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What role does faith have in dating and finding a life partner?
By Religion News LLC — October 16, 2013
WATERTOWN, MA (October 16, 2013) On Tuesday, October 22, 2013, Robyn Lee of Catholic Match will appear on the nationally televised talk show, The Gist. Robyn Lee, editor of the CatholicMatch blog, Faith, Hope & Love, discusses the many ways to navigate the dating process while remaining true to one’s Catholic faith. During the interview […]
Rocco Buttiglione, friend and adviser of Blessed Pope John Paul II, to give Hildebrand lecture at Franciscan University
By Religion News LLC — October 15, 2013
Rocco Buttiglione, Leading European Statesman and Close Personal Friend of Blessed Pope John Paul II, To Give Public Lectures at Franciscan University Steubenville, OH — The Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project is hosting its first Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Prof. Rocco Buttiglione, the acclaimed Italian philosopher, Catholic statesman, and close personal friend of Blessed Pope John Paul II, […]
What the World Needs Now: Shalem Institute’s 40-Hour Contemplative Prayer Vigil Attracts Thousands Across Time Zones and Continents
By Religion News LLC — October 14, 2013
Luminaries and practitioners of contemplative traditions are circling the world in prayer for 40 hours, inspired by an invitation from the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in honor of its 40th anniversary. “The power of people joining hands virtually to circle the world in contemplative prayer shows the prominence of this ancient practice and its […]
Academy Award Winner Roger Ross Williams’ God Loves Uganda Examines The Anti – Homosexuality Bill in Ugandan Parliament
By Religion News LLC — October 11, 2013
Film opens in New York on October 11th and in Los Angeles October 18th (New York, NY) October 11, 2013 – Directed by Academy Award winning Roger Ross Williams, the new documentary GOD LOVES UGANDA explores the Evangelical campaign to alter African cultural values. The film is the result of 3 years spent exploring the […]
Andy Crouch Featured Speaker at National Press Club Talks
By Religion News LLC — October 11, 2013
October 11, 2013—Andy Crouch, executive editor of Christianity Today, will debate ideas surrounding his new book Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power with nationally syndicated columnist Michael Gerson at an “Evening Conversation” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m. In partnership with The Trinity Forum, Pepperdine […]
Church Member Giving and Membership Declined through 2011. The Solution? Church Should Focus on Global Triage Needs, According to New empty tomb Report
By Religion News LLC — October 11, 2013
Church member giving did not recover in 2011, according to a new report from empty tomb, inc. In 2011, in a broad group of denominations in the U.S., per member giving to Total Contributions was down in current dollars, in inflation-adjusted dollars, and as a portion of income, compared to 2010. The new report, The […]
Study of Jewish Planned Giving Suggests Charities Are “Leaving Millions on the Table”
By Religion News LLC — October 10, 2013
(Los Angeles, CA—October 10, 2013) Jumpstart released Connected to Give: Jewish Legacies today, the first in a series of topical reports based upon the wealth of data from the National Study of American Jewish Giving, a survey of nearly 3,000 American Jewish households. “Too many of us in philanthropy think of a charitable bequest as […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – October 11
By Religion News LLC — October 9, 2013
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1706 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 11 (check local listings). Solitary Confinement – The debate over locking up some prisoners by themselves. In the United States there are an estimated 80 thousand prisoners […]
Priest’s Coming Out Story Wins Best LGBT Nonfiction
By Religion News LLC — October 9, 2013
October 11 is National Coming Out Day and Oakland, California author Maurice L. Monette is celebrating. His Confessions of a Gay Married Priest: A Spiritual Journey just won the 2013 Global Ebook Award for best LGBT nonfiction. Monette and his husband are also celebrating 25 years of commitment this year, in addition to the US […]
Peace, Justice & Faith Leaders Make Urgent Call for More Funding to End Intimate VIolence
By Religion News LLC — October 8, 2013
Washington D.C. The dearth of funding devoted to ending intimate violence is shocking. According to a recent Foundation Center report on global human rights, less than one percent is allocated to domestic violence – even though the 2013 World Health Organization report shows that it kills or harms one in three women worldwide. In support of U.S. Domestic […]
SAT-7 Launches North American Arabic Channel Nov. 3
By Religion News LLC — October 8, 2013
EASTON, Md. – After 17 years of broadcasting the voice of the Arab church and Arab Christians to viewers in the Middle East and North Africa, SAT-7 will launch its new North American television channel Nov. 3. Arab viewers across the USA and Canada will be able to access SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA in their own […]
Corban University To Help Students Overcome Loan Burdens
By Religion News LLC — October 8, 2013
Salem, Oregon (Oct. 8, 2013) – Corban University is so confident in the value of their education that they are now guaranteeing that student loan debt will not stand in the way of their graduates’ successful futures. Their new loan repayment assistance program, called The Corban Promise, assures students that they will either secure a […]
Can a Christian Church Have Both Democrats and Republicans and Still Be Effective Without a Church Shutdown?
By Religion News LLC — October 4, 2013
One of the reasons we continue down a divided road is because we can’t seem to have honest dialogue anymore without getting mad or checking out of the discussion all together. We aren’t so much the united body of Christ as we are a civil war. Pastor and best-selling author Michael Cheshire has taken on […]
Kirk Cameron’s ‘Unstoppable’ hits $3.2MM in box office in two nights
By Religion News LLC — October 4, 2013
Nashville, TN: – October 4, 2013 –In theaters for only two weeknights (Sept 24th and Oct 3th), UNSTOPPABLE: A Live Event with Kirk Cameron sold more than 260,000 tickets and reached a theatrical gross of over $3.2 million dollars. In just two nights this independent project sent a loud message – audiences want thought-provoking and […]
New Genre-busting Novel ‘The Point’ Addresses Power of Words and Tells Story of Redemption
By Religion News LLC — October 3, 2013
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 3, 2013 – “The Point: The Redemption of Oban Ironbout” is unlike any fiction available on the market today. Its messages of redemption and the power of words seem to belong in the work of C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien. Author William Jefferson did not intend to write a novel. After a […]
