Monthly Archives: January 2015
Gay Christian songwriter Vicky Beeching: ‘We live in historic times’
By Eliel Cruz — January 28, 2015
Vicky Beeching dishes on her new book and plans for LGBT activism for 2015.
Ugandan bishop willing to defend notorious Lord’s Resistance Army commander in war crimes court
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 28, 2015
(RNS) “The world betrayed this child," said retired Anglican Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng of Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen.
Theologian says Jesus was a ‘trickster’–but it’s not as offensive as you think
By Jonathan Merritt — January 28, 2015
"In Jesus, we see a trickster figure, one who respects the beliefs and traditions of real people, yet also questions them, challenges them and subverts them for the sake of political and religious transformation," says post-modern theologian Peter Rollins.
Parents who do not vaccinate their children should go to jail (COMMENTARY)
By Alex Berezow — January 28, 2015
(RNS) Anti-vaccine parents are turning their children into little walking time bombs. They ought to be charged for endangering their children and others.
Video: A discussion of the State of the Union and news of the week
By Sally Morrow — January 28, 2015
"Social justice and civil rights activists had a lot to like in President Obama’s address, but religious conservatives were concerned by the “reframing” of issues such as gay marriage as matters of freedom and justice."
Historic Ministry Makes Its New Home in Historic Philadelphia
By Religion News LLC — January 28, 2015
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28, 2015—At a press conference today, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and American Bible Society President and CEO Roy Peterson announced that American Bible Society, one of the nation’s first and most enduring nonprofits, will relocate its national headquarters to the historic center of Philadelphia, an area often called the most historic square mile […]
Priced out of New York, American Bible Society decamps to Philadelphia
By Adelle M. Banks — January 28, 2015
(RNS) The society, which supports Bible reading and seeks to have the sacred text translated into all the world’s languages, expects to have a staff of more than 200 in Philadelphia.
New Journal Highlights the Unique Relationship Between Video Gaming, Religion and Culture
By Ron Ribiat — January 28, 2015
A new online journal seeks to broaden and energize scholarly and popular discussions on video gaming, religion and culture. Motivated by evidence that suggests video games play an important role in cultural and religious socialization, especially for the young people, “gamevironments. games, religion, and stuff” is a groundbreaking journal highlighting important approaches to studying gaming […]
‘Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller’ Now Available on New Pop TV Network
By Religion News LLC — January 28, 2015
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — “Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller” (www.hourofpower.org) is now available on the new Pop television network (formerly TV Guide Network), a move that allows the newly re-launched program to reach tens of millions of new viewers. “Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller,” which is created and funded by the ministry, began airing […]
More on bakers & free speech: Why Hobby Lobby decision doesn’t matter
By Tobin Grant — January 28, 2015
Hobby Lobby expanded religious freedom, but there are still limits on what businesses can do.
Tú Me Sostendrás Calls Listeners to a Stronger Relationship with God
By Religion News LLC — January 28, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. (OCP) / Tú Me Sostendrás (You Will Sustain Me), the debut album from Hispanic Catholic powerhouse couple, Koren and Jessica Ruíz, has been released to audiences eager for music to express the song of praise deep within their hearts. Filling a need for Spanish contemporary music that nurtures and strengthens faith, this new […]
Auschwitz was about the Jews (COMMENTARY)
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 27, 2015
(RNS) Some question whether American Judaism is still overly focused on the morbidity of the Holocaust. I have often raised that question myself, but not now. Not when a new, groundbreaking documentary about the Holocaust can barely say the word “Jew.”
In Washington state, a Tibetan Buddhist nun blazes a trail for other women to follow
By Tracy Simmons — January 27, 2015
NEWPORT, Wash. (RNS) A Tibetan Buddhist nun has quietly founded one of the only U.S. monasteries where women -- and soon men -- can become fully ordained. Since its founding in 2003, 10 nuns have been ordained there.
In major move, Mormon apostles call for statewide LGBT protections
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — January 27, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) The move, one LGBT advocates have been pushing for years, provides a major boost for the prospects of of a state nondiscrimination statute.
San Francisco priest bars altar girls, sparks another controversy
By David Gibson — January 27, 2015
(RNS) The Catholic priest behind the new boys-only policy made waves at another parish when he said parishioners who voted for Barack Obama had to go to confession. The latest uproar comes amid a wider debate over whether the Catholic Church has become too “feminized.”
