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Va. judge rules against breakaway Episcopal parishes
(RNS) Seven congregations that broke with the Episcopal Church in 2006 over its liberal policies on homosexuality are not entitled to keep parish property estimated to be worth millions, a Virginia judge ruled on Tuesday (Jan. 10).
The ruling by Fairfax County Judge Randy Bellows reve...
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Traveling repairmen help rebuild churches
MEMPHIS, N.Y. (RNS) Brent Howard left his job as a home remodeler in Ohio in 2007, moved his young family into a trailer and began traveling to wherever he was needed.
Over the past 4 1/2 years, he has helped build or repair Baptist churches in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Iow...
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Tuesday Godbytes: Jewish New Testament; Atheist euthanasia; Ashton Kutcher
Godbytes is doing a little bit of really-early spring cleaning today, which means we're doing a mini-roundup of stuff you might have missed from this past week (and year).
In the Stuff You Might Have Missed Late Last Year category, here's a Jewish perspective on the New Testament and...
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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: Primary faith, Ex nihilo, Santorum a ‘New Yorker’?
In case you hadn't heard, the New Hampshire primary is today. Actual people casting real votes. What a concept.
But the Granite State is not the Bible Belt, and religion won't play a factor the way it will in South Carolina in 11 days.
So let's move on:
Evangelical leader Gary Bauer a...
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Rob Bell says goodbye to Michigan megachurch
GRANDVILLE, Mich. (RNS) For years, Rob Bell closed his Sunday teachings at Mars Hill Bible Church with a simple statement: "Grace and peace be with you." Thousands would respond in unison: "And also with you."
On Sunday (Jan. 8), on Bell's last day at the megachurch he founded 12 year...
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Pope tells diplomats that economy needs ‘new rules’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The world economy needs "new rules" to overcome the current financial crisis and to ensure that "all can lead a dignified life," Pope Benedict XVI told Vatican diplomats on Monday (Jan. 9).
Benedict's New Year's address to diplomats accredited to the Holy See tradit...
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Monday Godbytes: Tebow’s tweets; America, the Religious; Hipster Hinduism
As many of you sports fans (or people who know sports fans, or people from Denver, or really anyone who watched the news yesterday) undoubtedly already know, the Denver Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers last night in overtime, sending the Broncos to a playoff game and reestabli...
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Victims’ group refuses to turn over names in abuse suit
ST. LOUIS (RNS) The director of a leading victims' advocacy group refused to answer some questions or turn over documents in a deposition held Monday (Jan. 2) in a Kansas City, Mo., clergy abuse case.
David Clohessy, who directs the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)...
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Bill Cosby brings his comedic touch to the Bible
(RNS) Like many Americans, Bill Cosby owns multiple Bibles -- eight, in fact. And, like many Americans, he doesn't read any of them regularly.
But for a half-century or more, Cosby's been looking for funny nuggets from the Bible, particularly the book of Genesis. He's had audiences ro...
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Tuesday’s Religion Roundup: Big Christianity, Mitt’s Top 10, Palin redux?
First night of Hanukkah is tonight. May your oil last the week.
Christianity is the largest religious community in the world, with 2.2 billion adherents, and the United States counts the most Christians of any country, with 247 million believers, the Pew Forum reports.
Yet in the birt...
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