by Josef Kuhn | Oct 27, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) As the deadline for a federal deficit-reduction plan looms, religious communities are holding prayer vigils, phoning politicians and organizing letter campaigns in a bid to protect safety net programs for the poor. The national “Faithful Budget...
by Josef Kuhn | Oct 26, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A Muslim organization is working to counter radicalization by providing the work of progressive Islam scholars online in simple, youth-friendly language. Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), a nonprofit group that has established liberal Muslim...
by Josef Kuhn | Oct 21, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Three priests—a Dominican, a Franciscan and a Jesuit—walk into a bar. According to the Rev. James Martin, it’s not only the opening to a good joke, but quite possibly the saving grace of religion. Martin’s new book, “Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy,...
by Josef Kuhn | Oct 14, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Prompted by civil liberties groups, a taxpayer-supported homeless shelter in the nation’s capital will no longer require its clients to attend religious services. “We’re pleased that the D.C. government will no longer be supporting such religious...
by Josef Kuhn | Oct 12, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A city court on Tuesday (Oct. 11) dropped charges against a group of religious and civic leaders who were arrested in July during a prayer vigil for the poor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The vigil, held at the height of the summer’s debt ceiling...
