by Greg Garrison | Sep 20, 2011 | News
PELHAM, Ala. (RNS) Five years ago, Living Word Church had dwindled to 40 members, had lost its founding pastor and was unable to pack more than about 80 people into its 280-seat sanctuary and unsure of the future. Now, it’s part of one of the nation’s largest...
by Josef Kuhn | Sep 20, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Dozens of religious and civil rights organizations challenged President Obama to fulfill a campaign promise to end religious discrimination in federally funded jobs. “Mr. President, we have been patiently waiting,” said the open letter sent on Monday...
by Kimberly Winston | Sep 20, 2011 | News
(RNS) A long-standing tax break for clergy and other “ministers of the gospel” is facing the newest in a string of challenges in federal court. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation filed suit on Sept. 13 to challenge the constitutionality of tax...
by David Gibson | Sep 19, 2011 | News
(RNS) Just days after prominent anti-abortion activist Rev. Frank Pavone was ordered to suspend his work as head of Priests for Life, Pavone and his bishop, Patrick J. Zurek of Amarillo, Texas, are seeking a way out of the tense standoff. Pavone told reporters in...
by Piet Levy | Sep 19, 2011 | News
(RNS) The saying goes that when God closes a door, he opens a window. So when the Borders bookstore chain—the nation’s second-largest—finishes closing all of its stores this month, Christian retailers see a window of opportunity in the death of a mega-competitor that...
by David McCollum | Sep 19, 2011 | News
A central question raised during the premier screening of “Gospel Without Borders” in Little Rock, Ark., concerned how goodwill Christians can be a soothing breeze in the face of a strong and tumultuous anti-immigration tide. The new EthicsDaily.com...
