Monthly Archives: October 2013
Report says U.S. tapped cardinals’ phones ahead of conclave
By Eric J. Lyman — October 30, 2013
ROME (RNS) The news magazine Panorama said the NSA eavesdropping program also listened in on calls to and from the Vatican, including the phones in the Santa Marta guesthouse that housed Pope Francis and the rest of the College of Cardinals.
Evangelical visits to BYU signal a new evangelical-Mormon detente
By Adelle M. Banks — October 30, 2013
(RNS) After top Southern Baptist and Assemblies of God leaders visited Brigham Young University, is there a detente -- perhaps more practical than theological -- between evangelicals and Mormons?
Video: Turkey vs. Dreidel Thanksgivukkah rap battle
By Lauren Markoe — October 30, 2013
A Thanksgiving turkey and Hanukkah dreidel battle in this new rap video, created by kosher food company Manischewitz.
How Not to Disagree with a Mormon Apostle
By Jana Riess — October 30, 2013
It's one thing to disagree with LDS leaders, and to speak plainly and pointedly about the reasons why. It's another to be unfair, inflammatory, and even cruel.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – November 1
By Religion News LLC — October 30, 2013
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1709 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on November 1 (check local listings). Predicting Violence – Adrian Raine, Chair of the Criminology Department at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied the brain scans of violent […]
Leonard Blair, Hartford’s new archbishop, excites not
By Mark Silk — October 30, 2013
Pope Francis' choice as the next archbishop of Hartford is cut from the same episcopal cloth as most of John Paul II's and Benedict XVI's American appointees. But that means he's also a yes-man.
New Jersey school district bans religious songs at winter concerts
By Jeff Goldman — October 30, 2013
BORDENTOWN, N.J. (RNS) A conservative legal group says school officials have misread previous court decisions on whether to allow religious songs at school concerts.
NSA in Vatican? * Pope Parody? * Culture War Truce?: Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup
By David Gibson — October 30, 2013
Did the NSA snoop on the Vatican, too? "Please, call me Frank." Did Pope Francis really say that? And was Sen. Mike Lee signaling conservative priorities for the future -- that don't include culture war rhetoric? So maybe the pontiff does have something in common with the Right. ... Check it out.
Fewer home-school families cite religion as their main motivation
By Katherine Burgess — October 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As home-schooling slowly becomes more mainstream, most parents cite the environment of public schools, not religious belief, as the main reason behind their decision to home-school.
Pastor Doug Wilson says ministers who voted for Obama should resign. Maybe he should go first.
By Jonathan Merritt — October 29, 2013
Pastor Doug Wilson says ministers who voted for Obama are unfit, but his comments raise questions about his own ministry.
Pope Francis, child admirer warm the heart
By Michael J. O'Loughlin — October 29, 2013
Pope Francis warmly greets a child on stage during Vatican event.
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah converge on “Thanksgivukkah” for the first time since 1888
By Lauren Markoe — October 29, 2013
(RNS) Hanukkah and Thanksgiving won't converge again for another 77,798 years, so it's time to break out your "menurky" to celebrate "Thanksgivukkah."
Quote of the Day: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
By Ron Ribiat — October 29, 2013
“In your lifetime, much of your potential — or lack thereof — can be known simply by swabbing the inside of your cheek. Are we prepared to select out the imperfect among us?” — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaking at Liberty University on Monday (Oct. 28) about how advances in science could lead to eugenics. […]
Mormons and Halloween: Bring it on!
By Jana Riess — October 29, 2013
Some American evangelicals have engaged in vociferous hand-wringing about the spiritual dangers of Halloween. By contrast, Mormons seem to adore the holiday. What gives?
What do a puck, a goal and the Catholic Church have in common?
By Wendy Gustofson — October 29, 2013
ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2013 – What could an icy sport like hockey have in common with a hot button religion like Catholicism? In her debut book, THE CATECHISM OF HOCKEY, Alyssa Bormes shows readers that hockey, among many sports, is really a metaphor to understanding and believing what the Catholic Church teaches. Why does hockey […]
