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TSA, airlines tread carefully on religious expression

(RNS) — Air travelers want to feel safe, and federal security officials want to make…

Church bans employees' social networking with minors

MOBILE, Ala. (RNS) — The Archdiocese of Mobile has told staff and volunteers who work…

Museum to feature treasure trove of biblical artifacts

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new multimillion-dollar, high-tech, interactive museum of the Bible was announced March…

Evangelist testifies in ex-bodyguard's murder trial

WATERLOO, Ill. (RNS) — Televangelist Joyce Meyer said April 6 she testified “honestly and truthfully”…

Millionaire buys paintings so church can keep them

CANTERBURY, England (RNS/ENInews) — A self-effacing multimillionaire has become a local hero after buying a…

Top U.K. Druid charged with money fraud

LONDON (RNS) — One of the prominent figures in the revived ancient priesthood of Druidism…

Japan aftershocks: reminder of 'long-haul' needs

By Kim Plummer Krull At the one-month anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, strong aftershocks…

Evangelicals most likely to support government shutdown

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A slim majority of evangelicals favor government shutdown over a budget compromise,…

Ground Zero cross on the move again

NEW YORK (RNS) — The Cross at Ground Zero was one of thousands of I-beams…

Court rules for pharmacists on morning-after pill

(RNS) — Pharmacists with religious objections to “morning-after” emergency contraceptives cannot be compelled to sell…

'The Borgias': skeletons in the Catholic Church's closet

(RNS) — In its new Sunday night series, “The Borgias,” Showtime has found the magic…

Chance meeting opens up roads for Kenyan bishop

On a hot July evening in Houston during last summer’s LCMS national convention, Dr. Walter Obare,…

Survey queries rostered workers on indebtedness

The Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) has launched an in-depth study on indebtedness of LCMS church…

Lutheran partners in Japan begin relief shipments

By Kim Plummer Krull As the death toll continues to climb and radiation worries persist,…

Positions (April 2011)

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time director of Library Services. …

Official Notice — Requests for Reinstatement (April 2011)

RALPH L. WOEHRMANN, Springfield, Ill., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Ordained roster…