After 500 years of schism, will the rift of the Reformation finally be healed?
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Martin Luther’s burning of the Papal Bull excommunicating him in 1520 led to five centuries of religious division in Europe. Photograph: Getty A simple act, it […]
Child marriage is rare in the U.S., though this varies by state
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MCCLENDON AND ALEKSANDRA SANDSTROM2 COMMENTS About 57,800 minors in the U.S. ages 15 to 17 were married as of 2014. That might sound like a lot of people (and it is), but it’s also just five of every 1,000 in that age group, a […]
7 more substances classified as human carcinogens
Source: CNN By Ben Tinker, CNN (CNN)The US Department of Health and Human Services released its 14th Report on Carcinogens today, including seven “newly reviewed” substances, bringing its total number of known human carcinogens to 248. Five viruses have been added to the list: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) […]
An Evangelical Makes Her Case For Clinton
Source: Politico Magazine By KATIE ZAVADSKI NEW YORK—Earlier this summer, Deborah Fikes, a former executive adviser of the World Evangelical Alliance, which represents some 600 million evangelical Christians in 129 […]
Mass exodus from Mormonism? LDS stats paint a different picture
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By PEGGY FLETCHER STACK The optics tell a stunning story of Mormon decline — or so many observers insist. Photos of Mormons gathering en masse […]
Trump Campaign Scrambles To Lock Down Utah
Source: BuzzFeed News By McKay Coppins BuzzFeed News Reporter SALT LAKE CITY — When Mike Pence took the stage for a campaign rally last week in this most improbable of 2016 […]
Black Church Burned in Mississippi, With ‘Vote Trump’ Scrawled on Side
Source: The New York Times By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and RICHARD FAUSSET GREENVILLE, Miss. — A predominantly African-American church here was badly burned on Tuesday evening, with the words “Vote Trump” […]
Migrant crisis: ‘Hundreds dead’ in shipwrecks off Libya
Source: BBC More than 200 migrants are believed drowned in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, migration officials say. The UN refugee agency was told the news by survivors […]
6 ways Trump could win
Washington (CNN) Donald Trump’s path to 270 electoral votes remains precarious — but with some breaks, he can get there. Trump’s campaign has made clear exactly what its targets are. […]
Swiss police raid mosque, detain 8, after Ethiopian imam allegedly ordered killing of Muslims
Source: Toronto Star In a public sermon on Oct. 21, the Ethiopian imam allegedly called for the killing and denunciation of Muslims who refused to participate in prayers at the […]
How Christian women are making ‘holy mischief’ in the church
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller ST. PAUL, Minn. (RNS) The Xcel Energy Center was full of women – young and old, Protestant and Catholic, on fire for Jesus and burned out by church. Some came alone. Some came with the same groups of friends and family that have attended similar […]
D.C. Council gives initial approval to a bill to let terminally ill patients end their lives
Source: The Washington Post By Fenit Nirappil The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to legislation that would allow physicians to prescribe fatal drugs to terminally ill residents in […]
Faith leaders ask Clinton not to ignore black church concerns
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) Two dozen African-American Christian leaders have delivered an open letter to Hillary Clinton asking her to defend the right to oppose abortion and gay […]
Evangelicals Consider Whether God Really Cares How They Vote
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN For more than 30 years, conservative evangelical Christians have been tied to the Republican Party. While the pattern seems to be holding this year, with most conservative white Christians supporting Donald Trump, some evangelical leaders are now questioning the logic behind the political alliance. Prominent among […]
After Trump, an evangelical examination of conscience?
Source: Associated Press By RACHEL ZOLL FILE – In this Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 file photo, Jerry Falwell, Jr., left, president of Liberty… Read more Evangelicals, deeply divided over Donald Trump, are wrestling with what the tumultuous 2016 election will mean for their future. His candidacy has put a spotlight […]
Why has the pope said no to women priests?
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Rome (CNN) Pope Francis’ resounding no to women becoming priests may come as a surprise considering the popular narrative of him as a reformer who seeks […]
10 ways your THINKING is causing you Parental ANGER
Parental Stress Centre: by Jackie Hall — “IT IS NEVER THE EVENTS THAT CAUSE STRESS, IT’S HOW WE PERCEIVE THOSE EVENTS AND WHAT WE PERCEIVE THEM TO MEAN ABOUT OURSELVES.” Often we blame the things going on around us for feeling stressed or angry – it’s the child’s behaviour, it’s […]
Take Off Your Shoes Before Entering Your Home (Science explains why)
United Soul Theory: by Dondi Leigh — At my house, we take off our shoes. I live with two roommates and the no shoes rule was in place when I moved in so I have abided ever since. We have a little area by the front door where we kick […]