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Court hears atheists’ challenge to Ground Zero cross

NEW YORK (RNS) “There’s no constitutional requirement the cross has to be balanced by something else,” attorney Mark Alcott said. “The museum is not a proponent or opponent of religion.”

N.Y. man pleads guilty in scheme with rabbis to violently extort divorce

(RNS) David Hellman admitted to traveling with seven co-conspirators from New York to a New Jersey warehouse with the intention of forcing a Jewish man to give his wife a divorce document known under Jewish law as a “get.”

EEOC details employer rules as religious worker complaints rise

(RNS) As complaints near record highs, the EEOC is making its guidelines for religious workplace accommodation elaborately clear.

Members of the Zen Arts Ensemble, from left, Norman Damschroder, Kim Lynch Buehler, Derek Reeves, the Rev. Jay "Rinsen" Weik, Osho, Olman Piedra, and Denise Ritter Bernardini. Photo courtesy of Jay "Rinsen" Weik, Osho

Zen Arts Ensemble forges sound through creativity, contemplation

The Rev. Jay “Rinsen” Weik, Osho, can often be found at the intersection of sound and contemplative practice. A Zen Buddhist teacher and a professor of music at the University of Toledo, Weik integrates his Buddhist and jazz practices with the Zen Arts Ensemble, among other creative outlets.

Conservative leader Bill Gothard resigns following abuse allegations

(RNS) Bill Gothard’s Institute in Basic Life Principles was once a popular gathering spot for thousands of Christian families, including the Duggar family from TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting.”

Protesters denounce the Dalai Lama as a ‘dictator’

At 77, Pope Francis keeps a busy pace, and aides keep their fingers crossed

African church leaders resist gay rights, call it a colonial import

Catholics call Pope Francis ‘a change for the better’

As Fox-TV re-creates ‘Cosmos’ series, Carl Sagan’s following grows

SIDEBAR: Memorable statements by Carl Sagan

3 Lutheran churches join together for Ash Wednesday service

Ortberg’s church votes to leave PCUSA despite nearly $9 million fee

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Italian publisher unveils magazine dedicated to Pope Francis

Like Christian Lent, Buddhist ‘Vassa’ a time of introspection, self-denial

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On gay equality, arc is bending toward justice

The loudest voices in the faith communities are the voices of judgment against gays, lesbians and transgender persons. However, the people who attended a summit in Columbus on Saturday represented people of faith who have another vision: one of equality for LGBT persons.

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For the New Year: Start some practices, stop others

A friend suggested that I make two lists as I start 2014. Rather than a list of “resolutions” he suggested I make a list of “starts” and “stops.” One is a list of things I am going to start. The other is a list of things I am going to stop.

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My church is broken

My Church is broken. This should not be CNN Headline newsworthy. The United Methodist Church has had multiple opportunities to seek healing and reconciliation and yet we remain broken.

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Skillet's John Cooper puts his heart into the vocals as his wife, bassist Korey Cooper, leaps through the air. Photo by David Yonke/Toledo Faith & Values

Rockin’ for God

Christian rock band Skillet closed a 4 1/2-hour concert at the Huntington Center on Feb. 27, preceded by Third Day, the Peter Furler Band, Jamie Grace and We As Human.

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POLL: Are you giving something up for Lent?

Lent, the six-week period leading up to Easter, begins with March 5 with Ash Wednesday in most Christian traditions. Many Christians around the world give something for Lent as a form of penitence. Do you plan on giving something up this year?

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U.S. evangelicals on the defense over Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act

(RNS) American evangelicals who insist they never supported Uganda’s anti-gay law now find themselves on the defense, saying their statements against homosexuality at home are being twisted as an endorsement of harsh penalties against gays and lesbians abroad.

In Jerusalem, Jews, Muslims clash over mosque loudspeakers

JERUSALEM (RNS) The call of the muezzin, broadcast by loudspeakers on nearly 200 minarets, can be heard across Jerusalem’s hills and valleys, especially in the middle of the night, when the rest of the city is asleep.

A married man is ordained a Maronite Catholic priest

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (RNS) The pews were packed Thursday (Feb. 27) as the first married man in the Maronite Catholic Church was ordained into the priesthood in the United States with the blessing of the pope.

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Court hears atheists’ challenge to Ground Zero cross

N.Y. man pleads guilty in scheme with rabbis to violently extort divorce

EEOC details employer rules as religious worker complaints rise

Zen Arts Ensemble forges sound through creativity, contemplation

Conservative leader Bill Gothard resigns following abuse allegations

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On gay equality, arc is bending toward justice

For the New Year: Start some practices, stop others

My church is broken

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