLC — January 29, 2014
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Jan. 29, 2014 — The first annual Friend Sunday is March 30, 2014, and marks a new initiative when churches join together and encourage their members to reach out and invite friends and family to a special service where friendship is honored and encouraged. The Friend Sunday movement hopes to reach […]
SOTU reactions from religious groups
By Tobin Grant — January 29, 2014
Catholic bingo, Jewish drinking game, and lots of tweets from religious groups on the SOTU.
Can Cathy McMorris Rodgers resurrect compassionate conservatism?
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — January 28, 2014
(RNS) The congresswoman who's already being compared to Sarah Palin hinted at a term that has faded from Republican rhetoric in recent years: compassionate conservatism.
Father Knows Best: Why Christianity has so many denominations
By Martin Elfert — January 28, 2014
While acknowledging the sadness of our divisions, I would also like to acknowledge and even to celebrate the ways in which our diverse traditions make the Body of Christ manifest across the globe.
SIDEBAR: How FDA-approved contraceptive methods work
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) An FDA web site explains the four major methods of contraception and how they work.
What’s abortifacient? Disputes over birth control fuel Obamacare fight
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religion, medicine and politics shape the way people define pregnancy and abortion -- key points in the battles over the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate.
Pete Seeger’s time comes
By Mark Silk — January 28, 2014
Wherever there was an injustice to be fought, a war to be combated, a union drive to be supported, Pete Seeger was there, leading the Folk Song Army.
Animal rights activists push Vatican not to release doves ‘to certain death’
By Eric J. Lyman — January 28, 2014
ROME (RNS) The Italian National Animal Protection Agency said that because the doves are bred in captivity and lack strong survival instincts, releasing them into the wild as is often done at the Vatican "is like condemning them to certain death."
Kirk Cameron’s Highly Acclaimed UNSTOPPABLE Releases To DVD
By Religion News LLC — January 28, 2014
Nashville, TN: –January 28, 2014 –During its two night theatrical event this past fall, UNSTOPPABLE: A Live Event with Kirk Cameron sold a staggering 260,000 tickets and reached a theatrical gross of over $3.2 million dollars. On January 28, 2014, Provident Films will release UNSTOPPABLE to DVD. UNSTOPPABLE is a joint production between Kirk Cameron […]
Fla. man gets prison for abortion-pill miscarriage
By Michael Winter — January 28, 2014
(RNS) The son of a Florida fertility doctor was sentenced Monday (Jan. 27) to nearly 14 years in federal prison for duping his pregnant girlfriend into taking medication that caused her to abort her 6-week-old fetus.
