If you’re curious about who is ‘green’ within the the religious arena and “speading the eco-gospel,” then take a look at Grist.com’s list of the top 15 Green Religious Leaders.
At the top: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
“Crime against the natural world is a sin,” says Bartholomew I, leader of more than 300 million Orthodox Christians [...]
Archive for June, 2008
15 Green Religious Leaders
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, Religious Leaders, Uncategorized, tagged Columbia Missourian, environment, Rebecca Romano, religion on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Supreme Court rules against death penalty for child rape
Posted in Religion and Politics, Uncategorized, tagged child rape, death penalty, execution, Katie Bascuas, presidential candidates, Supreme Court on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a 5 to 4 decision yesterday the Supreme Court ruled execution unconstitutional for those convicted or raping a child, according to a Washington Post article.
This controversial decision now reserves the death penalty for murder and crimes against the state.
‘There is a distinction between intentional first-degree murder on the one hand and [...]
Laughter yoga in Columbia, MO
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Columbia, Katie Bascuas, Laughter yoga, MO on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Ho, ho, ha, ha, ho, ho, ha, ha.” Sounds like a variation of the infamous Lamaze mantra; but this alliterative repetition is actually an exercise in laugher yoga.
Unlike yoga in the conventional sense, laughter yoga does not involve dubiously named poses, like downward facing dog, or complicated breathing techniques. Rather, the goal [...]
Are Americans close minded when it comes to faith?
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, tagged Americans and Faith, Annie Meredith, Columbia Missourian, Dogmatic, Faith Study on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight on the MSNBC 5 p.m. broadcast there was a story regarding how Americans perceive their faith, alone, and in comparison to other faiths. The results might come as a surprise.
According to a poll of 35,000 Americans- regardless of their religion- believe that their faith isn’t the only way to eternal life . [...]
Gay marriage license rush
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged California, California Supreme Court, Katie Bascuas, Los Angeles Times, marriage license, same-sex marriage on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
County clerk offices in the state of California are inundated with an influx of marriage license applications since the state’s legalization of same-sex marriages. Officials reported record numbers of distributions last Tuesday, according to a Los Angeles Times article.
Marriage licenses were issued to same-sex and heterosexual couples, although county clerks in many locations indicated [...]
Group files suit over ‘I Believe’ plates
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, tagged Christianity, Columbia Missourian, Florida, Heather Harrison, I Believe, license plates, South Carolina on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two Christian pastors, a humanist pastor, a rabbi and the Hindu American Foundation. The group filed the lawsuit in an attempt to prevent South Carolina from creating ‘I Believe’ license plates.
The group contends that South Carolina’s government is endorsing [...]
SURF’S UP AT TRINITY’S VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Posted in Christianity, Local, tagged Columbia Missourian, Heather Harrison, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Vacation Bible School on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Trinity Presbyterian Church invites all children to catch a
wave of God’s love at its Summer Vacation Bible School.
Beach Party: Surfin’ Through the Scriptures, runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, June 23 to June 27, at Trinity Presbyterian Church.
The program will feature games, Bible stories, songs, crafts, scientific
activities and beach-related snacks.
All children are [...]
Judaism drawing more black Americans
Posted in Judaism, tagged African-American, Columbia Missourian, Heather Harrison, Jewish, Judaism on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution notes that increasing numbers of African- Americans are exploring Judaism.
Soon the Harrises, former Christian evangelicals, will complete their conversion to Judaism. If their choice seems unusual, it’s apparently becoming less so.
At Congregation Shearith Israel, a conservative synagogue in Virginia-Highland, where Pamela Harris works as the senior nonclerical staff [...]
