Polk woman who died during religious fast was dead ’several days’ when found
A Polk County woman who died during a religious fast had been dead “several days” by the time her family found her, according to a new report. The St. Petersburg Times has listened to the 911 call a...
View ArticleTell Us Why is Easter Still Relevant
Religion World would like to hear how Easter speaks to you in these times of economic hardship, foreclosures, unemployment, political polarization and racial divisiveness. We think this holiday, more...
View ArticleNew details in the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero
It’s been 30 years since Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador was gunned down as he was celebrating Mass. Now, one of the men involved in the plot that eventually took Romero’s life is talking — and...
View ArticleBaby boomers searching for spiritual answers
The latest installment of an occasional series in the Miami Herald about Baby Boomers focused on the spiritual paths taken by members of the so-called Me Generation. An excerpt: Experts say boomers’...
View ArticleIslam would have saved Michael Jackson, Jermaine says
On the anniversary of Michael Jackson’s untimely death aged 50, the King of Pop’s older brother Jermaine Jackson, told BBC World Service that Islam might have saved his brother. Jermaine was...
View ArticleChristopher Hitchens: It’s ‘Everybody Pray for Hitchens Day’ today
Noted atheist and writer Christopher Hitchens, 62, has esophageal cancer. It’s serious. After hearing the news about his condition, some believers of the big three American faith traditions...
View ArticleFamed Harvard minister Peter Gomes dead at 68
Harvard minister and theologian the Rev. Peter Gomes, who came out of the closet in response to anti-homosexual sentiment on the university’s campus, has died at age 68. Gomes, a Baptist, is also well...
View ArticleAssessing the repercussions from Osama bin Laden’s death
Religion Link has a number of stories about the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden: News that U.S. troops have killed Osama bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda and mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is...
View ArticleWycliffe publishes digital Scripture in hostile regions
Orlando-based Wycliffe Associates, an international Bible translation organization, is making Scripture available through digital publishing in areas that are hostile to Christianity. “For the first...
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