Monthly Archives: January 2014
Russian Orthodox Church to be built on Seine River in Paris
By Elizabeth Bryant — January 24, 2014
PARIS (RNS) If all goes as planned, a golden-domed Russian Orthodox Church will flank the Seine River two years from now, a glittering symbol of Moscow's growing spiritual and political presence abroad.
St. Colbert * Pushing up daisies * Sin City: Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 24, 2014
(RNS) Go green for God with an eco-friendly burial that drops the mahogany casket and gas-guzzling hearse. What can Catholics learn from Stephen Colbert? And is meditation only a thing for attractive blondes? All that and more in today's Roundup.
Jewish bakery evolves to cater to East London’s new clientele
By Brian Pellot — January 24, 2014
LONDON (RNS) Rinkoff Bakeries opened in 1911 when London’s Whitechapel district was a Jewish immigrant hub. The family-run bakery has evolved to serve Harrods, Google and the neighborhood’s growing Muslim community.
Christian authors’ new publishing option: Amazon
By Jana Riess — January 24, 2014
Yesterday, Amazon launched a new Christian publishing imprint. It's great for authors to have this new option, but is Waterfall providing the best deal?
Do corporations have religious freedom?
By Charles C. Haynes — January 23, 2014
Dinesh D’Souza indicted on charges of violating election law
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — January 23, 2014
(RNS) Conservative Christian activist Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of arranging excessive campaign contributions to a U.S. Senate candidate.
The moral hazard of Justin Bieber
By Jana Riess — January 23, 2014
Justin, if you want to get drunk, do it in your own mansion with your sports car safely in the multibay garage. Don't mess with the precious lives of innocent people.
Will Shorter Lines Boost Voter Turnout at the Polls?
By MacKenzie Babb — January 23, 2014
The bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration has released a report encouraging jurisdictions across the country to cut down on long lines at polls on Election Day by expanding early voting, increasing online voter registration, and checking voter registration lists against those provided by other states.
Quote of the Day: Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee
By Ron Ribiat — January 23, 2014
“They are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing them for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of government.” — Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, addressing the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting, on the message that Democrats send to […]
Top 5 unbelievable quotes from Christian radio host Bryan Fischer
By Tobin Grant — January 23, 2014
Bryan Fischer says the darndest things. But how else we know that A&E suspending the Duck Dynasty star was a 'Mark of the Beast' or that gays started the Nazi Party?
Central African Republic’s top clerics call for peacekeepers
By Elizabeth Bryant — January 23, 2014
PARIS (RNS) The Central African Republic's top Muslim and Christian clerics called Thursday for a United Nations peacekeeping force to end their country's brutal conflict.
Pope Francis’ gospel of communication
By Mark Silk — January 23, 2014
For his church's World Communication Day tomorrow, Pope Francis has chosen as his theme: "Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter." Not to get all self-important or anything, but I like to think of my blog as at the service of the same cultural species, whether it be encountering other communicators via links or readers via interactive commenting.
Ranks of defiant United Methodist clergy rise
By Renée K. Gadoua — January 23, 2014
(RNS) Almost daily, evidence mounts of defiant United Methodist clergy breaking church law on behalf of gays and lesbians as the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination struggles with what may be its most vexing rebellion in decades.
Evangelical campaign says everyone — even gays — reflects God’s image
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — January 23, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) “For the image of God exists in all human beings: black and white; rich and poor; straight and gay; conservative and liberal; victim and perpetrator; citizen and undocumented; believer and unbeliever,” the Imago Dei campaign states.
Sikhs say Pentagon rules on religious attire don’t go far enough
By Adelle M. Banks — January 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) “They’ve learned to live with the repeal of DADT (Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell) and so I think they can get along very well with yarmulkes and beards,” said Rabbi Sanford Dresin, director of military programs for the Florida-based Aleph Institute.
