Monthly Archives: September 2013
Kirk Cameron’s one night event proves to be an ‘UNSTOPPABLE’ success
By Religion News LLC — September 26, 2013
Nashville, TN: – September 26, 2013 – Audiences have once again shown their loyalty and support for Kirk Cameron as the results are in from UNSTOPPABLE, which prove that audiences will head to the theater for quality projects, even on a weeknight. The estimated $2MM box office (unaudited numbers via Rentrak) would rank the film […]
Progressive Catholic media fights
By Michael J. O'Loughlin — September 26, 2013
Progressive Catholic media is fighting with one another. How could this affect their futures?
Rick Warren gets backlash from Asian American Christians for posting photo
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 25, 2013
"People often miss irony on the Internet. It's a joke people! If you take this seriously, you really shouldn't be following me!" megachurch pastor Rick Warren initially posted in a Facebook comment.
Executive leaves company to live All In for God
By Religion News LLC — September 25, 2013
Michael Phillips, minority owner and one of the original architects of the award-winning Louisiana IT firm Sparkhound, has announced he is leaving one of the fastest growing IT firms in the country to form a new organization dedicated to promoting his Christian faith. The organization is called All In, and was created to address the common fears, […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – September 27
By Religion News LLC — September 25, 2013
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show # 1704 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on September 27 (check local listings). Religion and the Affordable Care Act – With enrollment in Obamacare beginning on October 1st and some in Congress seeking to de-fund it, Saul Gonzalez reports on the role of […]
Myth of the perfect family: An interview with Elisa Morgan
By Jonathan Merritt — September 25, 2013
Former president of Mothers of Preschoolers International confesses that all families--even hers--are dysfunctional.
LDS Church Responds to “Ordain Women” Movement
By Jana Riess — September 25, 2013
Twenty years ago yesterday, I went down into the waters of baptism. I did so with some important questions still unanswered, including why women were not permitted to make (or even be consulted about) significant administrative decisions or to exercise ecclesiastical authority in my chosen faith. Those restrictions did not deter me from going where God had called me to go, but they caused me to pray long and hard about my baptism beforehand.
Cruz’s Proverbs * Gosnell’s gospel * Francis’ excommunication: Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup
By David Gibson — September 25, 2013
Father Jim Martin goes on "The Colbert Report" to defend Pope Francis and Richard Dawkins goes on "The Daily Show" to defend atheism. New rules for Catholic chaplains and gay couples in the military, and the Methodist high court will hear a challenge to church teaching on gays.
Archbishop Myers, coadjutorized!
By Mark Silk — September 25, 2013
Appointing a coadjutor in Newark is a good step, but Rome will have to do more to demonstrate that it is serious about bishops who shield sexually abusive priests..
ANALYSIS: Are the media giving Pope Francis a pass?
By Eric J. Lyman — September 24, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis' honeymoon has the global media swooning after the media's abrupt breakup with his predecessor, Benedict XVI.
Assault on professor part of wave of attacks on Sikhs, Muslims, others
By Omar Sacirbey — September 24, 2013
(RNS) It is not clear whether the attacks on Dr. Prabhjot Singh and the Muslim woman, who was also treated at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, are related. But many say the motives, if not the perpetrators, are depressingly familiar.
Father Knows Best: I will stay true when I’m married
By Martin Elfert — September 24, 2013
Getting married right now isn’t going to solve any of your problems — it’s just going to make new ones for you.
StoryTel Documentary to be Televised on EWTN for the 14th Time in 4 Years
By Religion News LLC — September 24, 2013
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 24, 2013 – StoryTel Foundation announces their documentary “Saint John Cantius, Restoring the Sacred” will be televised on EWTN for the 14th time in four years on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 6:30pm ET to 230 million homes worldwide as proof this story is standing the test of time. Saint John Cantius […]
Evangelical adoption movement attacked…again
By Jonathan Merritt — September 24, 2013
The evangelical adoption movement is under attack, mostly from the left.
Conservatives promote House bill to protect opponents of gay marriage
By Lauren Markoe — September 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The bill signifies a shift in strategy for gay marriage opponents: Increasingly resigned to the reality that they're unlikely to stop gay marriage, they're now trying to blunt its impact by carving out explicit protections for dissenters.
