A federal judge overturned Proposition 8 on Wednesday, leading to a series of responses from religious organizations. Also, the Episcopal Church is working to develop a blessing rite for same-sex relationships.
Muslims have a deeper history in New York than most imagine. Muslims settled in New Amsterdam with the Dutch West India Company as early as the 17th century. Indeed, mosques are nothing new to Manhattan.
Two guys walk into a bar… to go to church.
The Internet is the next mission field for the LDS Church. “Our leaders were struggling for years to find a more effective, less annoying way to get our message across than knocking on doors,” said Scott Swofford, director of media for the church’s Missionary Department. Meanwhile, in Salt Lake City, Mormon founder Joseph Smith’s Bible is for sale. The one of a kind book carries a $1.5 million price tag and includes unique genealogical notes about the Smith family.
A group of American Muslim leaders have made a YouTube video denouncing militancy. And Islamic feminists are staging “pray-ins” at various mosques in protest against the separation of women during services.
Pilgrims using GPS keep missing Lourdes and ending up in the small village of Lourde, population 94. It has no Marian apparitions but is still a lovely village.
A Georgia pastor is upset that his son will become a demon. He has started a petition against the demon mascot of Warner Robins High School. Pastor Donald Crosby says, “A demon never has a good connotation. Never… There’s nothing good about a demon.”
What’s the future of mainline Protestantism? And does it involve puppets?
Praise the Lord and lose ten pounds with Donna Richardson Joyner’s Body Gospel workout DVDs. Or, teach your little ones about the importance of the 2nd Amendment with a new picture book designed for children aged eight and under. The book “tells two stories at once: A boy’s initiation into rifle safety and hunting; and his awakening to the solemn necessity of firearms for preserving personal and national liberty.”
Can babies tell right from wrong? Muslim couples dealing with infertility face religious as well as medical difficulties when trying to start a family.
Some Jewish women in Jerusalem have taken to wearing the burqa. A group of Orthodox rabbis has banned the use of the full-body covering. In Sudan, 19 Muslim men were sentenced to 30 lashes and a fine for wearing women’s clothing at a party.
NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire did not go to Israel to discover his Jewish roots, but for spiritual and educational reasons. Pop singer Katy Perry talked about her Christian upbringing and her father speaking in tongues.
