Posts Tagged ‘Buddhism’
Causes
The Dalai Lama says ‘no’ to Christian conversions
Christians in India are expressing confusion and concern over recent statements made by the Dalai Lama. Some of the statements of the Dalai Lama made against conversions and the work of Christian missionaries are causing confus...
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Victims group urges Philadelphia archbishop to defrock convicted priest, Monsignor William Lynn
The leading advocacy group for victims of sexual abuse by clergy is urging Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput to defrock the priest convicted last week of shielding other clerics who preyed on children. But laicizing Monsig...
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Late Jesuit and ex-congressman Robert Drinan accused of attempted sex assault
A popular online advice columnist has said that the late Rev. Robert Drinan, a famed Jesuit priest and onetime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, tried to kiss and fondle her in the 1970s when she was 18 or 19 years old.
Arts & Culture
As Cornerstone wraps up, Wild Goose Festival takes off
Demon Hunter. Vengeance Rising. Payable on Death.
Since 1984, these and other Christian heavy metal bands have been congregating every summer in a field near Chicago for the Cornerstone Festival. And for much of the 1980s an...
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Southern Baptists approve alternate name, but barely
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention narrowly accepted the alternate unofficial descriptor of “Great Commission Baptists” as the denomination attempts to make inroads beyond its base in the Bible Belt.
Arts & Culture
Museum of Biblical Art raises its profile amid array of challenges
When art historian Bruce Boucher wanted to reunite the three panels of a huge 14th-century altarpiece from three different countries, the Italian lender of one of the pieces had one condition: the finished product had to be sho...
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Donations to religious institutions decline for second straight year
Post-recession America is beginning to open its wallet to charities again, but is not giving as generously to religious institutions.
Featured
Is homeless crackdown a sign of compassion fatigue?
(RNS) A growing number of cities across the United States are making it harder to be homeless. Philadelphia recently banned outdoor feeding of people in city parks. Denver has begun enforcing a ban on eating and sleeping on pr...
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Black Southern Baptists try to keep expectations in check for first black SBC president
With the Southern Baptist Convention poised to elect its first African-American president at its meeting next week in New Orleans, the mostly black congregation at Colonial Baptist Church is equal parts excited and astonished.
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Evangelical group proposes code of ethics for pastors
The National Association of Evangelicals is urging pastors to seek a common moral ground by uniting under a consistent code of ethics.ale Church in Eden Prairie, Minn.