Monthly Archives: August 2014
Choosing Headscarves * Vatican Justice * Defying ISIS : Tuesday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — August 26, 2014
Wearing a headscarf when your mom doesn't. Will the Vatican send the offending archbishop to the Caribbean? And one man's response when ISIS said "convert or die."
2014 Book of the Year Award Goes to Liguori Publications
By Religion News LLC — August 26, 2014
Liguori, Mo. (August 26, 2014). Meditations on Vatican Art, published by Liguori Publications, has received the prestigious 2014 Book of the Year Award from the Association of Catholic Publishers. The award recognizes the best in Catholic publishing and considers the quality of both content and design. This coffee-table art book with meditations by Fr. Mark […]
Forget priesthood — moderate Mormon feminists seek a middle way
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — August 25, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Some Mormon women in the U.S. and abroad have embraced a careful approach short of ordination.
Michael Brown’s funeral echoes with cries for justice
By Yamiche Alcindor — August 25, 2014
ST. LOUIS (RNS) Quincy Harts, 40, of St. Louis, was outside the church wearing a T-shirt with Brown's picture and the words: "No Justice, No Peace."
Travelblog: Hate speech, the First Amendment and religious sensitivity
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 25, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) "Everybody knows what hate speech is," my new Pakistani colleague told me. But do we?
Vatican: Former diplomat who abused children could face extradition
By David Gibson — August 25, 2014
(RNS) It's not clear whether Jozef Wesolowski
, who has been defrocked and stripped of his diplomatic immunity, could be sent the Dominican Republic, where he preyed on young boys.
Desmond Tutu’s four steps to forgiving others: An RNS interview
By Jonathan Merritt — August 25, 2014
The Nobel prize winner offers advice on how to heal the heart after being hurt.
In Ferguson, Nation of Islam members push for peace
By Lilly Fowler — August 25, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. (RNS) The Nation of Islam and other groups -- such as Black Lawyers for Justice -- helped control the crowds and may have protected businesses from looters.
I need Mormon anger management
By Jana Riess — August 25, 2014
A Book of Mormon story reminds me to keep my anger in check even when (especially when?) I'm feeling righteous indignation, as I have this summer over women's ordination and same-sex marriage.
Religious liberty coalitions shift – Obama backs Becket Fund’s client, previous allies go mute
By Tobin Grant — August 25, 2014
Religious freedom advocacy in the United States is often a quirky, complicated enterprise. Groups who are combatants one day may be allies the next.
Napa quake * Foley, Brown funerals * ‘Nats Mass’: Monday’s Roundup
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — August 25, 2014
These are days that rattle the soul, not only the ground under Napa. But we can take a break and laugh at The Simpsons marathon
Why Christians shouldn’t celebrate Mark Driscoll’s demise
By Jonathan Merritt — August 24, 2014
Pastor Mark Driscoll's leave of absence is a relief, but hold off on glee.
Mark Driscoll to step down while Mars Hill reviews charges
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 24, 2014
(RNS) The megachurch pastor has faced a series of allegations in the past year, including charges from former Mars Hill pastors.
Catholic bishops, Becket Fund slam newest HHS contraception mandate rules
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — August 22, 2014
(RNS) The newest revision by the Obama administration still doesn't satisfy some religious groups' objections.
Greece, N.Y., policy may prohibit atheists from public invocations
By Kimberly Winston — August 22, 2014
(RNS) Greece, N.Y., the city at the heart of last May's Supreme Court ruling on sectarian prayer at public meetings, issued new rules for giving invocations that may exclude atheists.
