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The future map of religion around the world

April 3, 2015 3 Comments

The Pew Research Center, released a report that maps global faith traditions and how they’re likely to shift by 2050.

Recalling four martyrs in the year after Selma

March 6, 2015 No Comments

Remembering the four who died in the year after Selma.

An activist for Jesus

January 23, 2015 No Comments

Father Richard Estrada is described as a fixture of the religious left and an activist for justice in and around Los Angeles. Now he is

Changing attitudes in the church of football

January 23, 2015 10 Comments

The story goes like this: A prayerful quarterback is rewarded by God with a winning pass. Or, God will favor the faithful athlete with “good health

Happy Birthday Magna Carta!

January 16, 2015 No Comments

A year of celebration marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta began this week in the UK. The Washington Post: Churches here are planning

Pakistani Christian couple burned to death by angry mob

November 5, 2014 1 Comment

From Waqar Gillani’s article in The New York Times:

The dangers of forced religion

October 31, 2014 1 Comment

Iran, the world’s only theocracy, has becomes the world’s least religious countries.

The seal of the confessional and child abuse

October 24, 2014 3 Comments

Archbishop of York John Sentamu says priests in the Church of England should no longer be bound by the centuries-old principle of confidentiality in confessions when they are told of sexual crimes committed against children.

Can we learn to love our enemies, even ISIS?

September 13, 2014 No Comments

Can we learn to love our enemies, even the evildoers who are part of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)?The Rev. Philip DeVaull,

Voices of Faith at the Ferguson rally

September 1, 2014 No Comments

The Religious News Service posted a video interviewing different clergyfolk at march on Saturday, August 30, in Ferguson, Missouri. The video and full article can