Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
October 11, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Mitt Romney meets with Rev. Billy Graham
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met Thursday with Rev. Billy Graham, and the aging evangelist pledged to do "all I can" to help the GOP nominee win the presidency.
October 10, 2012
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Moderate Islamic preachers gain followers in Indonesia
When protests against the low-budget, anti-Islam "Innocence of Muslims" video flared across the Islamic world last month, Indonesia's Habib Munzir Almusawa preached a different message to his tens of thousands of followers in Jakarta: Just ignore it.
October 09, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Evangelical leaders urge support for Romney
Evangelical leaders worried that Mitt Romney's Mormonism could suppress conservative turnout on Election Day are intensifying appeals for Christians to vote.
October 09, 2012
- Los Angeles Times
LAT: Biden-Ryan debate highlights nation's Catholic political divide
Dr. Jack Dolehide remembers the trinity on display in his boyhood home in Chicago in the 1960s: There, in the center, was an iconic image of Jesus. On one side, Mayor Richard J. Daley, the city's legendary Democratic boss. On the other, President Kennedy.
October 08, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Radicalism prompts warnings in France
Jewish and Muslim leaders here warned on Monday of rising anti-Semitism among young Muslims, two days after the police arrested 11 men and fatally shot one in raids in a handful of cities aimed at young radical French Muslims.
October 01, 2012
- The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Daystar, TBN ready for Messiah in Jerusalem
If the Messiah descends from the Mount of Olives as foretold in the Bible, America's two biggest Christian broadcasters are well-positioned to cover it live thanks to recent acquisitions of adjacent Jerusalem studios on a hill overlooking the Old City.
September 16, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage
At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think.
September 03, 2012
- The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Korean 'messiah' leaves behind religious and business empire
The Rev. Moon Sun-myung, who called himself the “messiah” and founded a
global religious movement as well as far-flung business interests, died
Monday at his Unification Church complex east of South Korea's capital,
Seoul, surrounded by family members and well-wishers.
August 18, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: The online ummah
FOR one household a cannon blast signals the end of the daily fast during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, just as it has done for many years.
August 18, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: Earthly concerns
OF ALL the organisations that serve America’s poor, few do more good work than the Catholic church: its schools and hospitals provide a lifeline for millions.