by Brian Kaylor | Aug 8, 2011 | News
Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer rally drew tens of thousands of participants and dozens of conservative Christian leaders to Houston on Saturday. Dubbed “The Response,” the event adds speculation that Perry will soon launch a presidential run. Perry,...
by Cathleen Falsani | Aug 5, 2011 | News
(RNS) “Music,” Ludwig van Beethoven said, “is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” Transcending dogma, creed, culture and even language, music has the power to elevate the soul as well as the mind. It’s the source of a type of faith as often...
by Kimberly Winston | Aug 5, 2011 | News
(RNS) Almost every major college and university offers a degree in religious studies. But secularism? Nary a one—until now. Starting this fall, Pitzer College, a small liberal arts school in Southern California, will offer a bachelor’s degree in secular studies. The...
by Bruce Nolan | Aug 5, 2011 | News
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Nearly 200 pastors, policymakers and other New Orleans-area Christians were urged to sign a declaration circulating nationally in support of traditional marriage, protection of life and freedom of religious conscience, three values said to be under...
by Brian Kaylor | Aug 5, 2011 | News
As Rick Perry’s prayer rally kicks off in Houston’s Reliant Stadium tomorrow, Perry continues to consider whether he is being “called” to run for president. The Republican Texas governor’s presidential considerations have added to...
by Steve Mayes | Aug 4, 2011 | News
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (RNS) A state medical examiner who concluded that two members of an Oregon City faith-healing church were victims of a prosecutorial “witch hunt” will not be allowed to offer that opinion when the defendants go to trial next month. Clackamas...
