Category: The Lead

United Methodists push back against LGBT clergy

1,500 United Methodists have formed the Wesleyan Covenant Association in response to the election of Bishop Karen Oliveto, who is openly lesbian, and ordination of LGBT ministers. The association meets this week in Chicago and asserts that its intent is not to leave the United Methodist Church

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Presiding Bishop from Rome

In Rome to celebrate fifty years of ecumenical dialogue, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry speaks to the need to carry on the Jesus Movement together as Catholics and Anglicans

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Capitalism on the Edge

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, will be delivering an address titled ‘Can Capitalism be Ethical?’ as part of an ongoing lecture series, sponsored by Murray Edwards College of the University of Cambridge exploring the future of capitalism called ‘Capitalism on the Edge.’

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A faith-based debate?

This evening’s Vice Presidential debate could return the public conversation to those traditional concerns of so-called “values voters,” because of the faith foundations of the two men on the center stage.

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After the crash

The Religion News Service spoke to a variety of people after last week’s tragic rail derailment in Hoboken, NJ, to find out how their faith

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#BlessingoftheAnimals

Today, October 4, is the feast day of Francis of Assisi. This past weekend, many churches celebrated the season by inviting animals to their regular

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