Monthly Archives: April 2014
Meet James Woods, who could be the first open atheist elected to Congress
By Chris Stedman — April 27, 2014
Arizona's James Woods could be the first person elected to U.S. Congress to openly campaign as an atheist, and the first blind member of Congress in nearly 100 years. He spoke with RNS about his beliefs and his campaign.
Turbulence: tranquility through the storms
By Omid Safi — April 26, 2014
Turbulence in flight, and in life, often leaves us nauseous. And yet beyond that turbulence, there is a calm.
There is serenity. Can we access it?
A room of our own: artists making space and time to create in community
By Rachel Marie Stone — April 26, 2014
Creatives in New York City find a way to make art AND pay the bills -- and they're doing it together.
Sex offenders, faith communities, and four common exploitations
By Boz Tchividjian — April 26, 2014
Offenders within faith communities are experts in exploitation. Knowledge and understanding of these common exploitations is the first step in protecting our communities from predators who walk in and destroy lives right underneath our noses.
What is an ‘evangelical foreign policy?’
By Jonathan Merritt — April 25, 2014
A lot of hot air is devoted to American evangelicals' work on domestic issues such as abortion and gay marriage. But Mark Amstutz, professor of political science at Wheaton College, explains what an evangelical foreign policy looks like.
Pope Francis broaches a rare topic: abortion
By Josephine McKenna — April 25, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pope's remarks represented a departure of sorts for Francis, who has kept a relative silence on the issue as he tried to redirect the church's energies toward combating poverty and income inequality.
Are married priests next on Pope Francis’ reform agenda?
By David Gibson — April 25, 2014
(RNS) The issue came up in discussions between Pope Francis, an Argentine, and a churchman in Brazil, and bishops in Latin America, Africa and Asia have often been the most outspoken about the need to consider a change.
Jars of Clay lead singer supports gay marriage
By Laura Turner — April 25, 2014
Jars of Clay frontman Dan Haseltine has shown his support for gay marriage. What does that mean for contemporary evangelicalism?
Report: Pope Paul VI to be beatified after California ‘miracle’
By Josephine McKenna — April 25, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) According to the weekly magazine of the Pauline Fathers, a miracle involving the birth of a baby in California in the 1990s has been attributed to the late Italian pope; the identity of the family and its location has not been revealed.
U.S. doctors killed at Afghan hospital run by Christian charity
By Valerie Plesch — April 25, 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan (RNS) Afghan officials say a guard suddenly turned his weapon on the staff he was supposed to be protecting at Cure International Hospital and started shooting.
Quote of the Day: Evangelist Franklin Graham
By Ron Ribiat — April 25, 2014
“There’s been an ad circulating asking me to call on the NRA to support universal background checks. I want you to know that God has already done a universal background check on every one of us. He created you and knows everything about you. Nothing is hidden from His eyes.” — Evangelist Franklin Graham, in […]
Cliven Bundy also wonders…
By Laura Turner — April 25, 2014
Cliven Bundy wonders if "the Negro...are better off as slaves." What else might he wonder?
Clemson coach says players aren’t coerced by religion
By Mandrallius Robinson — April 25, 2014
"We have three rules in our program that everybody must follow," Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney says. "(1) players must go to class, (2) they must give a good effort and (3) they must be good citizens. It is as simple as that."
Abominable idolatry * Pope Mensch * Bible 101 : Friday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 25, 2014
(RNS) Rome gets ready for the double-barrel canonizations on Sunday, a Republican candidate in South Carolina steps in it and a nice Jewish boy goes horribly wrong. All that and more in today's Roundup.
US Faith Groups Unite to Call for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Stressing Devastating Humanitarian Impact
By Religion News LLC — April 25, 2014
WASHINGTON DC: On April 24, 2014, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI) sponsored “Making a Difference – Faith Communities and the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons,” a one-day interfaith symposium held at the US Institute of Peace in Washington DC. Over 100 participants from diverse faiths including Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions came together […]
