by David McCollum | Jul 14, 2011 | News
Editor’s note: Click here to learn about the documentary “Sacred Texts, Social Duty.” A clichéd question took a bottom-line twist: What would Jesus do about the national debt? The question was raised by Matt Cook, senior pastor at Second Baptist...
by Al Webb | Jul 13, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) A government-funded watchdog panel said British judges have erred in supporting employers who try to fire Christian workers for wearing crosses or refusing to offer sex counseling to gay couples. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said Monday...
by Jack Jenkins | Jul 13, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) NBC has issued a formal apology to more than 100 members of Congress for omitting the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance during a patriotic montage that aired last month. The letter, signed by Kyle McSlarrow, president of NBC Universal,...
by Ron Csillag | Jul 13, 2011 | News
TORONTO (RNS) A majority-Muslim public school in Toronto is defending its policy of allowing an imam to lead Friday prayers in the cafeteria, saying students who leave school for prayers at a mosque typically don’t return to school. For the past three years, some 300...
by Jack Jenkins | Jul 12, 2011 | News
(RNS) A New York lawmaker has found himself at odds with the Roman Catholic Church after a parish school refused a $50 donation because of his vote in favor of same-sex marriage. Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, a Democrat, sent a $50 check to honor a student at Our Lady of...
by Adelle Banks | Jul 12, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) An Iowa-based conservative Christian organization has removed controversial language about slavery from a pledge to uphold traditional marriage that the group has asked GOP candidates to sign. The Family Leader’s “Marriage Vow” originally included...
