by Daniel Burke | Dec 22, 2010 | News
(RNS) Four in 10 Americans believe that God created humans in something like their present form within the last 10,000 years, according to a new Gallup Poll. While that percentage represents a slight dip from 2008, when 44 percent said they do not believe divinely...
by Adelle M. Banks | Dec 22, 2010 | News
(RNS) While nearly all Americans celebrate Christmas, most focus more on family than religious traditions, a new survey shows. Out of a list of 14 things people do at Christmas, the most common activity—at 89 percent—was giving gifts to family members, reports LifeWay...
by Omar Sacirbey | Dec 21, 2010 | News
(RNS) American Muslims reentering the United States from abroad are alleging U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents inquired about their religious beliefs and practices—questions they say violate their constitutional rights. Two civil liberties groups, the American...
by Francis X. Rocca | Dec 21, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI deplored the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests and linked it to other vices, including child pornography, sexual tourism and drug abuse, which he said were all promoted by an ideology of social moral relativism. The pope...
by David Finnigan | Dec 21, 2010 | News
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Muslim leaders are admitting disaffected Muslim youth such as the alleged Oregon bomber arrested last month are ripe for online recruitment by extremists. “Why do we in Muslim communities not have centers for at-risk youth?” said civil rights...
by American Baptist News Service | Dec 21, 2010 | News
A small group of American Baptist leaders spent almost two weeks touring the Middle East, engaged in interfaith dialogue with Muslims and encouraging Arab Christians. “The visit was an excellent learning experience,” said Roy Medley, general secretary of...
