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Priest fired for refusing to use new Catholic prayers
ST. LOUIS (RNS) An Illinois priest who refused to recite the prayers at Mass as written has been fired, a sign that bishops may have little tolerance for priests who refuse to conform to a new Mass that took effect last year. By Tim Townsend.
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Chaplains hear call to serve God while serving country
(RNS) More than 3,000 chaplains serve across the armed forces. And more than a few of them find their religious calling not in seminary but while on active military duty. By Debra Rubin.
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COMMENTARY: The ultimate badge of honor
(RNS) Since 1862 all American clergy representing "some religious denomination" have been able to serve their country and their faith communities as military chaplains. For that, we can thank Abraham Lincoln. By A. James Rudin. 700.
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Conservative Presbyterians launch new denomination
(RNS) Conservative Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Thursday (Jan. 19), saying that the Presbyterian Church (USA) was too consumed with internal strife and bureaucracy to nurture healthy congregations. By Daniel Burke. 300.
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Survey: Half of churchgoers’ lives not affected by time in pews
(RNS) Almost half of churchgoing Americans say their life has not changed a bit due to their time in the pews, a new survey shows.
Barna Group, an evangelical company based in California, found that 46 percent reported no change. About a quarter of Americans said their life was greatl...
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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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