RNS Press Releases
Hollywood Producer Makes Life-Altering Discovery at 50…He’s Jewish
By Ron Ribiat — June 9, 2015
Peter Vanlaw had what many in Hollywood would consider an unremarkable upbringing. Raised in LA’s San Fernando Valley, Peter grew up to enjoy a successful career in television commercial production and documentary filmmaking. An only child of German immigrants, raised in a gentile household where religion was pretty much a non-issue, Peter had no idea […]
Bob Abernethy, Host of the PBS Series Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, to Be Honored at the 13th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Awards Dinner on June 8
By Religion News LLC — June 4, 2015
On Monday, June 8, veteran television news correspondent Bob Abernethy, the host and executive editor of the PBS series Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, will be honored with the James Parks Morton Interfaith Award by The Interfaith Center of New York. The Interfaith Center of New York is the non-profit organization that seeks to make New […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – June 5
By Religion News LLC — June 3, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1840 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on June 5 (check local listings). Due to pledge, be sure to check local listings. Latino Converts to Islam – As Muslims around the world prepare to begin […]
John Hagee’s New Book ‘The Three Heavens’ Quickly Hits No. 1
By Religion News LLC — June 3, 2015
SAN ANTONIO – June 3, 2015 – Only three weeks after launch, Pastor John Hagee’s explosive new book, The Three Heavens: Angels, Demons and What Lies Ahead, topped Nielsen BookScan’s nationwide sales tracking for non-fiction religion trade paperbacks. The Three Heavens, a blend of Bible, science and true stories, explores the ongoing battle between angelic and […]
KAICIID, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Launch Partnership to Counteract Violence in the Name of Religion
By Religion News LLC — June 3, 2015
Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA: The Secretary General of the Vienna-based International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), Faisal Bin Muaammar, and the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, today formalised the cooperation between the two organisations through a Memorandum of Understanding on 3 June 2015. Through this Memorandum of Understanding, KAICIID and the […]
Release date arrives for the Captivating Music of The Monks of Norcia
By Ron Ribiat — June 2, 2015
NEW YORK – Today marks the release of BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia, the major label debut from The Monks of Norcia. The stirring and spiritually moving music was recorded by a group of 18 men; half American citizens and half representing a variety of cultural backgrounds who collectively are heralded as one of the most […]
Interfaith Letter Expressing Grave Concerns on Drone Warfare Sent to President Obama and Congress
By Religion News LLC — June 1, 2015
Twenty-nine faith leaders from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh traditions have sent an Interfaith Letter on Drone Warfare to President Barak Obama and the U.S. Congress. The signers say it is morally unacceptable that thousands of innocent people have been killed by US lethal drone strikes. The letter also raises concerns that targeted killings […]
Fifth Annual Wild Goose Festival Takes Flight
By Religion News LLC — May 30, 2015
HOT SPRINGS, NC — At the Wild Goose Festival tent revival meets Burning Man as the largest gathering of its kind in North America. Spirit, justice, music and arts will intersect this summer at Hot Springs, North Carolina, near Asheville from July 9 to 12. Inspired by Greenbelt (UK), SXSW, the Iona Community, and TED, […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – May 29
By Religion News LLC — May 28, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1839 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on May 29 (check local listings). Due to pledge, be sure to check local listings. Seminary Graduate Pastorate Prospects – It’s graduation season, and many new graduates are […]
Indian Christian and Muslim Victims of Forced Conversions Approach US Court Against Hindu Supremacist Group
By Religion News LLC — May 28, 2015
Lawsuit Filed In US Court To Declare Modi’s RSS as “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO) NEW YORK — The victims of forced conversions from India joined the pending lawsuit with US Federal Court seeking “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO) status for a Hindu supremacist group. In November 2014 a forced conversions campaign called “homecomings” was launched by powerful Rashtriya […]
Global Health Leaders, Including Ebola Responders, to Speak at Christian Conference
By Religion News LLC — May 27, 2015
Sterling, Va. — Rear Admiral R. Timothy Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator and head of the President’s Malaria Initiative is one of the global health leaders speaking at the Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) annual conference, June 26-28, 2015 at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. The conference attracts global health professionals and students from across […]
Reflections on Life as a Catholic
By Religion News LLC — May 25, 2015
Richard Emond reveals ‘Reflections on Life as a Catholic’ Author bares critique on Catholicism that few dare to expose STAFFORD, Va. – According to the most recent Statistical Yearbook of the Church, there are over a billion Catholic devotees and followers worldwide. Among these, Catholics vary widely in their practice of the faith. Aptly described […]
Announcement from Phyllis Tickle
By Religion News LLC — May 22, 2015
The Farm in Lucy, Tennessee — As was reported by David Gibson of Religion News Service on May 22, 2015, Phyllis Tickle, the retired founding editor of the Religion department of Publishers Weekly, authority on religion in America, and author of nearly forty books including The Divine Hours series and The Great Emergence, has been […]
New Book, ‘Theory Of Everything: Franciscan Faith And Reason,’ Combines Spiritual & Intellectual Disciplines
By Religion News LLC — May 20, 2015
Ron Walter, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, successful businessman and advocate of ecumenical Franciscan spirituality, offers his view of spirit as love-energy as the author of “Theory of Everything: Franciscan Faith and Reason.” The book traces Walter’s spiritual trek through philosophy, theology and science after his encounter with multiple myeloma and ensuing […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly listings – May 22
By Religion News LLC — May 20, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1838 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on May 22 (check local listings). Nepal Earthquake Relief – One month after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, humanitarian workers are still struggling to help the more than […]
