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Boston mosque aims to keep young Somali immigrants off the streets
BOSTON (RNS) While Somali Muslims in America have been in the news for joining terrorist groups overseas, few people have paid attention to a more substantive problem of young men getting involved in the drug trade and joining gangs. By Omar Sacirbey.
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Not just chess: Atheists are organizing high school clubs, too
(RNS) High school kids can join the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Jewish Student Union, the Muslim Students Association and, in some schools, a Hindu or a Buddhist club. Now they can join the young atheists club, too. By Kimberly Winston.
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Billionaire names two finalists for free Mass. campus
(RNS) The billionaire owners of a bucolic Massachusetts campus have announced two finalists in the competition to get the property free of charge: the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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ADL criticizes new bullying guidelines
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Anti-Defamation League is taking issue with new guidelines on bullying and religious speech in public schools that was spear-headed by other Jewish groups. By Lauren Markoe.
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Guidelines seek line between free speech, bullying
WASHINGTON (RNS) A coalition of religious and civil rights groups released guidelines to balance two occasionally conflicting interests: students’ rights to free religious expression and their rights to remain safe from discrimination and bullying. By Lauren Markoe.
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GUEST COMMENTARY: The graduation speech I wish I could give
(RNS) For now, forget about your career and what you will become. Don’t worry that your grade in bio-statistics or geology won’t land you that great job. It’s probably not that great anyway. Now is the time to focus on who you are going to become. By Will Berkovitz.
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William Peter Blatty, ‘Exorcist’ author, to sue Georgetown University in Catholic court
(RNS) The author who turned Georgetown University into a horror scene in "The Exorcist" plans to sue the school in church courts, saying his alma mater has strayed too far from the church to call itself Catholic. By Daniel Burke.
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Supreme Court decision on religion upends campus religious groups
(RNS) A Supreme Court decision almost two years ago denying official recognition to a Christian student group that did not accept non-Christians and gays as potential leaders has had unexpected consequences -- from challenges to other religious campus groups to state legislation designed to protect the groups. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Conservative Catholics blast upcoming appearance by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University
(RNS) Can a Catholic politician speak at a Catholic university without drawing protesters? Not if it's House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan or, soon, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. By David Gibson.
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Pope Benedict XVI wants Catholic colleges to ensure that faculty are faithful to church doctrine
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI told U.S. bishops that Catholic colleges must ensure the doctrinal fidelity of their faculty, after some high-profile theologians teaching at Catholic universities have come under scrutiny from doctrinal watchdogs in the U.S. By Alessandro Speciale.
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