Ethics » Money & Giving
Filter
Refine results
Muslims prepare halal turkey Thanksgiving feast
(RNS) Garlic wafts in the air while sauce bubble on the stove. The kitchen clamors with young cooks preparing South Asian dishes. The women are in headscarves while the men wear hairnets covering dark curls.
Some cooks layer carrots and peas into a mountain of basmati rice while other...
More
|
Comments (0)
COMMENTARY: Being thankful is always in style
(RNS) Calling it a "beloved American tradition" in his official proclamation this week, President Obama reminded us that Thanksgiving is an opportunity "to focus our thoughts on the grace that has been extended to our people and our country."
Thank you, Mr. President. I needed to hear...
More
|
Comments (0)
Talking turkey (and God)
President Obama took some heat last year for not mentioning God enough in his Thanksgiving proclamation.
In this year's proclamation, he appears to go out of his way to avoid that critique (see full text below). Now about that poor turkey ...
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secret...
More
|
Comments (0)
Thanksgiving’s a holiday atheists can believe in
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Ken Guthrie and his partner will be at his aunt's house for Thanksgiving, sharing a table with his grandmother, siblings and cousins -- a veritable holiday crowd.
But when it comes time to express thanks, Guthrie, a board member of Salt Lake City Pagan Pride, will...
More
|
Comments (0)
Study: Americans crave forgiveness but are choosy on dispensing it
(RNS) Most Americans have a desire for more forgiveness in their lives, but they are more critical when choosing who to forgive, according to a new survey.
Sixty-two percent of American adults said they need more forgiveness in their personal lives, and 94 percent wanted to see more f...
More
|
Comments (0)
U.S. is feeling charitable, just not through churches
(RNS) Americans are being more generous to religious charities, but why are they skimping on their giving to churches?
A new report from Empty Tomb Inc., an Illinois-based Christian research organization, contains an analysis that found from 2007 to 2008, Protestant churches saw a dec...
More
|
Comments (0)
Some religious charities receive more despite overall drop
(RNS) Several of the nation's largest religious charities reported increases in private support as nonprofits overall saw decreases in donations last year, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported.
Feed the Children, which ranked fifth in the annual Philanthropy 400, had a 1.2 percent i...
More
|
Comments (0)
COMMENTARY: The wisdom of middle age
(RNS) I recently crossed that dreaded threshold into middle age, and it got me thinking about what, if any, spiritual wisdom I might have accumulated in my 40 years in this mortal coil of ours.
Here are a few things I've learned -- from experience, from other people, and (I hope) from...
More
|
Comments (0)
COMMENTARY: Nobody ever said love was easy
Staub(RNS) People often say that love is the solution to all our societal problems. They could learn a thing or two from Leo Tolstoy, who could write and say such wonderful things about love but was unable to love even his own wife.
The tragic story is well documented and retold in th...
More
|
Comments (0)
Charity report: U.S. ties for fifth in global giving
Houston Chronicle (RNS): The U.S. tied with Switzerland for fifth place in a "world giving index" by the British-based Charities Aid Foundation that measured charitable behavior across the globe. Read more.
More
|
Comments (0)
