by Jack Jenkins | Jul 28, 2011 | News
(RNS) A new documentary follows three Muslim children as they travel to Egypt to compete in a tournament that requires young contestants to recite whole passages of the Quran, Islam’s 600-page holy book, from memory. Each year during Ramadan—a Muslim holy month when...
by Baptist Times Staff | Jul 28, 2011 | News
Churches from central London have warned a cash-strapped council that its community risks losing valuable volunteer-led social services if the council introduces Sunday parking charges. Church attendances could be “shattered,” say representatives of...
by Adelle Banks | Jul 27, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama’s status-quo stance on the controversial issue of faith-based hiring has drawn criticism from atheists and church-state watchdogs. Responding to an atheist at a town hall last week at the University of Maryland, College Park, the...
by Jack Jenkins | Jul 27, 2011 | News
(RNS) The Episcopal Church is urging congregations to embrace social media websites like Facebook and Twitter in a push to highlight the Internet as a tool for church growth. The church released a 12-page white paper, or instruction guide, last week, (July 20) listing...
by Steve Mayes | Jul 27, 2011 | News
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) State officials will retain legal custody of a 19-month-old girl whose devoutly religious parents treated the girl’s vision-threatening medical condition with prayer instead of taking her to a doctor. Timothy and Rebecca Wyland were convicted...
by Alessandro Speciale | Jul 26, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has recalled its ambassador to Ireland for “consultations” on the official church response to a government report that tallied how abuse cases were mishandled as recently as two years ago. The extraordinary move to recall the papal...
