Monthly Archives: June 2014
Ramadan * Hobby Lobby * Political faith: Monday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 30, 2014
For the first time since 1986, Ramadan and the World Cup coincides. We're expecting the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling this morning. Plus, which politicians are pushing faith?
New Book Asserts That Faith-Based Schools Are A Major Key For Resurrecting American Education And Helping Children Of Color
By Religion News LLC — June 30, 2014
Santa Barbara, CA, June 30- A new book by a professor and researcher uses quantitative analysis to assert that the American education system can raise school quality and help students in the inner city far better than it currently does. In his book entitled, School Choice a Balanced Approach, William Jeynes, a Harvard graduate and […]
Stop campus rapes by lowering the drinking age
By Mark Silk — June 30, 2014
So argues New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat proposes and you know what? He's right.
Empowered21 Expands Global Influence in Advance of 2015 Global Congress in Jerusalem
By Religion News LLC — June 30, 2014
TULSA, Okla. – More than 30 leaders from across India and Nepal made history this week by meeting to launch the 13th Empowered21 Regional Cabinet. E21 India marks another milestone in the strength of the Spirit-empowered movement, which numbers more than 600 million people globally. Empowered21 serves every inhabited continent through a dynamic relational network. […]
Lobby Hobby * Meriam’s saga * Mormon purge?: June’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — June 30, 2014
SCOTUS decides whether Hobby Lobby’s favorite hobby (lobbying) paid off. Sudan’s Meriam Ibrahim is yanked around on death row for being Christian. And the Mormon Church excommunicates women’s ordination advocate Kate Kelly on apostasy charges. All this and much more in June's RF recap.
Jonathan Merritt discusses Hobby Lobby’s China dealings on CNN
By Jonathan Merritt — June 29, 2014
Senior columnist for Religion News Service discusses whether Hobby Lobby is hypocritical for doing business with Chinese companies on CNN Newsroom.
Really: no one cares what you did or did not have for lunch
By Rachel Marie Stone — June 28, 2014
Eat as you please. But please, don't tell us all about it.
Religion Newswriters Association Names Roy Larson the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Recipient
By Ron Ribiat — June 27, 2014
In recognition of his many contributions to religion reporting, the RNA Board voted to award Roy Larson the 2014 William A. Reed Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented at a banquet on Sept. 20 during the RNA conference in suburban Atlanta, Ga. Roy Larson’s lifetime achievements, including his life, work on the religion […]
Ramadan adds an off-field challenge for World Cup’s Muslim athletes
By Janet Tappin Coelho — June 27, 2014
(RNS) Ramadan will be a critical testing time for Muslim World Cup players who need to be in peak condition to meet the demands of the game during the knockout matches.
Forget Republican or Democrat: Americans divide by their values
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 27, 2014
(RNS) Instead of neat boxes, there's a reddish/blueish tint in attitudes toward faith, family, and government.
What Ann Coulter’s soccer diatribe misses about God
By Laura Turner — June 27, 2014
The conservative backlash against soccer has increased during the World Cup. Some fault the sport for not employing our God-given opposable thumbs. That's dumb.
4 lessons we can learn from a church that hired a sex offender
By Boz Tchividjian — June 27, 2014
What can we learn from a church that welcomes a sex offender as its pastor?
New Book Sheds Light on the Role Played by Religion in Digital Games
By Ron Ribiat — June 27, 2014
The book Playing with Religion in Digital Games spotlights the growing influence religion has in digital gaming. It also showcases the increased attention by scholars around the world to digital gaming and its impact on popular conceptions of religion. A recent Indiana University Press release illustrates how using religious images, narratives and characters in popular video […]
Vatican diplomat Jozef Wesolowski convicted of sexual abuse, defrocked from the priesthood
By Josephine McKenna — June 27, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was removed from his post in the Dominican Republic and recalled to the Vatican last August amid claims that he had abused boys in Santo Domingo.
COMMENTARY: Conservatives may hold the key to ending the death penalty
By Kirsten Powers — June 27, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Anti-capital punishment activists say the time is ripe for promoting a culture of life.
