by Francis X. Rocca | Sep 16, 2010 | News
LONDON (RNS) A senior Vatican cardinal withdrew from Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Britain, after comparing it to a “Third World country” and saying it was marked by a “new and aggressive atheism.” The Vatican announced on Wednesday (Sept. 15) that Cardinal Walter...
by Troy Reimink and The Grand Rapids Press | Sep 16, 2010 | News
(RNS) Calvin College has canceled a scheduled Oct. 15 concert by the Canadian indie rock band New Pornographers after the band’s name prompted complaints from the local community. “After weeks of discussion and consideration, the irony of the band’s name was...
by Whitney Jones | Sep 15, 2010 | News
(RNS) A megachurch in Lawrenceville, Ga., was named the fastest-growing Protestant church in America in Outreach magazine’s annual ranking, while Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston remains the nation’s largest. In the past year, 12Stone Church in suburban...
by Steve Strunsky and The Star-Ledger | Sep 15, 2010 | News
UNION CITY, N.J. (RNS) A lawsuit filed by Union City charges that Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam behind the controversial proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero, has failed to address complaints about moldy bathrooms and fire hazards in two apartment buildings he owns....
by Omar Sacirbey | Sep 15, 2010 | News
(RNS) Hartford, Conn., is the newest flashpoint in a culture war pitting Muslims’ First Amendment rights against opponents who say displays of the Muslim faith around 9/11 disrespect the victims of the 2001 attacks. Hartford City Council President rJo Winch on Friday...
by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 15, 2010 | News
A church-inspired global anti-poverty organization is urging Christians to focus on Oct. 10 as a day of prayers and promises. Micah Challenge’s “What’s Your Promise?” campaign aims to sign up millions of people worldwide to make personal...
