Faith Digest: Jesus’ wife?

A Harvard Divinity School professor claims a newly revealed fragment of papyrus offers fresh evidence some early Christians may have believed Jesus was married.

09/26/2012 - By Administrator

Contemplative worship: It’s not just a Catholic thing

Terms like "silence and reflection," "creating space" and "getting in touch with yourself" were absent from Chad Kerr's Baptist upbringing in Georgia. But they've since become central to his ability to cope with the demands of life as a bank president, husband and father of three children under age 10.

09/15/2012 - By Administrator

Contemplative worship consistent with Baptist principles

Contemplative worship–with its emphasis on prayer and reading that leads participants into a silent, meditative encounter with God–pushes some Baptists outside their comfort zone.

09/15/2012 - By Administrator

Music duo finds strength in Christ while battling debilitating illness

Faith Digest: Americans split on Muslims

Americans are divided almost evenly in how they view Muslims, according to a survey released by the Arab American Institute in Washington.

09/13/2012 - By Administrator

Black Mormons face a political choice like no other

Unlike white Mormons, the vast majority of whom side with Republicans, African-Americans overwhelmingly vote Democratic. So black Mormons look at Obama, the Democrat, and Romney, the Republican, and find themselves caught between political perspectives.

09/04/2012 - By Administrator

The Mormon Moment

For Baptists and other evangelicals trying to decide how to vote, the 2012 presidential election campaign has renewed discussion of whether the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Christian.

09/01/2012 - By Administrator

Mormon women seeking middle ground to greater equality

Some Mormon feminists see only one goal on the road to gender equality— ordination to the all-male priesthood.

09/01/2012 - By Administrator

Orthodox Jews finally mark end of 7-year Talmud study, 2,711 pages later

For seven and one-half years, day-in and day-out, Jews around the world have studied a new double-sided page of the Talmud, the biblical commentary that, written over centuries, serves as a guide to spirituality and practical life. Some 90,000 people recently crowded into New Jersey's MetLife Stadium to read portions of the Talmud's 2,711th—and final—page, ending a seven and one-half-year cycle.

08/31/2012 - By Administrator

Churches without policies for online activity risk embarrassment — or worse

Statistics show religious Americans have adopted social media at roughly the same rates as unbelievers. But convincing churches to adopt policies governing online activity is an uphill slog.

08/31/2012 - By Administrator

Mormons and Baptists compete for converts

Every year, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints compete for converts, spending tens of millions of dollars to spread their faith. They rely heavily on thousands of faithful volunteers willing to spread out across the country to evangelize.

08/31/2012 - By Administrator

Mormons’ relationship with America: It’s complicated

In political terms, American exceptionalism has come to mean, according to an article in Foreign Policy magazine, that "the United States—and the United States alone—(is meant) to lead, save, liberate and ultimately transform the world." That perspective fits some elements of LDS theology, but not others.

08/31/2012 - By Administrator