by Nicole Neroulias | Jan 14, 2011 | News
(RNS) A coalition of more than 50 Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders sent an open letter to Congress urging a “time of soul searching” and national dialogue about “violent and vitriolic political rhetoric.” The letter was released Thursday (Jan. 13), a day after...
by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 14, 2011 | News
(RNS) A Southern Baptist pastor who called for prayers for the death of President Obama is now planning prayers against anti-gay protesters from Westboro Baptist Church. The Topeka, Kan., church led by Pastor Fred Phelps protests prominent funerals, and was planning...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 14, 2011 | News
God is punishing Australia with devastating floods because Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd spoke against Israel, according to a controversial Christian minister. Australia’s floods in Queensland, a northeastern state, cover an area larger than the size of...
by Nicole Neroulias | Jan 13, 2011 | News
(RNS) Four days after an assassination attempt critically wounded a Jewish congresswoman and killed six others, Sarah Palin on Wednesday (Jan. 12) accused “journalists and pundits” of manufacturing a “blood libel” that seeks to link her and other conservatives to the...
by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 13, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Veterans of Foreign Wars has sued the Obama administration, saying it is dragging its feet on transferring ownership of land under a controversial California war memorial. The Supreme Court ruled last April that a congressionally approved land...
by Francis X. Rocca | Jan 13, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI marked the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake on Wednesday (Jan. 12) by naming a new archbishop for the country’s capital city. Archbishop-elect Guire Poulard will lead the Catholic Church in Port-au-Prince, succeeding...
