shootings in Newtown, Conn.
Church leaders tackle the stigma of mental illness
By Bob Smietana — May 6, 2013
(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.
COMMENTARY: President Obama, Mourner in Chief
By Tom Ehrich — April 30, 2013
(RNS) The searing experience of being an effective "Mourner in Chief" might stir President Obama's appetite for political battle. I certainly hope so. Because the people need an advocate.
Meet the ‘Catholic NRA’
By Aaron Schrank — April 10, 2013
(RNS) As the Senate prepares to take up gun control measures, Catholic bishops have urged new legislation in email blasts and Senate Judiciary Committee testimony. But among the Catholic faithful, there are many that oppose all gun control measures. Call them the NRA Catholics. By Aaron Schrank.
Photo slideshow: Holy Week pilgrimage against gun violence
By Kevin Eckstrom — March 25, 2013
"We as Christians are not going to go away until we have a culture of peace and reconciliation," said Connecticut Bishop Ian Douglas, who presided at funerals for the victims of the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last year.
Minn. teen finds a religious mandate for gun control after father’s death
By Beth Kissileff — February 14, 2013
(RNS) Each morning, Sami Rahamin attends synagogue to recite the Kaddish memorial prayer for his father, who was shot dead by a disgruntled former employee. Then he turns his attention to a faith-based crusade: gun control.
Newtown library flooded with grief books after school shooting
By Ann Marie Somma — January 10, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) In the weeks since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults, thousands of books have arrived at the town's public library from all over the country -- from authors, publishers, and ordinary people buying multiple copies of books on Amazon.com that they had found helpful in their grief. By Ann Marie Somma.
Lutheran ‘comfort dogs’ welcome students back to Newtown school
By Solange De Santis — January 4, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) As the children of Newtown returned to elementary school on Thursday for the first time since last month’s deadly shooting spree, they and their parents were greeted by support counselors, teachers and a team of four-legged pastors called "comfort dogs.'' By Solange De Santis.
Fred Phelps’ son condemns Westboro’s plan to picket Newtown funerals
By Kimberly Winston — December 17, 2012
(RNS) The estranged son of a pastor famous for protesting the funerals of soldiers and AIDS victims has condemned his family’s plans to picket funerals of shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., but says local leaders should "let them show up'' instead of trying to ban them. By Kimberly Winston.
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