by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 24, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious minorities—especially Muslims—figure prominently in religious freedom investigations by the Justice Department, a new report shows. “Jewish synagogues and schools, African-American churches, and, increasingly, Muslim mosques and schools are...
by Diane Bitting | Sep 23, 2010 | News
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (RNS) For artist Jody Cole, painting is an act of prayer. Under her brush, the faces of Jesus and the saints emerge with each layer of acrylic gouache, their flesh tones framed by rich reds, greens and blues. A bit of rubbed-on gold leaf halo adds a...
by Tim Townsend | Sep 23, 2010 | News
ST. LOUIS (RNS) The scene near the concession stands resembled something closer to a strip mall on Black Friday than the hour preceding a worship service. Hundreds of women lined up outside a temporary “boutique” with displays of $25 T-shirts and $40 hoodies...
by Daniel Burke | Sep 23, 2010 | News
(RNS) For generations, thousands of Catholics—from archbishops to people in the pews—saw the Catholic Church as eternal, timeless, and unmoved by the tides of history. But the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s unleashed a sea of changes—none more significant than...
by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 22, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A Department of Justice inspector concluded that the FBI improperly targeted U.S. advocacy organizations for surveillance, including the Thomas Merton Center, an interfaith group focused on nonviolence. “We found that the FBI’s investigations related...
by Kevin Eckstrom | Sep 22, 2010 | News
(RNS) The Florida pastor who abruptly called off plans to burn hundreds of Qurans could still face a $200,000 bill from law enforcement agencies that were called in to provide security at the protest. Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in...
