Monthly Archives: January 2016
LDS Church responds to alleged spike in LGBT youth suicides
By Jana Riess — January 29, 2016
Recent allegations say suicide is on the rise for LGBT Mormon teens. While the specific details are disputed, the basic message is clear: Mormons need to do much better.
What I’m doing to protect my kids from sexual abuse
By Boz Tchividjian — January 29, 2016
An abuse survivor shares some practical wisdom about how she's protecting her children.
American Atheists suit against Ten Commandments monument advances
By Kimberly Winston — January 28, 2016
(RNS) The group wants a granite bench, engraved with quotes from Madalyn Murray O'Hair and others, set near a Ten Commandments monument at a Florida county courthouse.
Trump is a huge ‘loser’ with GOP Protestant pastors
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 28, 2016
(RNS) If they voted today, 4 in 10 GOP Protestant pastors would pick "undecided." Democrats picked Hillary Clinton.
Evangelicals, it’s time for a gut check on Trump (COMMENTARY)
By Jacob Lupfer — January 28, 2016
(RNS) The Christian right faces a critical choice: It can be small and have integrity, or it can be “yuge” and disastrous.
DiCaprio gets a papal audience ahead of Oscars
By Rosie Scammell — January 28, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The actor kissed the pontiff's hand and gave him a book of paintings by a Dutch painter whose works meld fantastic imagery with reality.
Covering nude statues in Rome for Iran head draws Catholic leader’s scorn
By Rosie Scammell — January 28, 2016
ROME (RNS) “This is our culture. If you don’t want to see it, close your eyes!” Syrian Patriarch Youssef III Younan said as controversy continued over Italy's move to shield nudes from the view of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Donald Trump and the Christian obsession with masculinity
By Jonathan Merritt — January 28, 2016
Do Christian voters like Donald Trump because he's "manly?" And just what does that word mean anyway?
Obama warns of growing anti-Semitism
By Gregory Korte — January 28, 2016
WASHINGTON — On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the president honors 4 people who helped save Jews during World War II.
Shambhala Sun announces magazine name change to Lion’s Roar
By Religion News LLC — January 28, 2016
HALIFAX, N.S. — Lion’s Roar Foundation, publishers of the Shambhala Sun magazine, the largest-circulation Buddhist magazine in the English language, today announced that the magazine has changed its name to Lion’s Roar. The new name is a reference recognizable by Buddhists of all traditions, and expresses the Foundation’s long-standing mission to provide the broadest possible […]
GOP debaters will keep Iowa’s evangelical voters in mind
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 28, 2016
(RNS) Even as evangelicals' share of Iowa voters has not grown since 2007, they're still the dominant force for the GOP.
The blood libel against Planned Parenthood
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 28, 2016
You know what happened with Planned Parenthood this week? Jews get it. Totally.
NFL violence and high school prayers OK with fans
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 28, 2016
(RNS) Many also think the game is more violent than ever. It just doesn't bother them much.
Rabbi who nurtured evangelical love for Israel courts black churches
By Lauren Markoe — January 27, 2016
(RNS) Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein builds a biblical bond between African-American churches and modern-day Israel.
