Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in 2007. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons
Need to know: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Shambhala International fights to survive in face of sex scandal
In order to address outstanding debt, the board is looking into selling Marpa House, a beloved property used as an intentional living community for about 40 people.
A fight over ‘So help me God’? God help us
Let’s avoid adding more fuel to the culture wars. God should not be a political football, writes Thomas Reese.
Are yoga and mindfulness in schools religious?
Yoga and mindfulness could become the fourth 'R' of public education. But up for debate is whether the 'R' in this case stands for relaxation or religion, writes Candy Gunther Brown.
Divine intervention: Vatican aide defies police to restore power to homeless shelter
An aide to Pope Francis has shimmied down a Rome manhole in order to restore electricity for hundreds of homeless people living in an unused state-owned building.
A fishing line encircles Manhattan, protecting sanctity of Sabbath
This string is part of an eruv, a Jewish symbolic enclosure. Most people walking on the streets on Manhattan do not notice it at all. But many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string in order to leave the house on Sabbath.
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As Catholic-Jewish relations warm in Rome, they cool in Chicago
As Catholics in Rome reached out to Jews, Louis Farrakhan took the pulpit of a Catholic Church in Chicago.
For houses of worship, interfaith collaboration is the future of security
Faith leaders across the country are putting their heads together to help protect their congregations. And to do so, they’re increasingly crossing denominational lines.
Is religious kitsch offensive? The answer is in the eye of the beholder
The line between well-intentioned kitsch and bad taste, experts in religious artwork say, can be blurry.
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Marianne Williamson’s metaphysical campaign for president
Coming soon to the Democratic presidential debates, writes Mark Silk.
The black Muslim female fashion trailblazers who came before model Halima Aden
Clothing has played a central role in constructing a unique black Muslim identity since at least the mid-20th century, writes Kayla Renee Wheeler.
The (national) fall and (local) rise of pro-life Democrats
(RNS) — The evisceration of pro-life Democrats from Congress is all but complete, but on the local level Democratic parties are increasingly committed to a diversity of opinion on abortion.
