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Poll: God has better approval ratings than Congress
WASHINGTON (RNS) More than half of U.S. voters approve of God's job performance, according to a new poll, making God more popular than all members of Congress.
The poll -- which was conducted by the Democratic research firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) -- surveyed 928 people and found...
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Imams trained to adapt Islamic finance to U.S. economy
(RNS) Abdullah Nana, an imam at the Islamic Center of Mill Valley, Calif., just north of San Francisco, has a distinct advantage over many of his fellow imams in the United States.
It's not fluency in Arabic or training in Islamic jurisprudence. It's his bachelor's degree in business....
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Pennsylvania debates whether thou shalt not hunt on the Sabbath
HARRISBURG, Pa. (RNS) Two of the most influential forces in conservative lobbying are poised to go head-to-head this fall over an issue that some Pennsylvania lawmakers dread might be one of the most difficult of the session.
It's the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau vs. the National Rifle As...
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tweet roundup
Welcome to the first Religion News Service Twitter roundup! This is where we share with our readers some tweets we found interesting from around twitterverse - or where the most profound, enduring questions of the universe are boiled down to 140 characters or less.
Let's jump right in...
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Catholics return check from lawmaker over marriage vote
(RNS) A New York lawmaker has found himself at odds with the Roman Catholic Church after a parish school refused a $50 donation because of his vote in favor of same-sex marriage.
Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, a Democrat, sent a $50 check to honor a student at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sch...
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Author says Amish thrift makes sense by saving cents
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) The old Lorilee Craker would have picked up a couple of $16 children's shirts without a second thought, ordered a $20 pizza without checking what's in the fridge, and sent out her bills a few days late.
The Amish-makeover Lorilee peruses garage sales and find...
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SIDEBAR: Unitarian Universalist Principles
(RNS) The Unitarian Universalist Association, while eschewing religious tenets, espouses seven shared principles:
-- The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
-- Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
-- Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth...
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Leaving God out of Pledge tees off Ohio congressman
WASHINGTON (RNS) NBC's decision to edit the word "God" from the Pledge of Allegiance during last weekend's coverage of the U.S. Open golf tournament has teed off an Ohio congressman, who wants the U.S. Golf Association to reconsider its relationship with the television network.
"When...
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Miss. woman named world’s longest-serving church organist
MOSS POINT, Miss. (RNS) For the past 69 years, Ida Mae Cumbest has been the pianist and organist at Caswell Springs United Methodist Church -- a tenure that qualifies her as the world's longest-serving church organist.
Cumbest has played at Caswell since 1942, which prompted her son,...
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Vatican closes monastery that attracted aristocrats, dancing nun
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has closed the monastery of a fourth-century Roman basilica on account of "liturgical and financial irregularities" that included performances by a nun who had once been a lap dancer.
The Vatican cited "behavior not consonant with the monastic life" at t...
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