NEW YORK (RNS) — Growing up in rural parts of the American West, Nadja Adolf’s libertarian streak developed early on. “When you come from a countryside that can kill you,” said Adolf, a Muslim convert in her late 50s, “there…
Will evangelical endorsement fuel Santorum surge?
NEW YORK (RNS) — The Iowa caucuses revived Rick Santorum’s underdog presidential campaign. Now an influential assortment of Christian conservatives has moved to consecrate it. On Jan. 14, the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania sewed up the endorsement from a…
COMMENTARY: Special treatment hurts both church and state
NEW YORK (RNS) — It’s time for religion to lose its special treatment in the Constitution and in tax codes. Not because religion has ceased to matter, but because it matters more than ever in our increasingly unethical society, and…
MLK holiday a day of service for Baltimore church
BALTIMORE (ABP) — Observing a national holiday honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., members of a Baptist church in Baltimore took advantage of their day off from work for service opportunities as a way to live out the…
Baptists across Mid-Atlantic recall King’s legacy
RICHMOND, Va. — As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 16, churches and institutions with Baptist ties across the Mid-Atlantic recalled the legacy of the slain civil rights leader with sermons, lectures and acts of service. James Forbes,…
In Durham, N.C., Forbes calls for spiritual awakening
DURHAM, N.C. — James Forbes, a homegrown pastor now emeritus from the Riverside Church in New York City, called for jobs and sustenance for all and a new spiritual awakening in the United States during a sermon at Watts Street…
Baptists across Mid-Atlantic recall King’s legacy
RICHMOND, Va. — As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 16, churches and institutions with Baptist ties across the Mid-Atlantic recalled the legacy of the slain civil rights leader with sermons, lectures and acts of service. James Forbes,…
Baptists dedicate school, orphanage in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Almost exactly two years after a devastating earthquake killed thousands in Haiti, Baptists on the island nation and their international partners dedicated a building housing a school and orphanage for children impacted by the disaster. Participating in…
Baptists across Mid-Atlantic recall King’s legacy
RICHMOND, Va. — As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 16, churches and institutions with Baptist ties across the Mid-Atlantic recalled the legacy of the slain civil rights leader with sermons, lectures and acts of service. James Forbes,…
Baptists across Mid-Atlantic recall King’s legacy
RICHMOND, Va. — As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 16, churches and institutions with Baptist ties across the Mid-Atlantic recalled the legacy of the slain civil rights leader with sermons, lectures and acts of service. James Forbes,…
Judge rules against prayer banner in R.I. school
NEW YORK (RNS) — A federal judge ruled Jan. 11 in favor of a teenage atheist who sought the removal of a prayer banner from her Rhode Island high school. Attorneys for Jessica Ahlquist, 16, argued that a banner on…
Paul Simon’s long meandering spiritual journey
NEW YORK (RNS) — Paul Simon says there’s always been a spiritual dimension to his music. But the overt religious references in his most recent album, So Beautiful or So What, surprised even him. There are songs about God, angels,…