Kevin Eckstrom
Kevin Eckstrom joined the Religion News Service staff in 2000 and became editor-in-chief in 2006.
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Sister Cristina * Seattle shooting * Baptist beer : Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — June 6, 2014
(RNS) Brave students at Seattle Pacific subdue a gunman "hellbent on killing a lot of people." Sister Cristina brings home the big prize and Russell Moore is not amused (or maybe he is). All that and more in today's Roundup.
Gallup: Gay sex, divorce, extramarital sex reach new highs of ‘moral acceptability’
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Gallup Poll's annual "moral acceptability" scale has been conducted since 2001 and charts shifting cultural attitudes on a number of hot-button social issues.
Inked Jesus * Endless Hora * Spoiled Milk : Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 30, 2014
(RNS) Jesus apparently had a lot of ink, but you won't see any of it in one Texas school district. Family values in Pakistan, the pope's hand-written prayer and why bacon smells so freakin' good --- all that and more in today's Roundup.
Church of Beyonce * Hairy prophets * Ol’ Sparky returns : Friday’s Religion Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 23, 2014
(RNS) The Church of Beyonce, of course. Phil Robertson as a modern-day John the Baptist? And a dinosaur that got swept up by Noah's flood? All that and more in today's Roundup.
ANALYSIS: 5 reasons gay marriage is winning
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 22, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The fight over gay marriage is far from settled -- and some conservatives insist that it never will be -- but pro-gay groups clearly have the momentum. Here's why.
Cartoon popes * Satanic broccoli * Serenity solved : Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 16, 2014
(RNS) Firing gay Catholic teachers has morphed into firing gay Catholic food pantry workers. And we finally know who wrote the Serenity Prayer. All that and more in today's Roundup.
‘Cuz you know you can’t wait for Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 9, 2014
The Benham brothers lose their HGTV show, nuns are losing trust in the Vatican, Westboro Baptist is losing another Phelps and the crucifixion is losing its central figure. All that and more in today's Roundup.
Quote of the Day: Stan Noffsinger of the Church of the Brethren
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 2, 2014
“We pray God’s unconditional love will touch the consciences of the men who did this.” _ Stan Noffsinger, general secretary of the Church of the Brethren in the U.S., commenting on the kidnapping of 234 Nigerian schoolgirls, many of whom are affiliated with the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria.
Prayer politics * Faith v. Fact * Tea Party Jesus : Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 2, 2014
(RNS) Everything's political now, folks, from the National Day of Prayer to scientific facts to even Tea Party Jesus. Get caught up in today's Religion News Roundup.
Quote of the Day: Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 1, 2014
“Churches and other places of worship are intended to be sanctuaries — holy sites where people come to pray and to worship God. In this nation of ours, they have seldom been the locations where violence has disrupted the otherwise peaceful atmosphere. Yet even those occasions — rare as they may be — are not sufficient […]
May/June Religion Calendar
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 1, 2014
Note: Holidays that begin at sundown continue through sundown the next day, unless otherwise noted. This calendar will be updated in two-month increments throughout 2014. May 1 National Day of Prayer National Day of Reason May 2-4 Alliance of Baptists: annual gathering, Portland, Maine. Contact: Carole Collins at 866-745-7609, ext. 202; email: carole(at)allianceofbaptists.org; website: www.allianceofbaptists.org May 4-6 Evangelical […]
Quote of the Day: The National Religious Campaign Against Torture
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2014
Equating baptism to an act of torture like waterboarding is sacrilegious – and particularly surprising coming from you as someone who has publicly professed your Christian faith. — The Rev. Ron Stief, executive director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, in an open letter for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after she told the […]
Abominable idolatry * Pope Mensch * Bible 101 : Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 25, 2014
(RNS) Rome gets ready for the double-barrel canonizations on Sunday, a Republican candidate in South Carolina steps in it and a nice Jewish boy goes horribly wrong. All that and more in today's Roundup.
WATCH LIVE: Pope Francis washes the feet of the disabled for Holy Thursday
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 17, 2014
(RNS) This year the 12 people who will have their feet washed by Pope Francis include nine Italians, one Muslim from Libya, a young man from Cape Verde and an Ethiopian woman
JOB POSTING: Religion News Service Publisher/CEO
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 15, 2014
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