by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 25, 2011 | News
(RNS) The former president of the United Church of Christ has been suspended for one year and ordered to undergo a “program of growth” after he admitted last year to an affair with a former co-worker. An association within the denomination’s Ohio Conference will...
by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 24, 2011 | News
(RNS) When a community needs to rebuild crumbling roads, should houses of worship pay fees for the number of times their congregants drive on them? That’s the question behind a recent suit filed by churches in the small city of Mission, Kansas, who argue the city’s...
by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 19, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Faith leaders with long-term ties to Cuban organizations are hailing a change in White House policy that reduces limits on religious travel to the island nation. The White House announced Friday (Jan. 14) that President Obama had directed changes that...
by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 14, 2011 | News
(RNS) A Southern Baptist pastor who called for prayers for the death of President Obama is now planning prayers against anti-gay protesters from Westboro Baptist Church. The Topeka, Kan., church led by Pastor Fred Phelps protests prominent funerals, and was planning...
by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 13, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Veterans of Foreign Wars has sued the Obama administration, saying it is dragging its feet on transferring ownership of land under a controversial California war memorial. The Supreme Court ruled last April that a congressionally approved land...
