A Jewish online organization has questioned the application process of the coordinators of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, according to USA Today.
Jews on First has said that the organizational structure of the Day of Prayer is excluding non-Christian faiths and is causing a division along religious lines.
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Archive for April, 2008
Critics say, Evangelicals hijacked National Day of Prayer
Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Local, Religion and Politics, Religion and Popular Culture, Religious Leaders, tagged Chad Day, Christianity, Columbia, evangelical, faith, faith in focus, Judaism, Missouri, Missourian, National Day of Prayer, news, religion, USA Today on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tithing goes Digital
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Rachel Smeda, Tennessean, tithing, electronic tithing on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whoa! Hold the offering plate: dutiful churchgoers no longer need to bring cash or a checkbook to church to faithfully tithe on Sundays.
According to an article in the Tennessean, some churches have embraced the practice of offering online tithing, saying it makes giving easier, especially for younger church members. But as donations go digital, [...]
Jamal Badawi to speak tonight in Conservation Aud. at MU
Posted in Islam, Local, Religion and Politics, Religion and Popular Culture, Religious Leaders, Uncategorized, tagged April 25, Chad Day, Columbia, faith, faith in focus, focus, Imam, Islam, Jamal Badawi, Missouri, Missourian, Muslim, Muslims Student's Organization, religion on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Islamic scholar and author Jamal Badawi will give a lecture titled “Is a Just and Peaceful Co-existence Possible in our Society? An Islamic Perspective” at 6:30 p.m. today in Conservation Auditorium at MU. The lecture caps off the Muslim Students Organization’s Islam Awareness Week.
Nabihah Maqbool, public relations chair for the student organization, said getting Badawi [...]
Bible Reading Marathon in DC
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, Capitol, marathon, Rachel Smeda, reading on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 19 Annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon starts Sunday, April 27, at 7 pm, and by the time it ends on Thursday, May 1, at 2pm, the entire Bible will have been read aloud. Hundreds of Bible believers will gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol to read a portion of the [...]
Cat Lovers Appreciate Soul Mate in Vatican
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Popular Culture, Religious Leaders, tagged animal lovers, benedict, Catholic, cats, Chad Day, faith, news, PETA, pope, Pope Benedict XVI, religion, spirituality, The New York Times, vatican on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A different perspective of the pope’s recent U.S. visit. New York Times writer Andy Newman chronicles Pope Benedict’s love of cats and how animal rights advocates say this impacts their perception of the Catholic Church leader.
And in Pope Benedict XVI, Ms. Fredericks, the chairwoman of the fledgling American branch of Catholic Concern for Animals, believes [...]
Islam Awareness Week at MU
Posted in Islam, Local, Religion and Politics, Religion and Popular Culture, Religious Leaders, tagged Chad Day, Columbia Missourian, Dr. Jamal Badawi, events, faith, faith in focus, Islam, Islam Awareness Week, Islamic center of central Missouri, Missouri, Missourian, MSO, Muneer Fareed, Muslim, Muslim Student Organization, news, religion, University of Missouri on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Muslim Students Organization is sponsoring Islam Awareness Week this week with a host of events. The schedule is as follows and occur on the MU campus:
Monday: Taste of Islam 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Lowry Mall.
Tuesday: Women in Islam Q & A and Henna Night from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Gannett [...]
Papal visit: a personal perspective
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Politics, Religious Leaders, tagged allison ross, benedict, D.C., Kristee Sherry, pope, popemobile, Washington, XVI on April 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Note from the bloggers: Kristee Sherry, a former Missourian reporter, has been in Washington, D.C., this week to see the pope on his American tour. She is contributing her thoughts and experiences as a guest blogger on Faith in Focus here:
My fingertips were mere inches from touching Pope Benedict XVI’s as he reached out to [...]
Do “Real Men” love Jesus?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christianity, Christianity Today, GodMen, men, Promise Keepers, Rachel Smeda on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Religion is for women and children, or so some say. Groups like “Church for Men” and “Promise Keepers” are seeking to break this stereotype.
Mark Driscoll, pastor of Seattle’s Mars Hill Church, desires greater testosterone in contemporary Christianity according to an article in Christianity Today. Driscoll pictures an “Ultimate Fighting Jesus” when he thinks of the [...]
Cardinal arranged meeting between sex abuse victims and pope
Posted in Christianity, Local, Religion and Politics, Religious Leaders, tagged Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Chad Day, Christianity, clergy sex abuse scandal, Columbia, Columbia Missourian, faith, faith in focus, Missouri, Missourian, news, Papal visit, pope, Pope Benedict XVI, religion, sexual abuse, The New York Times on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Pope met with victims that had been sexually abused by clergy at the bequest of Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of the Boston archdiocese.
It was the Vatican that selected the victims who were invited, said one of those who attended, Bernie McDaid.
“The pope directly wanted an unrehearsed meeting with free dialogue,” said Mr. McDaid, a [...]
More Pope Benedict coverage
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged address, Africa, April 18, Chad Day, Christianity, Columbia, faith, human rights, Missouri, Missourian, New York, New York Times, news, Papal visit, pope, Pope Benedict XVI, poverty, religion, speech, spirituality, UN, United Nations on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pope Benedict called for human rights to be the driving force behind ending war and poverty in his address at the U.N. on Friday, The New York Times reported.
The pope also mentioned a realigning of church priorities emphasizing that responsible environmental practices and combating poverty in Africa will take a larger part of [...]
