Monthly Archives: March 2013
Quote of the Day: Edie Windsor, octogenarian
By Ron Ribiat — March 27, 2013
“What changed? As we increasingly came out, people saw that we didn’t have horns.” – Edie Windsor, an octogenarian New York lesbian, speaking outside the the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after the justices heard her challenge to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.
Nicodemus, the mystery man of Holy Week
By Daniel Burke — March 27, 2013
(RNS) The Bible tells us little about Nicodemus. But Christians have found ways to dramatize his journey from skeptical Pharisee to the foot of the cross.
ANALYSIS: Supreme Court searches for way around gay marriage
By Kevin Eckstrom — March 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Amidst all the usual arguments for and against gay marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to be grasping for a way to sidestep an up-or-down decision on a divisive social issue.
College contraception clash
By Michael J. O'Loughlin — March 27, 2013
A Jesuit institution says no condoms and the ACLU vows to fight.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Listings—March 29
By Religion News LLC — March 27, 2013
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show # 1630 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on March 29. Same-Sex Marriage – This past week the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 same-sex marriage restrictions and the Defense […]
Pope Francis calls on Catholics to leave their comfort zone
By Alessandro Speciale — March 27, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) In his first general audience since his election to the papacy, Pope Francis on Wednesday (March 27) urged Catholics to leave their comfort zone to search for “lost sheep.”
Passover in the Supreme Court
By Mark Silk — March 27, 2013
Although Jewish law forbids working on the first two days of Passover, there is something appropriate about the Supreme Court's using them to hold its two-day oral argument on the same-sex marriage cases.
Breaking Bread Together
By Jana Riess — March 27, 2013
Three new books explore the spirituality of the table, and they come at just the right time for me. Bon appetit!
Irish abortion debate reflects growing church-state tensions
By Sarah Parvini — March 27, 2013
DUBLIN, Ireland (RNS) Most European countries allow abortion on demand during the first trimester, but in Ireland, where there is still a palpable struggle between waning Catholic influence and an increasingly secular state, the friction between the two groups continues to escalate.
Father Knows Best: Is coercive sex rape?
By Martin Elfert — March 27, 2013
Rape culture is absolutely a social problem and a legal problem. But it is also a problem of faith. God who is feminine, God who is a victim, God who stands with the least of these, God who hangs on the cross. This is the God who demands that we bring rape to an end.
Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: Supreme Marriage * Francis’ Digs * Ordained Atheist
By Lauren Markoe — March 27, 2013
Next up at the Supreme Court: the Defense of Marriage Act. Pope Francis opts for humble quarters. And an ordained minister celebrates her first anniversary as an atheist.
Tornielli book on Pope Francis publishes first in the world, ahead of schedule
By Religion News LLC — March 27, 2013
Ignatius Press releases first Pope biography today as e-book, April 10th in stores ATLANTA, March 27, 2013 – The much-anticipated first biography on the new Pope is here, one month ahead of schedule, and the author is Vatican insider, Andrea Tornielli, who as Nicole Winfield of the Associated Press describes, is “one of the best, […]
Photo Gallery: Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage rally at the Supreme Court
By Adelle M. Banks — March 26, 2013
Crowd gathers outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2013. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court this week as it considered cases about same-sex marriage.
Quote of the Day: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president R. Albert Mohler
By Ron Ribiat — March 26, 2013
“He will be an outstanding president who will make Southern Baptists proud and who will make the enemies of Christ tremble.” — R. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, on seminary dean Russell Moore, who was tapped to lead the denomination’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
Russell Moore tapped to lead Southern Baptists’ policy office
By Adelle M. Banks — March 26, 2013
(RNS) Russell Moore, the dean of theology at the Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship seminary, has been named the next president of the denomination’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
