by Omar Sacirbey | Sep 13, 2011 | News
(RNS) As a federal appeals court in Denver considers whether Oklahoma voters had the right to ban Islamic law in state courts, a coalition of Muslim groups say they don’t want to live under Shariah law in Michigan or anywhere else. An umbrella group called the...
by Steve Mayes | Sep 13, 2011 | News
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) When the trial of Dale and Shannon Hickman begins this week, the curtain again rises on a familiar tragedy: the death of a child and the parents whose unwavering faith in divine healing may lead them to prison. The Hickmans are members of the...
by Robin Sandbothe | Sep 13, 2011 | News
Author and theologian Miroslav Volf spoke about the U.S. response to 9/11 to a capacity crowd Sept. 10 at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. His topic: “Ten Years Later – What Should Our Conversation Be?” “What has 9/11 done to our soul as a...
by Steve Beaven | Sep 12, 2011 | News
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The pastor of a conservative Christian church that recently moved into the heart of liberal southeast Portland sought to reassure his new neighbors Thursday (Sept. 8) about the church’s philosophy. Pastor Tim Smith said the Mars Hill Church wants...
by Lauren Markoe | Sep 12, 2011 | News
(RNS) Sean Tallon was nearing the end of his probationary training as a New York City firefighter when the two hijacked planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Tallon, 26, ran up the North Tower to save others. His family would never see him...
by Francis Rocca | Sep 12, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI linked last month’s riots in England to the corrosive effects of “moral relativism,” and warned that preserving social order requires government policies based on “enduring values.” Benedict made his remarks on Friday (Sept. 9) to...
