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Christian prison proposed in small Ok. town
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) A tiny town in Oklahoma is throwing its support behind a push to build a privately run, faith-based prison that would employ only Christians and attempt to rehabilitate inmates using biblical concepts.
Bill Robinson, founder of Corrections Concepts Inc., a Dallas-b...
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Tuesday’s round up
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport (Conn.) to keep documents related to sexual abuse secret, and the Diocese of Wilmington asked a bankruptcy judge to stop alleged victims of sexual abuse from suing its parishes.
The Archdiocese of Washington sa...
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Religious views shape marriage debate in N.J.
NEWARK (RNS) In the national fight over legalizing gay marriage, New Jersey is a battleground state.
It's the last state standing with a civil union law that has not explicitly prohibited or allowed gay marriage. Other states with civil union laws have already moved on, calling that u...
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Swedish Lutheran decision on same-sex marriage draws flak
LONDON/NAIROBI (RNS/ENI) The Lutheran Church of Sweden's decision to bless same-sex marriages in churches has been criticized by fellow Lutherans in Africa and by the Church of England, a full communion partner with the Swedish church.
The Church of Sweden voted last Thursday (Oct. 22...
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Orthodox leader says climate poses a religious duty
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) It is the religious duty of Orthodox Christians to protect an environment harmed by natural disasters and society's modern way of life, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said here on Wednesday (Oct. 21).
"We are living in a moment in history when we must work for so...
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Tuesday’s religion round up
Opposing religious coalitions are gearing up for Maine's gay marriage referendum, South Carolina Episcopalians are considering distancing their diocese from the Episcopal Church, and trustees at the University of Notre Dame re-elected the Rev. John Jenkins for a second five-year term...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to visit U.S. this week
MOBILE, Ala. (RNS) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, will visit New Orleans this week (Oct. 20-24) for a symposium on the environment with scientists, policymakers and religious leaders.
Bartholomew, spiritual leader to 275 millio...
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Report: Access to contraception fuels decrease in abortions
(RNS) A rise in contraceptive use has led to a decline in unwanted pregnancies and, consequently, a decline in abortions worldwide, from 45.5 million procedures in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003, according to a study released by the Guttmacher Institute.
"The progress made during the pa...
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Friday’s religion round-up
Pew says most Americans continue to support same-sex civil unions, although a slight majority (53 percent) oppose same-sex marriage. In a related story, WaPo looks ahead to the looming fight over gay marriage in Maine.The House on Thursday added sexual orientation to the "hate crimes"...
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Tuesday’s Religion Roundup
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to force Illinois officials to issue "Choose Life" license plates. Howard Fineman has a laundry list of cases the Supremes declined to take up here, and the NYT covers SCOTUS' rejection of the fight over sex abuse records in the Diocese of Bridgepo...
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