RNS Press Releases
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – April 24
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1834 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on April 24 (check local listings). America’s Incarcerated – The United States has more people in prison than any other country in the world – more than 2-million […]
Houses with Hope Challenges American Christians to Join Together in Aiding Survivors of Terror Attack in Kenya
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – In response to the April 2, 2015 attack on Christian students at Garissa University College in Kenya, Houses with Hope, the U.S.-based non-profit dedicated to assisting needy individuals and families in Africa, has launched a GoFundMe campaign entitled “United4Kenya” to aid in providing immediate relief for the survivors and families of those […]
Global Sisters Report Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
Kansas City, MO – Global Sisters Report, the groundbreaking project giving greater voice to Catholic sisters around the globe, celebrates its one-year anniversary today. As the first reporting initiative dedicated exclusively to Catholic sisters, the project’s website, GlobalSistersReport.org, presents a realistic portrait of Catholic sisters in a changing world. The project brings together a worldwide […]
Increase Evangelization with a Mobile App for your Catholic Community
By Religion News LLC — April 23, 2015
Cleveland, OH – Did you know that the average US consumer spends roughly 2 hours and 42 minutes on their phone? You may think that mobile technology is unnecessary to your church, but considering those figures, are you certain? Churches have websites and it only makes sense that you would want to be as mobile-optimized as […]
Are Your Friendships Fearless? Daring to Love Those Different From Us
By Religion News LLC — April 22, 2015
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A hookah bar in Saudi Arabia. Gay friends in Durango. A forest fire sweeping toward a Colorado youth camp. All three can help improve on Christian love? Yes, and all three feature prominently in Andy Braner’s new book—No Fear In Love—Loving Others the Way God Loves Us. Available May 19, this uncommon […]
Every Tongue, Every Nation, Worshiping as One
By Religion News LLC — April 22, 2015
Now, more than ever, it is crucial that Christians join together in multicultural, multiethnic worship gatherings. Believers must set aside personal preference, realize the benefit of going beyond what is comfortable and traditional, and model a higher standard for a watching world. Worship Outside the Music Box by Dr. Stephen Newby examines the need for […]
United Methodists gather at Christian unity conference
By Religion News LLC — April 21, 2015
NEW YORK — United Methodist leaders are gathering for annual unity workshops in North Carolina, the United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training (UMEIT). Held in conjunction with the annual National Workshop on Christian Unity, UMEIT affords United Methodists an important opportunity to meet together, build community, compare notes, share best practices, and network across the […]
New Novel Highlights Catholic-Orthodox Relations
By Religion News LLC — April 21, 2015
A “new adult” novel, Holy Fool, Holy Father (November 2014, WC Publishing) explores both ecclesiastical and gender relationships in a coming-of-age epic spanning thirty years and three continents. Ever undergirding and informing the story is the Eastern Orthodox phenomenon of the so-called “Holy Fools”, saints whose unconventional behaviors nonetheless are used by God to save […]
Zondervan Announces Chuck Colson’s Final Book on Anniversary of His Passing
By Religion News LLC — April 21, 2015
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Today, on the third anniversary of the death of Charles W. “Chuck” Colson, one of the most eloquent and influential evangelical Christian leaders of our time, Zondervan announces the upcoming release of Colson’s last published work, My Final Word: Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most (Aug. 4, 2015). “Chuck Colson […]
Open Doors and the Simon Wiesenthal Center Respond to the Execution of Christians in Libya
By Religion News LLC — April 20, 2015
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Following the release of a video Sunday by the Islamic State group (ISIS) showing the execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya, Open Doors USA President and CEO David Curry along with The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Associate Dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, and Director of Interfaith Issues, Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, issued the following […]
EchoLight Studios Joins Family Research Council to Take a Stand For Marriage
By Religion News LLC — April 16, 2015
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – With the Supreme Court hearing arguments concerning same-sex marriage looming on April 28, EchoLight Studios is continuing sharing the message of the erosion of American’s religious liberties in its award-winning film, “One Generation Away,” by joining with Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council on April 26 during Stand For Marriage Sunday. “The […]
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – April 17
By Religion News LLC — April 16, 2015
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1833 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on April 17 (check local listings). Creating Artificial Intelligence – Will human beings become able to make robots that are smarter than we are? Could they become able to […]
Hartford Seminary Executive Committee Issues Statement Decrying Violence in the Name of Religion
By Religion News LLC — April 16, 2015
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Hartford Seminary has watched with dismay the rising tide of violence being done around the world in the name of religion. Of especially grave concern to us is the violence directed against members of religious communities by assailants thought to adhere to other faiths. As Muslims, […]
Americans’ Advice to Candidates: Read the Bible More Often
By Religion News LLC — April 15, 2015
NEW YORK — As more and more candidates declare their intention to run in the next presidential race, a new report finds that Americans believe increased Bible reading could benefit all politicians. American Bible Society’s annual State of the Bible research found 58 percent of Americans believe regular Bible reading would actually make politicians more effective. […]
A Call to the Episcopal Church to Recognize the New Political Landscape in Israel & Palestine
By Religion News LLC — April 15, 2015
As the Episcopal Church approaches its 78th General Convention in Salt Lake City this June, a new group, the Episcopal Committee for Justice in Israel and Palestine, has been created to advocate for a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land. (See below for names of group members.) To coincide with the announcement of […]
