Monthly Archives: May 2014
How to kvetch with those who kvetch
By Rachel Marie Stone — May 31, 2014
Other people's moments of crisis and pain are not opportunities for you to unburden your own soul.
Gallup: Gay sex, divorce, extramarital sex reach new highs of ‘moral acceptability’
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Gallup Poll's annual "moral acceptability" scale has been conducted since 2001 and charts shifting cultural attitudes on a number of hot-button social issues.
The Lazy Mormon’s Pareto Principle
By Jana Riess — May 30, 2014
This is Mormonism’s Pareto Principle: 20 percent of the people do 80 percent of the work. And without those stalwart few, the rest of us would be sitting in Cheerio-encrusted chapels.
Italy’s Catholic bishops try to put brakes on speedy divorce law
By Josephine McKenna — May 30, 2014
ROME (RNS) “I do not believe you can call this an achievement, much less define it as historic,” said Monsignor Nunzio Galantino. “Speedy divorce will not help anyone.”
Quote of the Day: Pope Francis
By Ron Ribiat — May 30, 2014
“This indifference makes you sick. Once again we have to repeat the name of the illness that makes us feel so bad in the world today – the globalization of indifference.” — Pope Francis, criticizing the “globalization of indifference” in relation to Syrian crisis.
Ahead of the World Cup, Brazil’s churches work to protect children from sex abuse
By Janet Tappin Coelho — May 30, 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) With an estimated 600,000 soccer fans expected to arrive in Brazil within a matter of days, the South American nation is under pressure to combat its international reputation as a destination for child sex tourism.
Gay marriage victories propel cases toward Supreme Court at record speed
By Richard Wolf — May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The race to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation’s state and federal courts has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, fueled by an unbroken string of pro-marriage rulings since the Supreme Court first weighed in on the subject last June. As each decision strikes down state bans, it becomes more difficult for judges to ignore […]
Rolling Stones’ first Israeli concert delayed to accommodate religious fans
By Michele Chabin — May 30, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Orthodox Jews do not drive on the Sabbath or holidays, so it would have been impossible for them to arrive at the venue on time.
Addressing the distorted theology that defends abusers
By Rachel Marie Stone — May 30, 2014
Until l I read Is It My Fault? Hope and Healing for Those Suffering Domestic Violence by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb, I had no idea that the leading cause of death for African American women ages 15 to 45 is murder at the hands of a partner.
On-the-job training isn’t working
By Boz Tchividjian — May 30, 2014
The on-the-job training of pastors and other faith leaders in preventing and responding to child sexual abuse isn’t working. What if we started training in the seminaries?
Providing rest for families of children with disabilities
By Tobin Grant — May 30, 2014
Jill's House, a faith-based health facility, is focused on one goal: giving parents of children with intellectual disabilities short-term breaks to rest and rejuvenate.
Inked Jesus * Endless Hora * Spoiled Milk : Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 30, 2014
(RNS) Jesus apparently had a lot of ink, but you won't see any of it in one Texas school district. Family values in Pakistan, the pope's hand-written prayer and why bacon smells so freakin' good --- all that and more in today's Roundup.
Interfaith group speaks out in wake of Santa Barbara shooting spree
By Megan Sweas — May 29, 2014
LOS ANGELES (RNS) “We are here this morning to stand with the multitude of groups across the United States who are advocating for sensible, common sense laws to limit the effects of gun violence,” said Steve Wiebe, co-chair of Abrahamic Faiths Peacemaking Initiative.
Breaking Amish myths
By Tobin Grant — May 29, 2014
The Amish are far more interesting than our the quaint stereotypes .
Catholic bishops push (again) on immigration reform
By Heather Adams — May 29, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., said bishops wanted to tell some of the stories from a border Mass to humanize the immigration debate because “when there’s a faceless person, it’s easy to reject or ignore or put aside that person.”
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