WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court has chosen not to reexamine its decision to strike down displays of the Ten Commandments in two Kentucky courthouses.
WASHINGTON (RNS) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by five Christians who argue that President Obama’s health care overhaul violates their religious freedom.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (General Assembly Mission Council) Remember the spring of 2001?
I write in response to the claims of Merwyn Johnson and others that for change in the church’s standards on ordination, the normal process of majority approval at GA and the majority approval of the presbyteries is insufficient. In his essay of 24 February 2011, Johnson urges that a “third way” be found that “allows the two sides to move forward together.” 
New York, March 24 (ENInews)--As recovery efforts in Japan proceed, the full impact of the earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago continues to be felt by many churches that are providing disaster relief while grieving lost members and buildings.
Geneva (ENI)--Zambian nurse Agnes Lisulo Mulemwa was honored in Geneva on March 20 for helping women in her rural community raise their standard of living, train to become leaders and support health care.
Pittsburgh seminary student presents scholarly critique of the White Paper: “While I agree with the steering committee of the white paper that the PC(USA) faces critical issues, I believe these issues are merely symptomatic of a Christological amnesia on the part of the denomination. … The white paper not only does not address this Christological crisis, but it also both serves as evidence of the crisis and threatens to exacerbate it through its proposed solutions…”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (RNS) A Catholic bishop in Indiana recently gave his imprimatur to a thoroughly modern take on the ancient act of confession with a thumbs up to “Confession: A Roman Catholic App,” a new application for the iPhone and iPad that helps users catalog their sins before entering a confessional booth.
WASHINGTON (RNS) The architect of the Obama administration’s new consumer protection bureau met with faith-based groups in early February in a bid to shape the agency’s work as a moral crusade.
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