death and dying
Choosing to die well
How the place comforts us
Why American doctors need to hold the line on physician-assisted suicide
What is hell?
PBS film explores how we go gently – or kicking and screaming – into the night
The ’Splainer: Billy Graham, lying in honor and civil religion
Is it ethical to defy evacuation orders?
(RNS) As Sandy cleanup continues, so does an ethical debate: Is evacuation a moral duty? By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
Parents accept daughter’s rare illness as ‘God’s will’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) It's one thing to talk about God's will when life is good. It's another when a doctor is saying your baby won't live. Eric and Ruth Brown were forced to consider religious, medical and ethical issues most parents never will. By Bob Smietana.
Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: NC Prayers, Moon’s heirs, pot in the churchyard
Here's the prayer lineup for the DNC. The Rev. Sun Myung Moon's heirs have a history of squabbling over his money. And how did the marijuana get into the churchyard?
Sikh temple shooting victims remembered for kindness, generosity
(RNS) The six Sikhs killed Sunday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin died as they lived, shot down amid acts of prayer and kindness.
Counter-protesters targeting Westboro Baptist Church
(RNS) Thousands of people wearing red shirts gathered in downtown Columbia, Mo., in response to word of a planned protest by the Kansas-based group Westboro Baptist Church. By Kellie Kotraba.
Aurora worshippers seek solace, guidance after movie theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. (RNS) Worshippers in this city rocked by Friday's mass shooting flocked to church Sunday, seeking solace within their faith communities.
Religious leaders call for prayer and tighter gun control after Colorado shooting
People of faith respond to Colorado shooting
(RNS) People of faith - including President Obama and his GOP challenger Mitt Romney - are responding to Friday's shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
Technology shifts the meaning of ‘death us do part’ in funeral rituals
(RNS) Technological advances have dramatically altered how we grieve for and memorialize the dead. In Mourning 2.0, bereaved share their sorrow on Facebook, and light virtual candles on memorial websites. Mourners affix scannable barcode chips to tombstones so visitors can pull up photos and videos on a smartphone. By Laura Petrecca.