Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: Same-sex Delaware * Abductions * Graham crusade
Delaware is the 11th gay marriage state. Three women hidden in plain sight. Billy Graham’s last crusade?
Culture
Dalai Lama wows Maryland crowd, rubs noses with governor
(RNS) His English is terribly broken, and punctuated by sudden fits of giggles. But for nearly an hour Tuesday, the Dalai Lama entranced an arena full of admirers at the University of Maryland, who said he conveyed his message perfectly.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Room to read
John Wood is spreading his religion of literacy in Vietnam, in Africa, in India. It was only 15 years ago that Wood took a hike that changed his life and impacted millions of others.
A controversial Broadway play on the Virgin Mary closes Why?
NEW YORK (RNS) A Tony-nominated play with a controversial take on the Virgin Mary reflecting on her life closed far earlier than planned. Now the question is: Why? After all, biblically themed shows are all the rage on television and in the movies. Was “The Testament of Mary” too controversial – or not controversial enough?
Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: Ritter v. Messiah * Religious reality TV? * Kierkegaard at 200
A Methodist bishop responds to coverage of a pastor who’s in trouble for officiating at his gay son’s wedding. Is a big state grant to Princeton Theological Seminary illegal? Who speaks the most “Catholic” in Congress? The answers may surprise.
Monday’s Religion News Roundup: Tsarnaev corpse * Rabbi race * Yoga prayer
No cemetery has yet agreed to bury the body of the Boston Marathon bomber. The race for chief rabbi in Israel is a doozy. And do you stretch for enlightenment, or do you just want to look good in a bathing suit?
Church leaders tackle the stigma of mental illness
(RNS) For years, Southern Baptist leader Frank Page did not share the painful details of his daughter’s suicide, fearing that some Christians might speak ill of her if they knew. Mental illness and suicide were taboo topics for many churches, seen as a kind of spiritual failure. That may be starting to change.
After Rhode Island, is gay marriage ‘inevitable’? Conservatives say no
WASHINGTON (RNS) As Rhode Island becomes the 10th state to approve same-sex marriage, a leading opponent blames Hollywood, academia and the mainstream media for the movement.
Friday’s Religion News Roundup: Fugee out * Madonna a Methodist? * Pop Quiz
Father Fugee is out, Archbishop Myers is still in. Why is the Christian faith of Jason Collins overlooked and Tim Tebow’s overhyped? Bonus question: can you define ‘schismogenesis’? Answer below.
Pentagon refutes reports of anti-Christian policies
(RNS) Christian conservatives have grown increasingly alarmed over reports that the Pentagon has adopted new policies aimed at disciplining or even court-martialing those who share their faith. But the Department of Defense on Thursday said evangelization is still permitted.
