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Tag: Religion in the news
Hope and peace in a violent world
Rabbi Matthew Gevirtz, Bishop Mark Beckwith and Imam Deen Shareet appear on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to talk about bringing hope in a times of violence.
Priest charged with smuggling drugs into jail
A 70-year-old Episcopal priest in Maine has been arrested and charged with smuggling illegal prescription drugs to prisoners during jail visits. According to the local
Does Catholic support for Obama weaken bishops’ position?
Does the fact that Barack Obama won the Catholic vote nationwide (albeit narrowly) weaken the position of Catholic bishops that the contraception mandate within Obamacare
Feds seek to block Hobby Lobby’s religious freedom claim
The federal government is seeking to block Hobby Lobby from denying its employees access to the morning-after pill under the nation’s new health care law.
Judge rules couple can’t change last name to ‘ChristIsKing’
A Staten Island Judge, citing separation of church and state, ruled yesterday that a couple cannot change their last name to “ChristIsKing.” The same judge
Jesus calls us to help the poor, deserving or not
Christians err when they fall into the trap of believing that charity should be based on whether those in need deserve help or not, contends
Padre Alberto earns HuffPo recognition
Fr. Alberto Cutié is among seven Latino religious leaders recognized byThe Huffington Post as “shaping the wider religious, spiritual and political landscape of America.”
The NYTimes asks readers about the welcome of worship places
The Booming blog at the nytimes.com invites readers to tells stories of welcome at their places of worship.
Is the ‘Jesus Wife’ fragment a fake?
Harvard Divinity professor Karen King says she is “open to questions about authenticity” regarding the papyrus fragment she presented at a conference last week that