Posts Tagged ‘statement’
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Shooter at Sikh temple left trail of hate
Few can know what goes through the twisted mind of a mass killer, but Wade Michael Page left behind plenty of signs that he was consumed by one thing: hate.
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Sandusky charity transfers $2 million to Christian group
A Christian foster care organization has been tapped to take charge of $2 million in assets from the troubled charity run by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is on trial for multiple counts of chi...
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Catholic theologians stand up to the Vatican
Over the last 50 years, the practice of thinking theologically in the Roman Catholic Church has slowly shifted from a practical craft developed by clerics to train the next generation of clerics to a wider field of study that i...
Kidnapped Swiss Christian freed amid Mali’s unrest
Separatist Islamist rebels released a Swiss Christian woman kidnapped by a private militia on April 15 amid political turmoil in Timbuktu, Mali, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement.
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After Trayvon Martin case, churches say ‘stereotypes cost lives’
(RNS) An umbrella group of Christian denominations committed to combating racism is urging churches to use the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin as a "teachable moment" to speak out against racial stereotypes. "It is a time...
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Priest defends denying Communion to lesbian
(RNS) A Catholic priest who was pulled from ministry after a furor over denying Communion to a lesbian at her mother's funeral insists he did the right thing and criticized the Washington archdiocese for disciplining him. &...
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Vatican website hacked for church’s ‘crimes’
The secretive hackers group Anonymous targeted the Vatican website on Wednesday, cutting off access from users for several hours and disabling internal mail servers. In a statement posted on several blogs in Italian, the group ...
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Conservative Presbyterians launch new denomination
Conservative Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Thursday (Jan. 19), saying that the Presbyterian Church (USA) is too consumed by internal conflicts and bureaucracy to nurture healthy congregations. “This ‘new Reformed...
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Rob Bell says goodbye to Michigan megachurch
GRANDVILLE, Mich. — For years, Rob Bell closed his Sunday teachings at Mars Hill Bible Church with a simple statement: “Grace and peace be with you.” Thousands would respond in unison: “And also with you.” On Sunday (Jan. 8), o...
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Crystal Cathedral is cautionary tale for pastors
The cash-strapped Crystal Cathedral’s pending transformation from a Protestant megachurch to a Roman Catholic cathedral should teach pastors not to spend millions on ornate buildings, a megachurch scholar says. A bankruptcy jud...