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Charitable giving stabilizes as recession ebbs
(RNS) Charities are seeing improvements in fundraising, with fewer charities reporting declines in 2010 compared with 2009, according to a report released Tuesday (March 22).
But a larger percentage of organizations reported bringing in about the same amount of revenue both years, say...
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Forgiveness scholar opens up on role of faith
VATICAN CITY (RNS) For more than a quarter of a century, psychologist Robert D. Enright has been a pioneer in the scientific study of forgiveness -- the kind of guy Time magazine once dubbed "the forgiveness trailblazer."
He's probed the mental and physical benefits that incest surviv...
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Report: Churches, charities not in competition for dollars
(RNS) Houses of worship and other charities often aren't in competition for dollars but instead tend to reap donations from similar donors, a new study shows.
Slightly more than 50 percent of people who financially supported congregations also gave to at least one charitable organizat...
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Author recounts bomb memories from historic church
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(RNS) Carolyn McKinstry pointed to a doorway in the balcony of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and memories started rushing back -- good ones.
"I used to run all over this place as a little kid," she said. "That was my hiding place."
McKinstry also has some difficult m...
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Court says religious knowledge test improper in asylum case
(RNS) A Chinese Christian should be given another chance at asylum after an immigration judge thought the man couldn't answer "basic questions" about Christianity, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Wednesday (Jan. 19) that Lei Li was impr...
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YWCA drops Christian affiliation from name
LONDON (RNS) The British branch of the YWCA has dropped "Christian" from its official name because it "no longer stood for what we are or what we do," the women's charity has announced.
After 155 years, the Young Women's Christian Association will now be known as Platform 51, the char...
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COMMENTARY: I wonder as I wander through Advent
(RNS) This year we bought a small Christmas tree. We couldn't afford $90 for a larger tree, or maybe we chose not to afford it. I wonder if our family Christmas will be diminished by a small tree.
We will be giving fewer and simpler gifts this year, too. Same reasons: can't, or won't....
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COMMENTARY: Doing more with less
(RNS) It's hard to gauge just how many Americans feel broke this Christmas.
Those who feel broke don't want to talk about it. Those who sell to the broke are hoping they don't give in to discouragement. And those who brought about this mess are spending lavish bonuses and catering to...
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`Father Oprah’ and wife welcome first daughter
(RNS) The Miami priest once known as "Father Oprah," who joined the Episcopal Church after his breaking his Catholic vow of celibacy, announced the birth of his first child on Thursday (Dec. 2).
"With thanksgiving to God, the giver of all life, my wife and I announce the birth of our...
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First lady expands `Let’s Move’ to religious groups
WASHINGTON (RNS) First lady Michelle Obama has expanded her "Let's Move" initiative to reduce childhood obesity to include working with religious and community organizations.
"We can provide all the information in the world but it's really the leadership and respect that so many of yo...
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