Religion HEADLINES
SALT LAKE CITY: New leaders for Unitarians, United Church of Christ
Published July 4th, 2009 - 12:05AM
The Rev. Peter Morales of Colorado has been elected as the first Latino president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
NEW YORK: Riverside pastor resigns after two months
Published July 4th, 2009 - 12:05AM
The pastor of New York City’s Riverside Church has resigned after only two months in the job.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Royalty council defers ban on minors’ conversion
Published July 4th, 2009 - 12:05AM
A council of Malaysia’s royalty has deferred a decision on whether to ban religious conversion of minors by one parent without the spouse’s consent – a source of several interfaith disputes in this Muslim-majority nation.
A new landscape in religion
Published July 4th, 2009 - 12:05AM
NEW YORK – Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: $4 million home being built despite layoffs at ministry
Published July 4th, 2009 - 12:05AM
A religious broadcaster is building a $4 million home in a gated, lakefront community in western South Carolina at the same time that the ministry has cut jobs and reset thermostats to save money in its new headquarters.
Daughter aims to heal Crystal Cathedal
Published June 27th, 2009 - 12:05AM
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – Starting at age 4, Sheila Schuller Coleman has held just about every job at her father’s Crystal Cathedral, from copying Sunday programs at the kitchen table to launching a private high school on the church grounds.
SAN FRANCISCO: Library told to allow religious group to meet
Published June 27th, 2009 - 12:05AM
A federal judge has ordered a Contra Costa County, Calif., library to open its doors to a religious group.
INDIANAPOLIS: Muslim inmate sues over limits on prayers
Published June 27th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the U.S. prison in Terre Haute, Ind., say they aren’t allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion requires and have asked a federal judge to ease limitations on worship imposed by the Bureau of Prisons.
WASHINGTON: Catholic document change draws criticism from Jews
Published June 27th, 2009 - 12:05AM
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops have revised a document on Catholic-Jewish relations to affirm that the church must share its belief that salvation is through Christ.
WARREN, MICH.: Atheist group challenges prayer booth in City Hall
Published June 27th, 2009 - 12:05AM
The Freedom from Religion Foundation is protesting a Detroit suburb’s decision to allow a prayer booth at City Hall.
Jehovah's Witnesses to gather at Tacoma Dome to discuss 'the end'
Published June 23rd, 2009 - 12:05AM
About 24,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses from throughout Western Washington will converge on the Tacoma Dome during the next two weekends for their annual district conventions.
Inmate preachers spread message of peace
Published June 13th, 2009 - 12:05AM
PARCHMAN, Miss. – The graduates patted each other’s backs, and nervously chatted with their families. Some sat quietly, meditating about their future while others wept.
Building bonds across faiths
Published June 9th, 2009 - 12:05AM
With hammers pounding and a power saw buzzing, people from diverse faiths are building a house on a hillside in Tacoma.



 
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