Monthly Archives: April 2014
The troubling arguments from a NYC parent who got a religious vaccine exemption
By Rachel Marie Stone — April 29, 2014
A parent in New York City gets a religious exemption excusing him from vaccinating his kids -- but his religious reasons are really troubling.
United Church of Christ sues over North Carolina gay marriage ban
By Yonat Shimron — April 28, 2014
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Taking a cue from religious conservatives, the liberal denomination of some 1 million members becomes the first in the country to attack same-sex marriage ban on religious freedom grounds.
Conservative Anglican leaders back Uganda anti-gay law
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Conservative Anglicans expressed concerns over "backlash" to a new anti-gay law in Uganda, not gays and lesbians who may face prison.
Video: HAPPY for 2 pope saints
By Sally Morrow — April 28, 2014
Nuns, priests, children and people all over Rome dance along to Pharrell Williams' hit song "Happy," in celebration of two popes becoming saints.
Historic Riverside Church recommends first woman as senior minister
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 28, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) Riverside's pulpit has been home to some of the most influential clergy in progressive Protestantism, including Harry Emerson Fosdick, William Sloane Coffin Jr. and James Forbes Jr.
Provo is the nation’s happiest town, but is it worth visiting?
By Jayne Clark — April 28, 2014
PROVO, Utah (RNS) Given that so many locals share common Mormon-inspired values, it's fair to question whether the heightened sense of well-being comes from living among like-minded souls. Yes and no, locals say.
What I learned from Glen Stassen
By Jana Riess — April 28, 2014
Glen Stassen (1936-2014) didn't just teach me about the importance of Christian ethics, but about being gracious in the face of change and hard work. He will be missed.
Sunday’s canonizations show sainthood now has few critics
By Martin E. Marty — April 28, 2014
Historian Martin Marty recalls that, in centuries past, not everyone was a fan of the idea of saints.
Obamacare religious exemption hard to get
By Kathleen O'Brien — April 28, 2014
(RNS) Nestled in the fine print of the Affordable Care Act is a clause that allows people of certain religions to seek an exemption from the requirement to carry health insurance. But It’s not enough to disapprove of the law.
Dr. Scot McKnight Ordained Anglican Deacon
By Religion News LLC — April 28, 2014
The Rev. Dr. Scot McKnight was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons by Bishop Todd Hunter in a morning worship service at Church of the Redeemer in Highland Park, IL, on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Given his extensive experience, Dr. McKnight’s role in the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others (C4SO) will […]
Abbas deserves better from Netanyahu on Holocaust
By Mark Silk — April 28, 2014
When the Israeli prime minister dismisses as meaningless the Palestinian president's denunciation of the Holocaust, it only hurts the cause of combatting Holocaust denial.
Sainthood * Baptism by waterboarding * Holocaust remembrance: Monday’s news roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 28, 2014
Two former popes are now saints. Sarah Palin joked that she would baptize terrorists by waterboarding. Plus, today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Quote of the Day: Hillary Rodham Clinton
By Ron Ribiat — April 28, 2014
“The miracle of loaves and fish was the first great potluck supper. It is what women do every day: we feed the multitudes.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton, a lifelong United Methodist, speaking to the convention of United Methodist Women in Louisville. She was quoted by United Methodist News Service
Yale Institute of Sacred Music Congregations 2014
By Religion News LLC — April 28, 2014
New Haven, Conn. – The Yale Institute of Sacred Music is pleased to announce that seven congregations from all over the US have been selected to attend the fourth ISM Congregations Project Summer Seminar in June 2014. Each congregation is working on a project related to the theme The Human Body and the Body of […]
Popes John XXIII, John Paul II elevated to sainthood
By Josephine McKenna — April 27, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “We declare and define Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II be saints, and we enrole them among the saints, decreeing that they are to be venerated as such by the whole church,” Francis declared to the crowd in Latin during the two-hour ceremony.
