When Mormons call themselves “a peculiar people,” they mean it in the biblical sense ― set aside by God, chosen. But many Americans call them peculiar in Webster’s way ― strange, odd. Now Mormons, followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are in the spotlight. One of their own, Mitt Romney, is a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination.
Egyptian Christian humanitarian leaders say while politics and religion are garnering the most attention in their country right now, Egypt’s serious humanitarian problems will soon have to be addressed.
On February 9, 2012 Trader Joe’s signed a Fair Food Agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. In doing so, the Monrovia, CA-based supermarket chain added its purchasing power to undergirding the Fair Food Program that is delivering improved wages and new rights to farmworkers harvesting tomatoes in Florida.
At its recent meeting here, members of the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) welcomed Dee Sanchez from Redeemer Presbyterian Church representing Aereodance and Esther Reyes, Salvador Martinez, and Dianna Tavera from the Human Rights Promoter Project to report on their organizations progress after receiving SDOP grants.
Church World Service (CWS) staff and representatives of Haitian civil society organizations met with members of Congress and representatives of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department in Washington last week to address persistent problems in Haiti two years after the country’s devastating earthquake.
Critics have hammered Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow for everything from his throwing style to his trademark professions of evangelical faith. But this much is now beyond dispute: the guy has a gift for selling books.
Christians of different denominations and human rights groups have spoken out against planned construction of a 1,000-square-meter detention center for asylum seekers at a new Berlin airport scheduled to open in June.
There is no shortage of possible motivations for making an album — the urge to express oneself artistically; the desire to reach out to an audience; the simple need to pay the bills — all of which are perfectly valid. But Legacy — a new, eight-song Celtic-tinged folk album — was made, first and foremost, to serve a different purpose: that of helping its creators and listeners feel connected to something far bigger and older than them.
On Feb. 8, E. Andrew (Andy) Mayo assumed responsibilities executive director of the Medical Benevolence Foundation MBF).
Bible League International is working with the Digital Bible Society to carry the thumbnail-sized chips to Christians in countries, such as China or Saudi Arabia, where possessing unapproved religious materials can result in prosecution or even death.