Tag Archives: Religion

• News

  Former Bishop Walter Sullivan diagnosed with liver cancer

  Walter Sullivan, the former Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, has been diagnosed with liver cancer.
• News

  Pat Robertson challenges creationism, cites dinosaurs

  “If you fight science, you are going to lose your children, and I believe in telling them the way it was,” Robertson concluded.
• Politics

  It’s a first. Voters elect Hindu-American to Congress

  The 31-year-old Democrat said she will take her oath of office on the Hindu religious text Bhagavad Gita in January.
• Offbeat

  Praying passenger forces emergency landing

  So far the man detained has not been charged with a crime.
• News

  Egypt’s Coptic Christians pick new pope

  Egypt’s Coptic Christians picked a new leader Sunday, a process that involved a blindfolded boy choosing one of three names in a crystal chalice.
• News

  Robber holds up church choir

  A church choir was visited by a robber in Roanoke during their Wednesday night rehearsal.
• Politics

  In Obama’s first term, an evolving Christian faith and a more evangelical style

  President Obama’s prayers for a strong first debate may not have been answered, but that doesn’t mean the prayers weren’t happening.
• News

  State overthrows schools decision on religious banners

  A high profile battle over some East Texas High School cheerleaders right to brandish banners with religious messages at school functions, now has the backing of the state.
• News

  Are churches following the law when it comes to politics?

  In this heated political season, more churches are speaking out on the issues.
• Politics

  Billy Graham’s group removes Mormon cult reference from website

  The theological question of where Mormons fit on the religious spectrum has drawn more attention because of Romney’s candidacy.
• News

  Einstein letter, set for auction, shows scientist challenging idea of God, being ‘chosen’

  Dubbed Einstein’s “God Letter” by the Los Angeles-based auction agency that’s posting it online, the original document will be up for grabs starting Monday.
• News

  Pastors prepare to take on IRS over political endorsement ban

  This is part of a wider effort by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal organization