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Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination
Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination The mind of a new-born child is like a blank canvas. His surroundings shape his thinking, transforming his personality. Ever since a child is born, he is introduced to a religion that is...
Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
From Ashes to Beauty – Robert Sherriff
YES, it’s true, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s not always easy, and sometimes it’s harsh and unfair. One might wonder, if there is a God, where is he? Why didn’t he stop that difficulty from happening? But the truth is, even if we don’t see or feel it,...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
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Israel’s new death penalty law sparks outcry from liberal Jewish groups
(RNS) — The death penalty law targeting Palestinians that passed the Israeli parliament on Monday (March 30) has been roundly denounced among liberal Jewish movements in Israel and abroad. In the U.S., the largest Jewish denomination, the Reform movement, strongly...
LGBTQ faith leaders say Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling will harm youth
(RNS) — As LGBTQ-affirming faith communities across the United States prepared to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility on Tuesday (March 31), their plans were interrupted by news the Supreme Court had ruled that morning against Colorado’s ban on...
Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The founder of a Texas megachurch who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s was released Tuesday after serving six months in an Oklahoma jail. Robert Preston Morris, 64, was released just after midnight, said Osage County...
Monthslong meditation on impermanence at a remote California Zen retreat meets a real-life fire
A Buddhist meditation hall at the remote Tassajara Mountain Zen Center in Central California burned down just as practitioners were in the home stretch of a sequestered, three-month meditation program in which they had been contemplating the impermanence of existence....
UK’s Bible Society on the defensive after retracting report on revival
LONDON (RNS) — The reputation of the world’s oldest Bible Society and one of the leading international polling organizations has been tarnished in the fallout from a survey that was said to rewrite understanding of Christianity in Britain — and has now been junked for...
Photos of the Week: New archbishop of Canterbury, Palm Sunday
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the first female archbishop of Canterbury, the start of Holy Week and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Judge rejects Johnson Amendment settlement, keeping ban on pastors endorsing candidates
(RNS) — A federal judge rejected a settlement that would have lifted an IRS ban on pastors endorsing candidates, saying the court had no authority to approve an agreement, in a surprising end to a decades-long battle. Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District...
On the eve of Passover, most US Jews oppose the war in Iran
(RNS) — On the eve of the holiday of Passover, a new poll shows a majority of American Jews oppose the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, even as 90% of them say they oppose the Iranian regime. The poll, commissioned by J Street, the liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby...
Traveling exhibit challenges stereotypes about Muslim giving
(RNS) — As politicians in Washington singled out Somali and Muslim immigrant communities in Minnesota last year, a familiar stereotype resurfaced: Muslims as outsiders and “takers.” And amid a high-profile investigation into a pandemic-related fraud scheme in the...
The Myth of Sudden Change: How the First Woman Archbishop Got There
When Sarah Mullally was installed as archbishop of Canterbury, it looked like a breakthrough. It was. But it didn’t happen by accident. In this episode, Amanda Henderson talks with Catherine Pepinster, a journalist who reported on Mullally’s rise and the network who...
NY Episcopal Diocese outlines plan for $1.2M racial reparations fund
(RNS) — The Episcopal Diocese of New York has launched the second phase of its racial reparations efforts, releasing a new report detailing how it plans to invest the nearly $1.2 million the diocesan convention began committing to the effort in 2019. The document,...
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law...