Poll: Romney Edges Obama With Women Voters
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Top Religion News
If there really is a “war on women,” Republicans appear to be winning the battle for the female vote. A new CBS News/New York Times poll shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney barely ahead of President Barack Obama among female registered …
Faculty Refuse to Sign ‘Lifestyle Statement,’ Resign From Christian University
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Top Religion News
Dozens of faculty and staff at a Georgian Christian academic institute are resigning over a statement from school officials in which employees must pledge to refrain from activities including drug use, alcohol, adultery, and homosexuality.
Gallup: Slight Majority Say Homosexuality Morally Acceptable
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Top Religion News
A new Gallup poll shows that a slight majority, 54 percent, of Americans believe that homosexuality is acceptable. Forty-two percent say that homosexuality is morally wrong.
Cain, Bachmann to Meet With Tea Party Leaders for ‘More Perfect Union Panel’
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Top Religion News
Former GOP front-runners Herman Cain and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) will meet with the leaders from three of the largest tea party groups in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the American economy and the upcoming 2012 elections.
Interview: Jonathan Haidt on Social Conservatives, New Atheists And Civility in Politics
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Top Religion News
In his new book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Religion and Politics, Jonathan Haidt, a social psychology professor at University of Virginia, argues that our intuitions come before our reasoning and our reasoning is usually a post…
Philly Church Mum on Priest Until Donor Complained
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Top Religion News
Documents from a clergy-abuse trial show Catholic church officials ignored complaints a Philadelphia priest had molested two boys until they heard he was running a travel agency — and competing with a big donor.
Vatican, Benetton Settle Dispute Over Pope Kiss Ad
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Top Religion News
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Italian fashion firm Benetton has agreed to make a donation to a Catholic charity to end a legal dispute with the Vatican over an advertisement that showed Pope Benedict kissing an imam on the lips, the Vatican said on Tuesday….
Belarus Prohibits Christian Burials For Executed Prisoners
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/15/2012 Belarus (Forum 18) – Relatives of executed death row prisoners in Belarus remain unable to recover their bodies for burial, Forum 18 News Service notes. The mother of Vladislav Kovalev – one of two young men sentenced to death on 30 November 2011 and executed on 15 March 2012 – has tried to claim [...]
Sudanese Authorities Close Christian Offices In South Darfur
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/14/2012 Sudan (Compass Direct) – Security agents in Sudan’s South Darfur state have closed down the Nyala offices of the Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) and relief group Sudan Aid, sources said. Agents from the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrived at the organizations’ compound in Nyala at 8 a.m. on April 22, [...]
Religious Freedom Festival in Indonesia Recognizes Government, Faith Leaders
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Denominations, Seventh Day Adventist News, Top Religion News
Second regional event held to thank religious liberty advocates