TORONTO (RNS) — Two political parties in Quebec are speaking out against the ritual slaughter of meat, saying the practice runs counter to the province’s secular “values.” The opposition Parti Quebecois (PQ) on March 14 declared concerns about halal meat,…
LONDON (RNS) — Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said March 16 he will step down at the end of 2012, setting the stage for the unique process of government officials appointing the new leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Williams’…
CANTERBURY, England (RNS/ENInews) — The British government on March 15 launched a 12-week consultation that is widely expected to lead to the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales, despite strong opposition from Catholics and some Anglicans. “Should two…
(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. “I did the…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (RNS) — The billboard is down, but the issue’s not gone. A billboard erected in one of the city’s most racially diverse neighborhoods featured an African slave with the biblical quote, “Slaves, obey your masters.” It lasted less…
(RNS) — Many TV network executives, advertisers and producers would sell their souls to get the kind of audience God has. But giving religion a starring role in prime time? Not so much. Religion, God and spirituality have made cameos…
SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) — Kevin Finch grew up in meat-and-potatoes country, a small town off of Flathead Lake in western Montana. The only fine-dining restaurant there was half eatery/half bowling alley. Everything came out of the deep fryer. “It was…
The LCMS Southeastern District Coalition of Lutherans in Black Ministry is sponsoring a national Black Ministry Family Convocation July 11-15 at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. The convocation is the first to be held since the Synod’s…
LCMS Rural and Small Town Mission (RSTM) will hold a webinar from 1 to 2 p.m. (CT) Thursday, March 22. The presenter will be Sarah Guldalian, manager of Evangelism Training for Lutheran Hour Ministries, who will discuss “Social Networking Strategies…
By Kim Plummer Krull LCMS families in Ann Arbor are among those dealing with damages after three reported tornadoes ripped through southeastern Michigan on March 15, destroying at least 100 homes, according to news accounts. Two members of St. Paul…
The Rev. William C. Weedon of Worden, Ill., has accepted the call to serve as the Synod’s director of Worship and International Center (IC) chaplain. He will join the staff at the IC May 1. His installation is planned for…
By Kim Plummer Krull Strong backs and arms plus volunteers with carpentry and electrical skills are much needed to help put the “hope” in Hope Village, the volunteer center that opens April 1 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Minot, N.D.,…
By Elizabeth M. Truong Concordia Plan Services (CPS) — the Synod’s benefits provider — announced in January that the Concordia Health Plan (CHP) “Be Well Rewards” program has been extended through the end of 2012. Some 28,500 CHP members are eligible…
By Linda C. Hoops Georgia Fisher becomes emotional when talking about her 24-year-old grandson, Michael, who is a Marine sergeant serving in Afghanistan since November. “He’s already lost one close buddy,” said Fisher, a member of Grace Lutheran Church in…
Delegates to the LCMS Northern Illinois District convention, meeting March 9-10 at Concordia University Chicago, in River Forest, Ill., re-elected by acclamation the Rev. Dan P. Gilbert of Addison, Ill., as district president. Gilbert, 60, was re-elected to his third…
WASHINGTON (RNS) — When it comes to financial advice in these tough economic times, more Americans today would rather take advice from business mogul Donald Trump than from the Bible. According to a survey conducted in February by two biblically oriented…
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