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Rabbaniyah Youth Program brings values of Islam to everyday life

| Jun 18, 2013

Age-old religious figures are at the forefront of summer vacation for some of Columbia’s Muslim youth. About 100 girls and boys in the Muslim community are participating in the Rabbaniyah Youth Program, which is focused on living out Muslim values through lessons and fun activities.
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Mother Dolores Hart, from kissing Elvis to joining the convent

| Jun 18, 2013

(RNS) The way fans reacted to Dolores Hart’s decision to become a cloistered nun, you might have thought the movie star had announced her intention to kill herself.
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No sex, but please pass the violence: Americans and Game of Thrones

| Jun 18, 2013

What does “Game of Thrones” really say about us, Christian or not? I think it spotlights our national double standard – depictions of violence are okay; depictions of sex are inevitably corrupting.
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A call for tolerance ... and disrespect

| Jun 17, 2013

What does it say about a proposition when its adherents demand that it not be questioned? If the claim that a belief is sacred includes a demand that we keep silent, than let’s seriously consider shouting. And if we have to start with a whisper, well at least it’s a start.
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Monday Meditation: Listen to your children

| Jun 17, 2013

Each Monday, we bring you a nested meditation by author and psychologist Kevin Anderson, with the belief that these reflections will "delight the mind and awaken the soul."  
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Remembering Dad on a Father’s Day without him

| Jun 17, 2013

Dad's disappointment was more painful than any form of physical punishment, and his pride was more uplifting than any other form of praise. He taught so many life lessons – how to fish, how to read a map, how to do basic car maintenance. And he also taught how to love.
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Speculation about Mandela’s fate seen as cultural taboo

| Jun 17, 2013

(RNS)  Will native son and national hero Nelson Mandela survive his latest bout with illness? That is the single question dominating headlines, speeches, Twitter and conversation throughout South Africa.
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The Christian’s non-optional call to honor his or her parents

| Jun 16, 2013

One of the hardest things God calls us to do is honor those who have fallen short – and often, that can include our fathers. But commandments like this are opportunities to be obedient to God, and to worship and trust Him.
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‘No Father’s Day’ campaign focuses on children lost to guns

| Jun 15, 2013

(RNS) Each Father’s Day, Neil Heslin and his son, Jesse Lewis, used to go to a car show.  But that tradition died when 6-year-old Jesse was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
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Update: Philadelphia plans to cremate and bury Gosnell bodies

| Jun 15, 2013

(RNS) Despite repeated requests from religious leaders and anti-abortion activists, city officials in Philadelphia plan to cremate and bury the 47 bodies from abortion provider Kermit Gosnell’s case.
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