Monthly Archives: June 2013
Video: ‘Joe the Barber’ gives haircuts for hugs
By Sally Morrow — June 20, 2013
"Joe the Barber" continues to cut the hair of homeless men in a Hartford, Conn. park for free after the city tried to shut him down.
Muslim Women Dress Up for Ramadan in Style
By Religion News LLC — June 20, 2013
(Washington, D.C., 6/20/13) – Zeena, one of America’s leading clothing lines for Muslim women, recently released its favorite fashion trends and picks for Ramadan 2013. Given that Islam’s holy month of fasting will fall in the middle of summer this year, Zeena’s style guide shows quick and simple ways Muslim women can dress up their […]
New Report Finds that Arab Spring Adds to Global Restrictions on Religion – Each of the Five Major Regions of the World Experiences Increase
By Religion News LLC — June 20, 2013
Washington, D.C. June 20, 2013 — A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that the already high level of restrictions on religion in the Middle East and North Africa – whether resulting from government policies or from social hostilities – continued to increase in 2011, when most of the political uprisings known as […]
Thursday’s Religion News Roundup: Saint John Paul * Exodus shutters * Lourdes flooded
By Yonat Shimron — June 20, 2013
The Vatican says a second miracle has been attributed to former pope John Paul II. Exodus International is shutting down. Flooding damages Lourdes. James Gandolfini, RIP.
Ex-gay group Exodus International shuts down, president apologizes
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 20, 2013
(RNS) The closing of the most prominent "ex-gay" group comes at a critical point for gay rights, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue two potentially decisive rulings on gay marriage and public opinion shifts rapidly in favor of gay rights and even gay marriage.
T.D. Jakes Hosts Colossal Christian Event This August
By Religion News LLC — June 20, 2013
MegaFest Dallas Brings Faith and Fun to Thousands of Families DALLAS, June 20, 2013—Thousands of attendees from some 40 countries are expected in Dallas for Bishop T.D. Jakes’ MegaFest Aug. 29-31. The three-day festival is returning to the United States for the first time since 2006 and will be held at the Dallas Convention Center, […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Listings – June 21
By Religion News LLC — June 19, 2013
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show # 1642 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on June 21. Prisons and the Mentally Ill – In the U.S. the largest institutions housing the mentally ill are jails. On any given day Cook County […]
Activists: 15 years later, religious freedom law falls short
By Corrie Mitchell — June 19, 2013
(RNS) Fifteen years after Congress passed a law to better protect global religious freedom, the legislation is failing to fulfill its mission, activists told lawmakers on Thursday (June 13).
‘Princesses’ embraces a stereotype and leaves some Jews uncomfortable
By Corrie Mitchell — June 19, 2013
(RNS) They're a gaggle of self-admitted "Jewish American Princesses" with their own Bravo reality show. Some Jews, though, just wish they'd go away and take the offensive stereotype with them.
Chuck Knows Church Video: What does ‘IHS’ mean anyway?
By Sally Morrow — June 19, 2013
Have you seen the letters I-H-S around your church sanctuary? What do they mean anyway? Chuck hunts down the mystery meaning.
Creating healthy life patterns: An interview with Mark Batterson
By Jonathan Merritt — June 19, 2013
Pastor and bestselling author Mark Batterson talks about productivity, prayer, and creating healthy patterns.
5 religious facts you might not know about Frederick Douglass
By Adelle M. Banks — June 19, 2013
(RNS) Frederick Douglass, whose seven-foot bronze statue was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, is known as the father of the civil rights movement. But the 19th-century abolitionist and former slave was also a licensed preacher.
Britain’s Girl Guides drop oath to God
By Trevor Grundy — June 19, 2013
(RNS) Britain's Girl Guides -- the equivalent of American Girls Scouts -- are dropping their reference to God in their loyalty oath.
Quote of the Day: Hina Shamsi of the American Civil Liberties Union
By Ron Ribiat — June 19, 2013
“When a police department turns law-abiding people into suspects because they go to a mosque and not a church or a synagogue, it violates our Constitution’s guarantees of equality and religious freedom.” — Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Security Project, after the ACLU sued to stop the New York Police Department’s […]
Benedict and Francis: How much difference is there?
By Alessandro Speciale — June 19, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Both Pope Francis and Benedict XVI want the same thing – to lead people to “understand and accept” the church's teachings. But they go about it in very different ways.
