Cathy Lynn Grossman
Cathy Lynn Grossman specializes in stories drawn from research and statistics on religion, spirituality and ethics. She also writes frequently on biomedical ethics and end-of-life-issues
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Iraq patriarch looks to life after war with ISIS
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 20, 2017
Without security and stability Christians are not going back home, he said.
Cardinal Law’s death prompts apologies – and anger
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 20, 2017
(RNS) — When most prelates die, the remembrances do not begin with apologies to the victims of sexual abuse.
Kids’ holiday books: Christ, candelabras — and critters
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 14, 2017
(RNS) — Some are clearly rooted in religious messages, while others focus on family, kindness and generosity in ways that may appeal to interfaith and secular families – and everyone else.
Americans see more jingle, less Jesus in Christmas celebrations
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The survey captures how 'too many people think Christmas is about a mall and not a manger,' said Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College.
5 faith facts about Doug Jones: Quiet Christian
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 12, 2017
(RNS) — While Roy Moore campaigned with a fundamentalist fervor, Jones' religious life has been one of quiet, consistent worship and church involvement.
The Slingshot: Alabama vote; O, Jerusalem; ‘Love Jihad’
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 8, 2017
African-Americans in Alabama recall Roy Moore’s opposition to integration. The biblical narrative behind evangelical views of Jerusalem. Fear of Hindu-Muslim intermarriage provokes violence.
Supreme Court cake case laced with clashing ideas of religious liberty
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 4, 2017
'We can’t take for granted what ‘religious freedom’ is and what it protects,' says Tisa Wenger, an associate professor of American religious history at Yale.
Cue the religion scholar! Representing faith on the big and small screen
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 1, 2017
(RNS) — Try boiling down 400 years of religious history into a few seconds.
The Slingshot: Videos denounced; tax cut morality; ‘biblical’ voting
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 30, 2017
Muslim leaders see danger in Trump’s hateful video retweets. GOP tax proposals go beyond economics to promote conservative evangelical morality. Europe has more Muslims but nowhere near a majority.
Forged in Waco’s fires: The FBI and religion scholars reflect on their 25-year relationship
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 28, 2017
(RNS) — After a 1993 fire, accidentally triggered by federal authorities, killed 75 members of an obscure Christian sect in Waco, Texas, one of the 'lessons learned' was this: Call in religion experts in a crisis where faith is a factor.
6 life and death questions for ethicist Arthur Caplan
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 30, 2016
(RNS) Bioethicist Arthur Caplan looks at the moral quandaries posed by Zika and the Olympics, the right-to-die law in California and more headliner issues.
God? Meaning of life? Many Americans don’t seek them in church
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 28, 2016
(RNS) “Are a lot of Americans on a conscious journey to learn who Jesus Christ is? I don’t think so,” said LifeWay Research's Scott McConnell.
Brexit victory prompts prayers amid economic, political turmoil
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 24, 2016
(RNS) While backers of Britain's exodus from the European Union celebrated, faith leaders focused on the vote's impact on society's most vulnerable.
Ex-Auschwitz SS guard convicted on 170,000 counts
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 17, 2016
Reinhold Hanning told the court in April, “I am ashamed that I saw injustice and never did anything about it and I apologize for my actions."
Why some evangelicals changed their minds about evolution
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 11, 2016
(RNS) Countering creationist theology, 25 evangelicals argue for science in a new book, "How I Changed My Mind About Evolution."
