Tag: Religion in the news

CofE Weddings Project

The website offers a selection of locations, hymns, catering, all the ingredients of a wedding. And then, after the church has waved the happy couple off on their honeymoon, they hope that same couple will keep in touch and find themselves more involved with church life.

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Religion and homophobia in Africa

The debate over the proposed Ugandan “kill-the-gays” bill has increased homophobia in eastern Africa as well as increasing calls to end homophobic laws and practices in those nations.

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Repentance is hard work

This is probably not what Brit Hume had in mind, but Tiger Woods says he is turning to religion as well as psychotherapy to help rebuild his life.

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Chaplains at the winter Olympics

Every Olympics has its small cadre of chaplains whose job is to tend to the spiritual needs of athletes. But rarely does that care confront the big issues — life and death — as it did in Vancouver just hours before the 2010 Opening Ceremony.

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More than meets the eye

Here is the typical scenario when religion meets journalism: There are traditional believers holding the line against liberal activism. But it is never that simple.

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