by Lauren Markoe | Jan 27, 2012 | News
(RNS) After causing a bit of turbulence with some passengers, Alaska Airlines will no longer serve prayer cards with in-flight meals, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 25). The cards, which take a line or two from the Book of Psalms, have been an Alaska Airlines...
by Bruce Nolan | Jan 27, 2012 | News
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Millie Campbell slipped the transmission into reverse and backed her blue Chevrolet away from her spotless brick home. “Oh God,” she said, “we thank you for the blood of Jesus.” Then the 76-year-old cranked the wheel straight,...
by Greg Horton | Jan 27, 2012 | News
As state legislatures around the country consider expanding or introducing gambling in their respective states, speculation abounds that Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will soon introduce federal legislation allowing for online poker. In light of the...
by Lauren Markoe | Jan 26, 2012 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Following days of tension between the Obama administration and the U.S. hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church, the White House on Wednesday (Jan. 25) heralded nine Catholic educators as “Champions of Catholic Education.” “Irony is...
by David Gibson | Jan 26, 2012 | News
NEW YORKÂ (RNS) In the wake of President Obama’s controversial decision to mandate that religious groups pay for contraceptives for their employees, much of the coverage focused on how the president had disappointed progressive allies by giving religious groups...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 26, 2012 | News
More than 100 Middle Tennessee clergy attended the premier screening on Jan. 24 of a new documentary on faith and immigration and engaged in dialogue with a panel of bishops about the issue. “Gospel Without Borders,” produced by EthicsDaily.com, made its...
