Newtown
On the anniversary of Sandy Hook, a mother’s gratitude for her child’s faith
By Sophfronia Scott — December 13, 2017
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) — He has few words for the magnitude of what happened but I knew he had to work his own grief, and the way he did so would determine the way in which he walked through the world — whether he could live in faith and not fear.
Aide shares the Bible devotionals he sent to President Obama each morning
By Adelle M. Banks — October 21, 2013
(RNS) Joshua DuBois continues to send devotional messages to President Obama every morning, even though he stepped down in February as director of Obama's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Lutherans may discuss disputes over joint worship
By Tim Townsend — July 19, 2013
(RNS) Missouri Synod Lutherans will spend the next several days discussing a range of issues from the future of Lutheran education to theological disputes over worship practices.
Feds release first guidelines for confronting a church shooter
By Lauren Markoe — June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Though shootings at churches and other houses of worship remain relatively rare, they can make inviting targets for gunmen -- particularly disturbed individuals -- who are looking for a highly visible target to settle a grudge or make a political statement.
Newtown ‘debacle’ reopens old wounds for Missouri Synod
By Tim Townsend — February 13, 2013
ST. LOUIS (RNS) A decision to censure a pastor for participating in a prayer service for victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre has reopened old wounds for the often politically divided Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Lutheran pastor apologizes for praying at Newtown vigil
By Caleb K. Bell — February 6, 2013
(RNS) A Lutheran pastor in Newtown, Conn., has apologized after being reprimanded for participating in an interfaith vigil following the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Did gun control prevent Jews from stopping the Holocaust?
By Lauren Markoe — February 6, 2013
(RNS) Many American Jews and others are fervently rebutting a claim made by gun rights activists: that gun control kept firearms from European Jewry, and made the Holocaust, if not possible, than more catastrophic than it would otherwise have been.
Religious coalition takes on the gun lobby
By Lauren Markoe — January 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Dozens of the nation’s faith leaders said Tuesday (Jan. 15) that they’re ready to take on the gun lobby and demanded that politicians take quick and concrete steps to stem gun violence. By Lauren Markoe.
Newtown library flooded with grief books after school shooting
By Ann Marie Somma — January 10, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) In the weeks since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults, thousands of books have arrived at the town's public library from all over the country -- from authors, publishers, and ordinary people buying multiple copies of books on Amazon.com that they had found helpful in their grief. By Ann Marie Somma.
Lutheran ‘comfort dogs’ welcome students back to Newtown school
By Solange De Santis — January 4, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) As the children of Newtown returned to elementary school on Thursday for the first time since last month’s deadly shooting spree, they and their parents were greeted by support counselors, teachers and a team of four-legged pastors called "comfort dogs.'' By Solange De Santis.
COMMENTARY: Suffer the children
By Tom Ehrich — December 18, 2012
(RNS) As news about shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., began to spread last week, I could hear the gun lobby’s spin-masters kicking into high gear. Don’t “politicize” a tragedy in order to deprive people of their constitutional rights, went the line. Our hands weren’t on those triggers. Unless politicians summon previously unseen […]
Newtown shooting galvanizes religious gun control advocates
By Adelle M. Banks — December 17, 2012
(RNS) The shooting of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school is galvanizing religious leaders who have long supported gun control. By Adelle M. Banks.
Fred Phelps’ son condemns Westboro’s plan to picket Newtown funerals
By Kimberly Winston — December 17, 2012
(RNS) The estranged son of a pastor famous for protesting the funerals of soldiers and AIDS victims has condemned his family’s plans to picket funerals of shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., but says local leaders should "let them show up'' instead of trying to ban them. By Kimberly Winston.
In Newtown churches, many questions – and tears – but few answers
By Yamiche Alcindor — December 17, 2012
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) At houses of worship here, people gathered in pews, crying, kneeling and hugging each other through services that focused on remembering the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, uniting the community, celebrating Christmas and preventing similar disasters.
Newtown shootings renew questions about evil and suffering
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 17, 2012
(RNS) "Oh, God!" That cry has echoed ever since news of the horrific Newtown school shootings. As the names of those who died are made known, that cry is followed by a question: Why? Why does God allow evil? By Cathy Lynn Grossman/ USA Today.
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