RNS Press Releases
2015 KidSpirit Awards Honor Young Writers and Artists Inspired by Life’s Big Questions
By Religion News LLC — July 14, 2015
Brooklyn, NY – KidSpirit, the award-winning online magazine and social networking site for 11- to 17-year-olds, announces the recipients of its annual KidSpirit Awards today. The awards, chosen by the magazine’s all-youth editorial boards, recognize contributors for outstanding expository writing, personal essays, poetry, and artwork featured in KidSpirit in the last year. Over 50 editors […]
Box-Office Hit Docu-Drama ‘Four Blood Moons’ Debuts on DVD with Strong Sales
By Religion News LLC — July 13, 2015
SAN ANTONIO – July 13, 2015 – Based on John Hagee’s New York Times best-selling book and a hit with moviegoers nationwide, the gripping docu-drama FOUR BLOOD MOONS launches on DVD with strong sales. With 32,673 DVDs sold, FOUR BLOOD MOONS was the top-selling DVD at CBA retailers in its first two weeks. FOUR BLOOD […]
Major Study: Government Policies Have Not Worked In Reducing Achievement Gap, But Other Factors Have a Major Impact
By Religion News LLC — July 12, 2015
Los Angeles, CA- William Jeynes, a senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton and a professor at California State University-Long Beach, published results of a major study on the achievement gap in the July issue of Education & Urban Society, which indicates that government policies have had no effect in reducing the achievement gap. […]
Rick Warren endorses “CAPTIVE” movie
By Religion News LLC — July 10, 2015
In theaters September 18, 2015 and telling the incredible story based on true events of how one book forever changed a life, “CAPTIVE” will have an immersive social media and online campaign launching today allowing fans to #FollowYourPurpose HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 10, 2015 – In 2005, Ashley Smith was trying desperately to pick up the […]
’90 Minutes in Heaven’ Don Piper’s Amazing Story of Death, Heaven, and Return to Life Earns Movie Edition Book and Feature Film
By Religion News LLC — July 9, 2015
ADA, MICH. – July 9, 2015 – 90 Minutes in Heaven—the New York Times best-seller and inspiring true story of Don Piper’s death, time in heaven and return to a life that included years of intensely painful recuperation—launches a new Movie Edition on Sept. 1. The book launch accompanies the movie adaptation of Piper’s story […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – July 10, 2015
By Religion News LLC — July 8, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1845 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on July 10 (check local listings). Moving Beyond the Confederate Flag – As South Carolina continued debate this week over whether to fly the Confederate flag at the […]
UCC Clergy Organizes Following Vote for Israeli Divestment
By Religion News LLC — July 8, 2015
(Grafton, MA) Following the vote for Divestment from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territories in the United Church of Christ (“UCC”), a group of UCC clergy has organized to present an alternate vision to the denomination. The group, “UCC Clergy for a Just Middle East Peace,” believes that a more balanced, fair and realistic approach […]
Eight more United Methodist regional conferences call for actions to end Israel’s occupation
By Religion News LLC — July 8, 2015
During the 2015 legislative sessions of regional conferences of the United Methodist Church, eight conferences representing hundreds of thousands of church members – California-Pacific, Desert Southwest, Minnesota, New England, Pacific Northwest, Oregon-Idaho, Susquehanna and West Michigan – have asked their own conferences, the denomination, or both to eliminate holdings in companies with ties to illegal […]
In Theaters Sept. 11, 2015–‘90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN’ Lands Distribution Deal With Samuel Goldwyn Films
By Religion News LLC — July 8, 2015
LOS ANGELES – July 7, 2015 – 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN—the stirring story of Don Piper, who died in an accident, experienced heaven and returned to face severe physical, emotional and spiritual challenges—has landed a distribution deal with Samuel Goldwyn Films. The faith film is based on Piper’s New York Times best-selling book of the […]
‘The Presence’ Invites Christians to Deeper Spiritual Journey
By Religion News LLC — July 7, 2015
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Every Christ-follower can have a deeper and more abiding relationship with God, according to a new television series called “The Presence.” “The show is really for Christians who want a deeper life and walk, to mature and be ‘conformed to the image of Christ,’” said John White, who along with his wife, […]
After Liberia Declared ‘Ebola-free,’ New Cases Reported
By Religion News LLC — July 2, 2015
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After 45 days of no new Ebola cases, Liberian health officials had declared the country Ebola-free in May. Now there are a number of new Ebola cases reported in that country, one of whom is being treated in the Ebola Treatment Center at SIM’s ELWA campus in Monrovia. The first case involved […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – July 3, 2015
By Religion News LLC — July 1, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1844 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on July 3 (check local listings). Can charity do harm? – People of faith consider it their religious duty to give to the poor. But Lucky Severson reports on […]
Ceili Rain singer’s “fervent prayer” answered with performance at Papal event and handshake with Pope Francis
By Religion News LLC — July 1, 2015
(Syracuse, NY) Bob Halligan Jr., the founder and lead singer for the International Catholic Celtic rock group, Ceili Rain, was invited to Turin Italy to perform his original music for a Papal gathering of over 100,000 attendees. Pope Francis was in Turin to view and venerate the Shroud of Turin, celebrate a Papal Mass and to meet with and address […]
With Courage in Cleveland, UCC votes for BDS
By Religion News LLC — July 1, 2015
Cleveland, OH – July 1, 2015 The Israel/Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) congratulates the United Church of Christ (UCC) for boycotting and divesting from the Israeli occupation. The UCC’s 30th General Synod voted by an overwhelming majority to divest from five companies profiting from the illegal occupation of Palestinian territory and […]
In Theaters July – ‘Faith of Our Fathers’ Commemorates Vietnam; Honors Veterans at Special Local Premieres
By Religion News LLC — June 30, 2015
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – June 30, 2015 – As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War, FAITH OF OUR FATHERS—a moving story about faith and friendship forged in battle, and the love of fathers that spans generations—premieres nationwide July 1. FAITH OF OUR FATHERS bypasses a traditional Hollywood premiere in […]
