After a change in administrations and occupants of the White House, it is clearer now more than ever that the assumption that Democrat has to equal atheist and Republican has to equal the devout is no longer an opinion America can hold.
One can see this in the current nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, a Democrat and [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Catholicism reigns with Obama’s Supreme Court pick
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Politics, tagged Catholic, Obama, Sotomayor, Supreme Court on May 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
President Obama’s nominee for Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, may be a racial minority as the first Hispanic justice, but her religious affiliation would give her majority status on the predominantly Catholic court. If Sotomayor were confirmed, six of nine justices would identify themselves with the Catholic faith, which means Catholics would make up a two-third [...]
Missouri United Methodist Church Events
Posted in Christianity, Local on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few upcoming events at the Missouri United Methodist Church:
-Bake Sale. The fifth grade Sunday school class will hold a bake sale on Sunday, May 31, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Connector. The proceeds will benefit Nothing but Nets, an organization that provides mosquito nets to African families to prevent the spread of [...]
Where faith and medicine intersect
Posted in Christianity, Religion and health, spirituality and health on May 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It seems that it’s easy to find news stories about people who feel persecuted for practicing the religion of their choice.
The latest might be a Minnesota woman who has put her religious practices in the spotlight by refusing medical treatment for her teenage son, who has cancer. The story has been in the headlines [...]
Saving the study of religion
Posted in Uncategorized on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that students and professors at Florida International University are trying to keep the school’s religion department from the chopping block. It’s one of three that will be cut as the school tries to deal with the loss of $27 milliion from state allocations.
Why should it matter that a religion program gets cut?
Here’s what [...]
Presbyterian Children’s Services
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A home for boys ages 13 to 18 has opened in the city. The home is operated by Presbyterian Children’s Services, a 95-year-old organization that offers temporary housing to abused and neglected children in Missouri. Presbyterian Children’s Services has homes and residential facilities throughout the state, but this is the first home in Columbia.
The house [...]
Rough go for the Pope
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pope Benedict XVI is on a middle-eastern tour, and by the press coverage coming out of the area things don’t seem to be going as well as the Pope may have hoped. This Yahoo News article seems to reflect the Pope’s and middle-eastern people’s grief: the Pope was allegedly overtly lukewarm with issues involving the Holocaust [...]
Don’t Tolerate Hate: Participate
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A screening of the documentary film “Fall from Grace” will be held tonight at the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services at 1005 West Worley from 7- 9 p.m. The screening is part of a series of alternative events titled “Don’t Tolerate Hate: Participate” that the city has planned in response to [...]
Survey Reveals Muslim Attitudes
Posted in Islam on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contrary to conventional wisdom, a survey shows that European Muslims are more loyal to the countries they live in.
Follow the rest of this story online; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8038398.stm.
National Day of Prayer
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today marks the 58th anniversary for the National Day of Prayer. The holiday encourages individuals of every denomination and faith to pray for personal repentance and our nation. According to the website http://www.ndptf.org/about/index.cfm National Day of Prayer mobilizes the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: government, [...]
