OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: AT THE GOVERNOR’S PLEASURE
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Acts, looks at a passage describing the time Paul spent in the custody of Governor Felix…
When it’s sexuality versus religion, Americans stand divided
RNS GRAPHIC: LifeWay Research When faith and sexuality conflict, which should prevail? Americans are divided on the question, according to a LifeWay Research study released the day after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of a baker who cited his religious beliefs in refusing to create a wedding cake for a gay […]
CASTING THE NET: CHRISTIAN QUOTES
DAVID ADAMS finds a website worth quoting…
How Facebook is like church, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg
RNS Its members gather to comfort and encourage one another. They check in on the sick and struggling. They wish each other a happy birthday. But it’s not church. It’s Facebook. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said last week in Chicago at the first Facebook Communities Summit that the two are similar in the way they […]
Updated: Cardinal George Pell charged with multiple historical sex offences
Australia’s highest ranking Roman Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has been charged with multiple historical sex offences, Victoria Police said on Thursday. In a press conference held in Melbourne, Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton said that the Vatican-based cleric, generally considered the third most senior person at the Vatican where he is responsible for the […]
US: NEW SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT SHOWCASES EARLIEST STIRRINGS OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports from the US…