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South Korean church leaders hope for peace following Kim's death
December 19 (ENInews)--Leaders of a South Korean church council expressed on 19 December "sincere condolences" on the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il....
Public image worries SBC, pleases United Methodists
A task force that studied whether the nationwide Southern Baptist Convention should drop its regional name tag may have encouraged advocates for change after its own polling agency showe...
Climate talks offer no help to poor nations
United Nations climate talks achieved minimal success in late 2011, say Christian leaders and activists, agreeing with environmentalists and other experts who claim the outcome at Durban, South Afr...
Christianity by the numbers
With 2.18 billion adherents, Christianity has become a truly global
religion over the past century as rapid church growth in developing...
Pastoring during the holidays
It's become a cliche in pastor circles. How hard the holidays are.
Sometimes cliches can make the reality rather than represent it, but in
this case, I do think the holidays are particularly challenging for most
pastors.
God enters history; renewed covenants promise salvation
Jesus Christ revitalizes,
personalizes and universalizes God's covenants with the people of Israel.
What war does to warriors
Karl Marlantes's new book is not fiction, but it develops the idea of his novel Matterhorn: that war provides a
sense of transcendence that can be found nowhere else.
Scorched earth
How is it possible to read the first chapter of the Bible and not be an environmentalist?
The reason for the season?
Several years ago I received from a parishioner a "Jesus Is the Reason for the Season" cookie tin. Every time I reached for a piece of Doris's divinity, I had to read that cheery-angry motto of Christian moralism.
Other people's freedom
When conflicts come up between religious beliefs and the law, religious progressives should support certain religious exemptions--even if they disagree with the beliefs in question.
Renowned writer and polemicist Christopher Hitchens dies at age 62
New York, December 16 (ENInews)--Both opponents and advocates of religious faith are mourning the death of author, polemicist, and atheist Christopher Hitchens, who died 15 December after a long ba...
In Canada, Jewish, Muslim comedians joke about Christmas
Toronto, December 16 (ENInews)--Christmas can be a lonely time for non-Christians in North America. Jews have Hanukkah -- and traditionally go to Chinese restaurants on Christmas Day....
On Dec. 25, atheists celebrate a different birthday
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(RNS) Deck those halls with boughs of apples and top that tree with a finger puppet of Sir Isaac Newton.
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Religious freedom panel wins 11th-hour reprieve
With a last-minute vote in mid-December, Congress saved an
independent religious freedom watchdog commission that was about to
shut down....
How we’re poisoning our children: An interview with ecologist Sandra Steingraber
"Chemical trespass and climate change are often dealt with by two separate groups of environmentalists. I am interested in bringing these two together."
Are food drives worthwhile?
Are good deeds primarily about the good done for others or the good the doing does for the do-gooder?...