by Michele Chabin | May 5, 2011 | News
JERUSALEM (RNS) The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to tackle the question of whether American passports issued to children born in Jerusalem should include the word “Israel.” Until now, passports issued in this disputed city have designated the children’s birthplace as...
by Baptist Times Staff | May 5, 2011 | News
There is extensive evidence that Christians live longer and remain healthier than other people, according to a new report. An “overwhelming majority” of scientific studies highlight positive health benefits from practicing the Christian faith, says the...
by Adelle Banks | May 5, 2011 | News
(RNS) Gay and supportive alumni of Wheaton College have formed a new organization following a recent chapel series at the flagship evangelical school on “Sexuality and Wholeness.” More than 400 signatories have signed an open letter to students at the Christian...
by Roy Hoffman | May 5, 2011 | News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (RNS) Gov. Robert Bentley, who came under fire earlier this year for telling non-Christians that “you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister,” twice referred to Jews on Tuesday (May 3) as his “brothers and sisters” during a Holocaust remembrance...
by Paul Kopenkoskey | May 5, 2011 | News
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) The Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church are joining together after they split more than 150 years ago to launch a church planting project in four “test areas” across the U.S. Dubbed Kingdom Enterprise Zones, the...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 5, 2011 | News
The Islamic Society of North America released one of the first statements from the American faith community about the killing of Osama bin Laden. ISNA “joins all Americans in thanking President Obama for fulfilling his promise to bring Osama Bin Laden, leader of...
