by Martin Marty | Nov 14, 2011 | Opinion
Writers who deal with current topics are expected to “declare an interest,” which on occasion – today is an occasion – I do. For many of the 16 years since the FestivalofFaiths has been celebrated in Louisville, Ky., I’ve been on the scene, and was...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Nov 4, 2011 | Opinion
I visited Portugal in October, and my visit coincided with that of Marina Silva, the Brazilian environmental campaigner who served as minister of the environment in President Lula da Silva’s government. This remarkable woman has been justly honored all over the...
by Robert Parham | Nov 4, 2011 | Opinion
A global warming skeptic says global warming is real after concluding a two-year study funded in part by global warming deniers who profit from big oil. In a Wall Street Journal column, physicist Richard Muller justified his former position as a global warming...
by Lauren Markoe | Aug 22, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) It was the time in pre-marriage counseling when the groom has to leave so the priest and the bride can talk alone. So Jamal Kadri stepped outside Holy Name Catholic Church that rainy day in Washington, D.C., and watched water pour from the church...
by James L. Evans | Jul 25, 2011 | Opinion
In response to a devastating heat wave in Oklahoma, Gov. Mary Fallin has asked citizens of the state to pray for rain. “I encourage Oklahomans of all faiths to join me this Sunday in offering prayer for rain,” according to a Salon.com story. “For the...
