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Are you reading a pass-along copy? Get your own e-subscription. Unsubscribe? See link at the bottom of this e-mail. We value your comments, suggestions and feedback, so please e-mail us.  Quote of the Week: "When I came here four years ago, one thing I found striking was all the greenery that had begun to come back. And I was reminded of a passage from the book of Job. `There is hope for a tree if it be cut down that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease.' The work ahead will not be easy, and there will be setbacks. There will be challenges along the way. But thanks to you, thanks to the great people of this great city, New Orleans is blossoming again. " —President Obama, speaking Sunday (Aug. 29) at Xavier University in Louisiana. See more quotes This Week in Religion Press Release Services Gordon College President R. Judson Carlberg Announces 2011 Retirement September 01, 2010 Thomas Nelson’s Bible Group Announces Partnerships with The History Channel Club September 01, 2010 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Listings – September 3 September 01, 2010 Monkfish Book Publishing Announces Publication of History of Muhammad’s Wives September 01, 2010 HarperOne author John Dominic Crossan to Chair 25th Anniversary Jesus Seminar Celebration, October 13-16 September 01, 2010 OCP Artists Win in 8 Categories at the 2010 Unity Awards September 01, 2010 Churches Surprised at Impact and Success of Grief Ministry August 31, 2010 Teaching about Religion in Support of Civic Pluralism August 31, 2010 In the Long Aftermath of the Quake, Faith Sustains Haitian Survivors August 31, 2010 American Experience, Frontline Present God in America August 30, 2010 Progressive Christians to Tackle ‘Savage Inequality’ of Nation’s Economic Crisis August 30, 2010 “One Hand, Two Hands, Five Fingers, Ten!” August 27, 2010 Washington Post’s On Faith: What should Imam Rauf say? August 27, 2010 Center for Inquiry and Military Religious Freedom Foundation Express Concerns over Treatment of Soldiers August 26, 2010 New Survey: Majority Oppose Proposed Islamic Center and Mosque in NYC, But Support Mosque in Own Local Community August 26, 2010 Scribes, scholars and stars to talk religion reporting in Denver August 26, 2010 Journalists, editors eligible for $5,000 scholarships for college religion courses August 25, 2010 ChurchLeaders.com Launches to Help Ministry Leaders Lead Better August 25, 2010 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Listings – August 27 August 25, 2010 See all current press releases Upcoming Religion Events: September 5 Lailat al Qadr (Anniversary of the night Muslims believe the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad. Actual start date may vary depending on the sighting of the moon.) September 6-September 10 National Baptist Convention, USA: annual session September 8 Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year; two days; begins at sundown) September 10 Eid al-Fitr (Muslim five-day feast that commemorates the end of Ramadan. Actual date may vary depending on sighting of the moon.) September 11 Ganesha Chaturthi (Hindu holiday marking the birth of Ganesha) September 17 Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement, holiest day of the year marked by fasting; begins at sundown) September 17-September 19 Family Research Council: Values Voter Summit Religion Careers: Religion News Service Internship See all Job Listings |
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 By Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) Southern Baptist executive Richard Land was pleased at how religious Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally turned out to be. Bishop Harry Jackson, a black evangelical leader, was pleasantly surprised that the Fox News talk show host said things "some of my close friends could have written." And Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. was among the faith leaders to enlist in Beck's new "Black Robe Regiment." In the wake of the conservative commentator's rally on the National Mall last weekend (Aug. 28), some evangelical leaders say he sounded all the right religious notes. But… Read the full story  On Tuesday in Dubai, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told a group of intellectuals that the fight over the mosque is about more than "a piece of real estate" and could shape the future of Muslim relations in the U.S. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that a state investigation of the finances behind… See more of the Religion News Blog 
 Mormon and Jews reach agreement on baptism dispute Army chaplain first to die in combat since Vietnam Pope meets with Israeli president, calls for peace and clarity As Ramadan ends, Muslims seek school holiday COMMENTARY: High Holidays provide way to escape life’s treadmill Former United Church of Christ President admits affair Muslim group releases ads to counter wave of bigotry Patriarch unveils Kremlin icon hidden after Russian Revolution 10 minutes with … Tom Farley Recession prompts plans to lower high costs of High Holidays COMMENTARY: Real educators teach students how—not what—to think Faith-healing family pleads not guilty to manslaughter German Catholic bishops release new sex abuse guidelines Christian women prefer Sunday services to shopping, study says Beck wants to lead, but will evangelicals follow? Jesus Seminar to mark 25 years of questions COMMENTARY: The way forward is not an escape from troubled times Presbyterian pastor to appeal gay-marriage verdict Ex-leader of Belgian Catholics urged victim to keep silent New Orleans marks Katrina anniversary with grief, hope Five years after Katrina, New Orleans takes stock Muslims go `green’ for Ramadan Church court convicts pastor on gay marriage charges Poll: Muslims give Obama highest approval ratings Man sues Mormon church over baptism back injuries Judge rejects proposal to return child to faith-healing parents On other side of church closings, new reasons for hope See more RNS Headlines  Not all victims of 9/11 are remembered equally. So say Muslims who lost loved on 9/11. They say opponents of the proposed Park51 Islamic community center near Ground Zero, by conflating the project and Islam in general with terrorism, not only disregard that many Muslims were killed on 9/11, but equate Muslim victims with the terrorists who committed the attacks. Omar Sacirbey reports. RNS-JEWISH-CHICKENS RNS-JEWISH-CHICKENS: Orthodox ritual chicken slaughter brings protests (RNS) Nicole Neroulias writes about efforts to convince ultra-Orthodox Jews to change or cancel their annual chicken slaughtering ritual before the Yom Kippur observance. About 850. With photos. RNS-RAMADAN-SCHOOLS RNS-RAMADAN-SCHOOLS: Muslims want holy days on school calendars NEW YORK (RNS) There are only about 10 school districts in the U.S. that give Muslim students time off to celebrate the end of Ramadan, and so far efforts to add Eid al-Fitr to the school calendar here in the nation's largest school system have fallen flat. Nicole Neroulias reports. About 800. |
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