by David Gibson | Dec 6, 2011 | News
NEW YORK (RNS) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (Dec. 5) let stand a lower court ruling that bars congregations from using space in New York City schools for after-hours worship services. The decision appears to end a legal saga that began in 1995 when the Bronx...
by Nancy Haught | Dec 5, 2011 | News
(RNS) A quick glimpse at a calendar is one way to see how religiously diverse the United States has become. This year, December, a month that encompasses the Christian and Jewish celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah, includes spiritually significant days for...
by Bryan Denson | Dec 5, 2011 | News
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) A year ago, a tall, skinny teen named Mohamed Mohamud stepped out of an SUV just north of Portland’s Union Station. There, according to the FBI, the Somali-born American punched 10 digits into a cell phone believing it would ignite a vanload of...
by Bill Webb | Dec 5, 2011 | News
Thirty-six Baptists – including blacks and whites – gathered to express their concerns about racism in the St. Louis area and beyond during a session of a regional gathering of the New Baptist Covenant II. St. Luke Memorial Baptist Church in St. Louis hosted one of...
by Josef Kuhn | Dec 2, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Nearly one in five clients of Christian rescue missions said they were victims of physical violence within the past year, a 6 percent jump from the previous year, according to a new survey. “It’s quite possible that the uptick in physical violence...
by Josef Kuhn | Dec 2, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A star-studded array of political and religious leaders—from President Obama to rock legend Bono to AIDS activist Kay Warren—came together Thursday (Dec. 1) for World AIDS Day to call for an entirely AIDS-free generation by 2015. The speakers at the...
