by Adelle Banks | Aug 30, 2011 | News
(RNS) New York-area residents are more spiritually active since 9/11, a new survey shows, but the uptick in faith may be a matter of coincidence rather than a religious response to the terrorist attacks. The Barna Group found that 46 percent of people living in or...
by Adelle Banks | Aug 29, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) An earthquake and a hurricane may have interrupted plans to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the nation’s capital but religious leaders and civil rights veterans on Saturday (Aug. 27) said King’s legacy is unshakable. The...
by Adelle Banks | Aug 19, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) At age 93, the Rev. Gardner Taylor never thought he’d live to see the day when his friend Martin Luther King Jr. would be honored with a national memorial. “I think it is singularly appropriate and long overdue,” said Taylor, who...
by Adelle Banks | Aug 17, 2011 | News
(RNS) Two and a half weeks after the sudden death of its president, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has named a nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as its new leader. Isaac Newton Farris Jr., 48, was elected on Monday (Aug. 15) to lead the...
by Adelle Banks | Aug 16, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A black denomination that began 50 years ago in support of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has decried the “disrespect” shown to President Obama since he took office. Citing slurs and remarks such as “you lie, “boy” and “tar baby,” the Progressive...
