by Nicole Neroulias | Oct 1, 2010 | News
(RNS) A broad coalition of U.S. Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders has backed the Obama administration’s efforts to broker peace between Israel and Palestinians. Members of the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East met Wednesday...
by Jená Lowe | Oct 1, 2010 | News
Editor’s note: The General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church rescinded its endorsement of the rally in a statement posted Friday, Oct. 1. Click here to read the statement. This information updates what was originally reported below in...
by Vishal Arora | Sep 30, 2010 | News
(RNS) Officials in Buddhist-majority Bhutan have barred Hindu and Buddhist clergy from voting in upcoming elections in order to keep a clear distinction between religion and politics. The landlocked Himalayan nation considers Mahayana Buddhism the state religion and...
by Patrick Johnson and The Republican | Sep 30, 2010 | News
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (RNS) Lord Jesus Christ has been booted from the library for recurring bad behavior. Lord Jesus Christ, a 50-year-old transgender woman who had his name legally changed after a revelation from God, received an order on Sept. 8 from the Clapp...
by Whitney Jones | Sep 30, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) AutoZone harassed a Sikh employee for wearing a turban and eventually fired him, according to a lawsuit announced Tuesday (Sept. 28) by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. The suit said employee Frank Mahoney-Burroughs was treated like any other...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 30, 2010 | News
Baptist and Muslim leaders “found common ground” last Sunday. That was the lead to Memphis’ Commercial Appeal story covering a documentary screening of “Different Books, Common Word: Baptists and Muslims,” held last Sunday afternoon at...
