Laura Turner
Laura Turner is a writer and editor living in San Francisco. In addition to being a regular contributor to Christianity Today’s “Her.meneutics” blog, she has also written for publications such as Books & Culture and The Bold Italic. She is interested in the intersection of church and culture.
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400 Years Later, Evangelicals to `Rededicate’ Jamestown for Christ
By Laura Turner — April 27, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A number of prominent evangelicals will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first English settlers landing in Virginia by holding services “rededicating the land for Christ” on Sunday (April 29). The event, dubbed The Assembly 2007, is separate from the scores of others _ including a visit from Queen […]
When Obedience is Next to Godliness
By Laura Turner — April 20, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Struggling to train an unruly dog in your jam-packed life and think you’ve exhausted all resources? Maybe it’s time to take a deep breath and start acting like a monk. For nearly 40 years, an order of Eastern Orthodox monks at the New Skete Monastery in Cambridge, N.Y., have […]
Got a Catholic Question? Boy, 7, Has the Answers
By Laura Turner — April 19, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Among the faithful gathered at the 7 a.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, one face in the front pew always stands out. James Higgins, 7, has been attending daily Mass since he was 3 years old. His parents, Stephen and Lauren, never have to […]
Groups Take Sides in Fight Over Hate Crimes
By Laura Turner — April 18, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Congress will soon consider legislation that extends hate crimes protections for homosexuals, bisexuals and those with gender identity issues in the same way that people are protected now because of race and creed. It’s setting up a bitter battle between traditional faith communities, which teach that homosexuality is […]
Got a Catholic Question? Boy, 7, Has the Answers
By Laura Turner — April 18, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Among the faithful gathered at the 7 a.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, one face in the front pew always stands out. James Higgins, 7, has been attending daily Mass since he was 3 years old. His parents, Stephen and Lauren, never have to […]
`Flying Imams’ Case May Test Limits of Religious Tolerance
By Laura Turner — April 3, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The limits of Americans’ religious tolerance may be tested in the case of six imams who filed suit after being thrown off a US Airways flight last November when other passengers reported suspicious behavior. The imams, who were flying home to Arizona after a three-day conference in the […]
NEWS FEATURE: Haircutting Ceremony Signals Beginning of Religious Education
By Laura Turner — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LIVINGSTON, N.J. _ There were cakes and balloons, a traditional red wagon and a truck, candy and more presents, even Koko the Clown. But this was much more than the usual birthday celebration for a 3-year-old boy. Mendel Grossbaum, an Orthodox Jew, was to receive his first haircut in a […]
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