Politics
Canada names new minister for religious freedom
TORONTO (RNS) After nearly two years of delay, Canada on Tuesday (Feb. 19) finally named its ambassador for the Office of Religious Freedom.
At a mosque north of Toronto, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Andrew Bennett to head the office.
"Around the world, violations o...
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All eyes on Texas, S.C. church property fights
(RNS) When disgruntled congregations have left hierarchical denominations such as the Episcopal Church, they've often lost property battles as civil courts ruled buildings and land are not theirs to keep.
But outcomes could be different this year, court watchers say, as high-pr...
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Bishop Eddie Long sued over alleged Ponzi scheme
(RNS) Atlanta megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long is facing a suit from former parishioners who say he encouraged them to invest in a company that was operating an alleged Ponzi scheme.
A dozen former members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., filed suit i...
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St. Louis Archdiocese gives up fight for control of breakaway parish
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ST. LOUIS (RNS) The Archdiocese of St. Louis...
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Minn. teen finds a religious mandate for gun control after father’s death
(RNS) A disgruntled former employee murdered Sami Rahamim's father, Reuven, last September. But the teen doesn't want to be known for what happened to him. Instead, he wants to be recognized for what he is doing about it.
"One of the things I am working toward is to be known fo...
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House passes bill to give disaster relief to religious groups
(RNS) The House Wednesday (Feb. 13) overwhelmingly passed a bill to allow places of worship to receive federal aid to repair their buildings damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
The bill, which garnered strong bipartisan support, is also expected to pass the Senate, and would addres...
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Christian left sees optimism in Obama’s second term
NEW YORK (RNS) Heartened by his inaugural calls for gay marriage and for bold action on climate change, leaders of the Christian left are confident that President Obama will now claim the progressive legacy they believe he craves.
While acknowledging disappointment over specifi...
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DuBois leaving White House faith-based post
WASHINGTON (RNS) Longtime White House aide Joshua DuBois, who heads the White House office focused on the intersection of religion and public policy, will step down on Friday (Feb. 8), President Obama announced Thursday.
Obama, speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, asked D...
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Did gun control prevent Jews from stopping the Holocaust
(RNS) As gun control moved toward the top of the American agenda after the Dec. 14 massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, gun rights activists began to invoke a curious analogy: the Holocaust.
On television, radio and in letters to the editor, the argument went that Hitle...
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Vatican shoots down claim that Iran backed John Paul assassination attempt
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Friday (Feb. 1) dismissed a claim by the man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II that the assassination attempt had been ordered by Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Mehmet Ali Agca makes the claim in his latest autobiography, “Mi avevano promes...
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