by Lauren Markoe | Sep 8, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A 500-foot crane toppled over next to the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday (Sept. 7), adding to the earthquake damage that the crane was brought in to fix. The 500-ton crane crushed several cars and took part of the roof off the Herb...
by Lauren Markoe | Sep 7, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Americans consider religious freedom a cornerstone of society, but fall short in their tolerance of Muslims, according to a poll released Tuesday (Sept. 6) that probes Americans’ attitudes toward immigrants and the nation’s safety 10 years after 9/11....
by Cathleen Falsani | Sep 7, 2011 | News
(RNS) Don’t believe most of what you’ll hear about Kevin Smith’s new movie, “Red State.” It is not an angry tirade against religion, nor is it an attack on Christianity guised as a horror flick laden with gratuitous violence. Smith has described “Red State” as a...
by David Gibson | Sep 7, 2011 | News
NEW YORK (RNS) Convincing the famously stubborn Mayor Michael Bloomberg to change his mind could require a minor miracle, but critics hope enough pressure will convince Bloomberg to allow clergy to speak Sunday at ceremonies to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11...
by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 7, 2011 | News
Shane Claiborne was not a headline speaker at the Greenbelt Festival in England last month. However, when he appeared as part of a panel on new monasticism, the small, Methodist-hosted venue had to turn away hundreds. Claiborne’s books have had a profound...
by Peggy Fletcher Stack | Sep 6, 2011 | News
(RNS) Mitch Mayne is not the first openly gay person to hold a key leadership post within the all-volunteer clergy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but he may be the first to announce it from the pulpit. On Sunday (Aug. 28), Mayne was installed as...
