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Study: Teens leave churches seen as judgmental, unfriendly
(RNS) Why do young Christians leave the church?
New research by the Barna Group finds they view churches as judgmental, overprotective, exclusive and unfriendly towards doubters. They also consider congregations antagonistic to science and say their Christian experience has been shall...
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On Yom Kippur, Jews split on which shoes to choose
(RNS) It's almost Yom Kippur, the day on which Jews fast, atone for their sins and wear sneakers with their suits.
That last part may not be the best known aspect of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, which begins at sunset on Friday (Oct. 7) and ends at nightfall on Saturday.
In so...
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Chief rabbis show support for burned Israeli mosque
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israel's chief rabbis are among the Jews in Israel and abroad who have strongly condemned an arson attack on a mosque in northern Israel.
The rabbis made a solidarity visit to the Israeli Arab village of Tuba Zanghariya, near Galilee, on Monday (Oct. 3), soon after van...
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COMMENTARY: Jesus loves the little Palestinian children, too
(RNS) Inasmuch as others have attempted to clear up the muddy waters of religious dogma and the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, let me further muddy the waters with some insights from my own experience.
As the child of an evangelical pastor, it was clear that my father and mother shared a...
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U.S. Christians rally around Iranian pastor
WAHSINGTON (RNS) Religious freedom advocates rallied Wednesday (Sept. 28) around an Iranian pastor who is facing execution because he has refused to recant his Christian faith in the overwhelmingly Muslim country.
The British-based group Christian Solidarity Worldwide has asked intern...
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Report says trends for U.S. churches mostly pointing down
(RNS) American congregations have grown less healthy in the last decade, with fewer people in the pews and aging memberships, according to a new Hartford Seminary study.
But there are also "pockets of vitality," including an increase in minority congregations and a surge in election-r...
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Criminals offered choice of time in pews or the pokey
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (RNS) A new alternative sentencing program that offers first-time, nonviolent offenders a choice of a year in church or jail time and fines is drawing national attention, including fire from the American Civil Liberties Union.
"This policy is blatantly unconstitution...
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Best-selling pastor is off to L.A. to write more books
GRANDVILLE, Mich. (RNS) Megachurch pastor Rob Bell, whose best-selling book raised evangelical eyebrows by questioning traditional beliefs on hell, knew it was time to address the "giant, glowing, loud" elephant in the room on Sunday (Sept. 25) morning.
What's going to happen to Mars...
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Synagogues adjust ticket policies for High Holy Days
(RNS) The sputtering economy is fueling changes in synagogues' ticketing policies and marketing strategies for their annual High Holy Days services.
Synagogues typically require annual memberships or a fee to attend services over the High Holy Days, which start Wednesday (Sept. 28) wi...
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Rob Bell isn’t first megachurch pastor to seek life beyond the pulpit
(RNS) For pastors with ambitions to reach huge audiences, there's often no better platform than the megachurch, which has given rise to powerhouse media empires from T.D. Jakes to Max Lucado to Joel Osteen and many others.
But some high-profile pastors are opting to leave congregation...
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