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Federal birth control ruling upsets religious groups
Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and...Tags: Family Planning, Health and Safety at Work, Health Treatments, Judges, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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The challenges that lie ahead
Sun StaffThe next pope will inherit a church facing serious challenges, such as the polarization between liberals and conservatives, competition with evangelical Protestants, the secularization of Western Europe and the clergy's steadily declining ranks. The...Tags: Family Planning, Philippines, Sex, Laws, Rome (Italy)
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The pope's books are selling out
Associated PressNEW YORK - Demand for books by the new pope, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has quickly surpassed supply, with many of his works selling out. When fresh copies arrive, expect some changes. "We'll indicate on the cover that he is now Pope...Tags: San Francisco, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Amazon.com Inc., Death
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Would Cardinal Turkson be the first black Catholic Pope?
The Religion WorldCardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana is in the running to succeed Benedict XVI as the next Roman Catholic Pope — making him the first black pope. Or not. Religion News Service reporter David Gibson writes about three possible black popes: (RNS) Amid... -
Rev. Louis Giglio bows out of giving Obama inaugural benediction
The Religion WorldThe Rev. Louie Giglio withdrew Jan. 10 from giving the benediction at Barack Obama's second inauguration after an anti-gay rights sermon he preached in the 1990s surfaced. Giglio did not apologize for the sermon, but said that battling gay rights is not a... -
Roe v. Wade 40 years later: winning, losing and battle fatigue
The Religion WorldReligion News Service writer David Gibson gives an insightful analysis of the battle lines over abortion after four decades of fighting: Why one side feels it's winning, the other side feels its losing — and why both might be wrong: RNS) Four... -
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Baptist leader breaks vow, endorces Romney
The Religion WorldWhile Southern Baptist theologian R. Albert Mohler Jr. didn't come right out and endorce Mitt Romney in his recent telephone conferece call with Florida pastors, Southern Baptist leader Richard Land — breaking with a tradition of not endorcing... -
Catholic bishops rethink and reflect following the election
The Religion WorldDavid Gibson reports from the U.S. Catholic bishops gathering in Baltimore: The three-day meeting falls just a week after the re-election of President Barack Obama, whose policies on contraception coverage and gay rights mobilized the bishops in what... -
Congress: It’s not just for white Protestants anymore
The Religion WorldReligion News Service reporter David Gibson writes about the religious diversity of the 113th Congress: (RNS) Three Buddhists, a Hindu and a “none” will walk into the 113th Congress, and it’s no joke. Rather, it’s a series of ... -
Two and a Half Hypocrisy?
The Religion WorldReligion News Services David Gibson rounds up reaction to Angus T. Jones telling people not to watch Two and a Half Men, in which he stars, because it's morally unfit for Christian consumption: Today’s leading religious debate focuses on comments by... -
Economy trumps social issues among religious groups in this election
The Religion WorldReligin News Service writers Daniel Burke and David Gibson report on the presidential campaigns' focus on the economy in their faith-based outreach: BETHESDA, Md. (RNS) With voters focused intently on pocketbook issues, both Mitt Romney and President...
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