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18 Dec
New Pew Forum Study Estimates Size, Geographic Distribution and Median Ages of World’s Major Religious Groups
Submitted by Pew Forum Communications
Washington, D.C. — A new, comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that more than eight-in-ten people worldwide identify with a religious group. The report estimates that there are 5.8 bi... More
17 Dec
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans commits nearly $7 million in 2013 to Habitat for Humanity International
Submitted by Tami Griffin
Total contributions to the Thrivent Builds program will exceed $180 million and 3.5 million volunteer hours since 2005 MINNEAPOLIS (December 17, 2012) – Habitat for Humanity International announced today a commitment from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for $6.8 million in 2013 to help build 11... More
13 Dec
CBS will air latest Odyssey Networks Production on Christmas Eve “One Christmas Story” Celebrates the Power of Hope
Submitted by Mary Dickey, VP-Communications
New York, NY, December 12, 2012-Like so many of America’s once bustling industrial centers, Reading, PA, has been on a downward spiral for decades. The city has lost factories, jobs and population. The latest economic recession amplified its burdens. Something that Reading has never lost, ho... More
13 Dec
Six-in-ten Americans Believe Climate Change Responsible for Recent Natural Disasters
Submitted by Shannon Craig Straw
Nearly 4-in-10 say severity of storms is evidence we are in Biblical “end times” WASHINGTON — While nearly 4-in-10 (36 percent) Americans believe that the severity of recent natural disasters is evidence that we are in what the Bible calls the “end times,” more than six-in-ten (63 percent) say t... More
13 Dec
‘God With Us’ Offers Pause from Hectic Christmas Preparation
Submitted by Erin McClellan
PORTLAND, Ore. (OCP) December 13, 2012 – New prayer book and CD: God With Us, by OCP composer Dan Schutte, reminds Catholics everywhere that amid the busyness of the Christmas and Advent seasons, God is all around. “Because of the distractions and hectic pace of Christmas preparations, many of... More
12 Dec
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Listings—December 14
Submitted by Lindsey Bernstein
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1615 is fed over PBS on Friday, December 14 at 5:00 p.m. (check local listings). · Same-Sex Marriage – In March the Supreme Court will hear ar... More
12 Dec
CBS-TV executive to receive special Wilbur Award from Religion Communicators Council
Submitted by Shirley Struchen
Honor recognizes contributions to network's Religion and Culture series NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2012 — The Religion Communicators Council is presenting a special Wilbur Award next year to a CBS Television Network executive. John P. "Jack" Blessington, executive producer of the network's Religion an... More
11 Dec
Rabbinical Council of America on Guilty Verdict of Orthodox Child Molester
Submitted by Mark Dratch
The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), the world’s largest organization of Orthodox rabbis, is encouraged by the process that led to the conviction of Nechemyah Weberman, an Orthodox Jew who acted as an unlicensed counselor and was today found guilty for the sexual molestation of an adolescent g... More
10 Dec
Open Doors to Release Worst Persecutors List Jan. 8 at D.C. Press Conference
Submitted by Jerry Dykstra
Compelling ‘The Insanity of God’ Book to Be Introduced during Event SANTA ANA, Calif. – Open Doors will release its 2013 World Watch List of 50 countries that are the worst persecutors of Christians on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, during a press conference in Washington, D.C. The press conference wi... More
10 Dec
ECFA Issues New Standard for Compensation-Setting Practices
Submitted by Ty Mays
New Standard Consistent With Recommendations of Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations WINCHESTER, Va.—ECFA has announced the addition of new policies for setting compensation for top leaders of its member organizations. These practices become effective Jan. 1, 201... More
