Monthly Archives: October 2015
NY artist Archie Rand takes on Torah’s 613 commandments
By David Van Biema — October 29, 2015
(RNS) Painterly engagement with the central texts of Judaism almost doesn’t exist. Except for Archie Rand.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: Confronting the roots of violence
By Lauren Markoe — October 29, 2015
(RNS) The former chief rabbi of Great Britain says religious violence is the world's greatest threat to freedom. But religion, he writes, can respond to the zealots.
Even most Christians agree that Halloween is fun, not pagan
By Jonathan Merritt — October 29, 2015
Less than a quarter of Americans -- and Christians -- avoid Halloween due to its pagan roots. This is good news.
Arab-Jewish preschool an island of sanity amid violence, parents say
By Shira Rubin — October 29, 2015
JAFFA, Israel — Amid ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis, a school in this city seems more determined than ever to teach Arab and Jewish children about coexistence.
Six ways that ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ is a religion
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 29, 2015
Let's do the time warp again. "Rocky Horror" still matters.
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU’s Sakharov rights prize
By Reuters — October 29, 2015
(Reuters) A Jeddah court handed Badawi his sentence in 2012 after he criticized the Saudi clergy in a blog and called for changes in the way religion is practiced in Saudi Arabia.
Christian evangelists win Michigan speech case over Arab festival
By Reuters — October 29, 2015
(Reuters) Bible Believers sued after police escorted them from the Arab International Festival in Dearborn when they appeared with a severed pig's head and began preaching.
OCP announces Glory & Praise, Third Edition
By Religion News LLC — October 29, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. (OCP) — The nation’s leading publisher of Catholic worship resources unveils the third edition of “Glory & Praise.” This new resource has a 50-year history of contemporary Catholic liturgical music, having helped establish the guitar-based “folk” style as mainstream during the post-Vatican II era. “Glory & Praise, Third Edition” is one of Catholic […]
Study: College experiences can boost Jewish identity for children of mixed marriage
By Lauren Markoe — October 28, 2015
(RNS) Jewish experiences in college were found to boost attachment to Jewish life for those whose Judaism comes from one side of the family.
Bishop Michael Curry’s vision: A world transformed by the love of God
By Adelle M. Banks — October 28, 2015
(RNS) Curry will be installed as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church on Sunday (Nov. 1). He talked to RNS about some of the challenges ahead.
Ronald Lauder: Nostra Aetate was a ‘miracle’ for Catholic-Jewish relations
By Rosie Scammell — October 28, 2015
ROME (RNS) Marking the 50th anniversary of the declaration, 150 Jewish leaders gathered in Rome and on Wednesday took part in a papal audience.
Finding grace, from Cary Grant to Barack Obama to the NFL
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 28, 2015
(RNS) A dance critic finds the animating spirit of grace in athletes, entertainers, rock show roadies and politicians.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – October 30, 2015
By Religion News LLC — October 28, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1909 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 30 (check local listings). New Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry — On November 1, Bishop Michael Curry will be installed as the next presiding bishop of […]
Impressive cast of presenters to headline spring Religion Communicators convention
By Religion News LLC — October 28, 2015
NEW YORK — Religion communicators will build “bridges” among faith groups, find “avenues” to new communications skills and discover “intersections” between faith groups and the world during the Religion Communicators Council’s (RCC) annual convention, March 31-April 2, in New York City. The three-day event will take RCC members to the Interchurch Center on the Upper […]
Polish vote marks resurgence of conservative Catholic values
By Reuters — October 28, 2015
WARSAW (Reuters) The staunchly Eurosceptic PiS, with a brand of patriotism infused with Catholic piety, takes over from the more secular-minded liberal Civic Platform, which led the country for the last eight years.
