RNS Press Releases
Values & Ethics – Through a Jewish Lens book & authors
By Religion News LLC — October 14, 2016
Fred and Joyce Claar, will be discussing their new book, "Values & Ethics - Through a Jewish Lens," at Temple Israel, 140 Central Avenue, Lawrence, N.Y., at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016. "Values & Ethics - Through a Jewish Lens," empowers parents to bring relevant moral values of Judaism into family discussions.
CONTENT CHANGE – Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – October 14, 2016
By Religion News LLC — October 14, 2016
Content change for Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly #2007. Please note that David Gibson, Religion News Service reporter, replaces Kim Lawton as correspondent in the Religious Debate and the Campaign segment. The listing for the other segments remain the same.
Volunteers of America joins Faith United Against Alzheimer’s Coalition adding respected and influential national voice to the fight to end Alzheimer’s
By Religion News LLC — October 13, 2016
Faith United Against Alzheimer’s – an UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Coalition mobilizing the faith community in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease – today announced that Volunteers of America has joined the Coalition, a positive step in acknowledging and confronting the devastation Alzheimer’s is wreaking in communities across the nation.
New empty tomb study: Long-term church giving and membership declines don’t yet erase potential for good
By Religion News LLC — October 13, 2016
Long-term declines in church member giving and membership continued in 2014.
But the new study from empty tomb, inc., documenting these trends, says that these declines have not yet erased the church’s potential for good.
Faith groups state nuclear weapons ‘incompatible with values of faith traditions’ at UN General Assembly First Committee
By Religion News LLC — October 13, 2016
On October 12, a joint statement by religious organizations calling for abolition of nuclear weapons was introduced during the civil society presentations at the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – October 14, 2016
By Religion News LLC — October 12, 2016
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #2007 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 14, 2016 (check local listings).
Anti-Catholic, pro-choice atheist finds love … and God
By Religion News LLC — October 11, 2016
One would have been hard-pressed to find a person more secure in her anti-Catholic beliefs than author Sally Read. Heralded as one of the bright young writers of the British poetry scene, Read was a die-hard feminist and staunch atheist. However, all that changed when “[she] found Him who [her] soul loves.” Read’s fascinating conversion to the Catholic faith is masterfully chronicled in her new book, NIGHT’S BRIGHT DARKNESS: A Modern Conversion Story.
Liturgical conference in Portland is first of its kind
By Religion News LLC — October 11, 2016
Catholic musicians Jaime Cortez, Curtis Stephan and Tom Kendzia will lead a free concert Friday, Oct. 21, and a daylong music ministry conference on Saturday, Oct. 22, at University of Portland.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – October 7, 2016
By Religion News LLC — October 6, 2016
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #2006 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on October 7, 2016 (check local listings).
Boko Haram members more likely to have been recruited by friends, family, neighbors than religious institutions or social media: Study
By Religion News LLC — October 5, 2016
Members of the violent extremist organization Boko Haram are far more likely (60%) to have been recruited by people they already know, such as friends, neighbors and family- not by people in mosques, madrasas or other religious gatherings (27%), according to a new study released at the United Nations on Monday 3 October by Finn Church Aid, the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), the Network of Religious and Traditional Peacemakers and the Citizen Research Centre.
Introducing health care for the common good
By Ron Ribiat — October 4, 2016
What if both your Catholic conscience and your wallet could participate in a medical cost solution that observed time-tested health care principles? What if you could pay for your own medical costs while providing for the health care costs of others? What if, as a Catholic, you were able to live practically the principles of Catholic Social Doctrine?
United Methodist Women acknowledge guns factor into domestic violence
By Religion News LLC — October 3, 2016
During the month of October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, United Methodist Women is raising consciousness of the role guns play in violence against women.
146 U.S. Congregations awarded Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Grants
By Religion News LLC — October 3, 2016
Christian Theological Seminary, in its role of administering the Lilly Endowment National Clergy Renewal Program, has awarded grants to 146 congregations located in 37 states and the District of Columbia.
29 Indiana congregations awarded Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Program Grants
By Religion News LLC — October 3, 2016
Christian Theological Seminary, in its role of administering the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs, has awarded 29 grants to congregations in 17 Indiana communities.
New poll: Catholic voters favor Clinton for president
By Religion News LLC — October 3, 2016
As the two Catholic candidates for vice president prepare to face off in a debate on Tuesday at Longwood University, a new poll of likely Catholic voters shows that Clinton leads Trump. The poll also shows that Catholics do not toe the hierarchy’s line on abortion, healthcare and religious refusals. Since 1972, the Catholic vote has been a reliable bellwether for the results of Election Day.
