Religion News Roundup
Mother Teresa 2014! * Driscoll’s downfall * ‘Providing for’ gays : Thursday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — October 16, 2014
Today's religion news: Good for Mother Teresa and professional beggars. Not so much for Mark Driscoll and (probably) gay Catholics.
Synod: “All good!” * Bible Quiz! * Sermon Subpoenas: Wednesday’s Roundup
By David Gibson — October 15, 2014
Houston wants homilies, and that's not a good thing. The latest from that wild and crazy Vatican summit. Did Archbishop Chaput really tell a Catholic pol he could support the death penalty? Mental illness and houses of worship.
Vatican Thaw * Ebola Mass * Dwindling Nuns : Tuesday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — October 14, 2014
The Vatican gets as friendly as it ever has with gay Catholics. In Texas, a Mass for the nurse with Ebola. And where are all the American nuns?
Malala’s prize * Huckabee’s exasperation * Pulpit confession: Friday’s Roundup
By Yonat Shimron — October 10, 2014
The Nobel Peace Prize goes to the youngest recipient ever. Mike Huckabee says he's outta here. A pastor makes an appalling confession.
Joan v. John * Holocaust selfie * Mass Mobs: Thursday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — October 9, 2014
(RNS) All of today's religion news, presented in a format that even my 2-year-old twins could understand. Well, maybe not the Dutch Jewish grandmother prostitutes part.
Sinful cohabitation * Godly prices * Ebola church : Wednesday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — October 8, 2014
God grabs the check at North Carolina diner. Better quit saying "living in sin." And a look at the Texas church tending to the family of man known as the first U.S. case of Ebola.
Girding Loins * Pope Quiz * Movie Previews: Tuesday’s Roundup
By David Gibson — October 7, 2014
Want to know how baseball is like liturgy? What "parrhesia" means? Who Kelsey Grammar is playing in "Killing Jesus"? And why Karl Marx and John Paul sound alike?
Ebola kiss * Giving stats * Religiously tweeting: Monday’s news roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — October 6, 2014
Ebola is threatening Liberian culture where kissing cheeks at church is common. Which states give the most to charities? Ones with more church-goers. Plus, find out which religious group tweets the most.
Holy days * Artistic objections * Left Behind: Friday’s Roundup
By Yonat Shimron — October 3, 2014
The next 48 hours are a triple whopper of holy days. Jews and Catholics object to an opera and a film. The new Left Behind movie is 'God-awful.'
Seminary strife * Gay AA * Spare the Rod : Thursday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — October 2, 2014
(RNS) Here's what's making news today: Beards, Jesus statues, religious transportation drama and, unfortunately, Louis Farrakhan.
Aslan on Islam * Bishop bars girls * Gordon’s gays: Wednesday’s Roundup
By David Gibson — October 1, 2014
Jimmy Carter is 90! Was he our "most religious president"? Should Catholic girls play co-ed football? Should Gordon College allow gay sex? Is abortion a hanging offense?
Halal KFC * Bible Museum * Bishop Finn: Tuesday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — September 30, 2014
Colonel Sanders tries to be more Muslim than the imams. The Vatican is investigating KC's Bishop Finn. And the Hobby Lobby Bible museum, soon to be built in the heart of the nation's capital, gets an official name. (And it's not "Hobby Lobby Bible Museum.")
Ebola spread * BYU beards * Bishop resigns : Monday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 29, 2014
An American doctor exposed to Ebola has been admitted at the NIH near DC. BYU students are protesting the school's ban on beards. Plus, a bishop resigns after admitting he has been "unfaithful."
A sorry police chief * More brisket * Strikes and slapdowns: Friday’s Roundup
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 26, 2014
Eric Holder is out, Ferguson is roiling, and Jonathan Merritt is in a showdown over spanking and Scripture. And there's more...
Jewish Cuisine 101 * Hail Satan * St. Ken, Martyr and Virgin : Thursday’s Roundup
By Kevin Eckstrom — September 25, 2014
(RNS) For the culinarily Jewish among us, it's the feast before the fast ... Unless you want a "Jew-sized" salad in Mississippi. Barbie and Ken have new jobs, and the pope may be having second thoughts on Communion for divorced Catholics.
