Sunday, November 08, 2009
Viewpoints
Right now in Faith Talk
Posted by: Elroy A. Fundamentalist Sinner wrote: Â Â Â "The movie "Network" (1976) was way … Read more
-- Elroy, Denver, CO
Right now in News Talk
I have dealt with this and it hasn't been just pot. My kids are now 34 and 30, but my son put me through the gamit! There is no sense in me calling the police, … Read more
-- Heatherj43, Rochester, MI
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Prayer booth
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AP Headlines
U.S.
- Some saw trouble ahead with Fort Hood shooter - 04:04 AM
- House passes health care bill on close vote - 04:32 AM
- Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun - 01:39 AM
- Suspect identified in Seattle police killing - 04:42 AM
- House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies - 04:24 AM
World
- Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa - 04:26 AM
- Germany to celebrate memory of Berlin Wall falling - 04:48 AM
- Police: Suicide bomb in Pakistan market kills 12 - 03:39 AM
- Saudis take mountain from Yemen rebels - 03:48 AM
A Christian answers a Muslim's prayers
Family hopes to change view of organ donations
Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son. - 11/07/2009
Local imams want investigation into Abdullah shooting
A local group of imams is calling for an independent investigation into last month's fatal shooting of Detroit Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah in an FBI raid - 11/06/2009
Local, national Muslim leaders condemn Fort Hood violence
Within minutes of the public identification of the alleged shooter in the Thursday massacre at Fort Hood, local and national Muslim and Arab-American civil rights groups and other organizations mobilized to denounce the violence. - 11/06/2009
Gone to the dogs: L.A. church starts pet service
When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. So he came up with a hair-raising idea: He would turn God's house into a doghouse by offering a 30-minute service complete with individual doggie beds, canine prayers and an offering of dog treats. - 11/04/2009
More online churches open virtual doors to parishioners
Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service. When the sermon is done, it's time for communion, and the pastor guides attendees through the ritual. Later, worshippers exchange Facebook and e-mail addresses so they can stay in touch. - 11/02/2009
Vatican to admit married Anglican priests case by case
Vatican City -- The Vatican says it will admit married Anglican priests to the Catholic priesthood case by case. - 10/31/2009
Evangelists target Northeast
Watertown, Mass. -- It's hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway. - 10/29/2009
Lutheran Church elects first female leader
Berlin -- Germany's Lutheran Church has elected a woman to lead the nation's Protestants for the first time in its history. - 10/28/2009
Macomb County Nativity scene goes to court
Warren --A manger scene on a road median in Warren is the focus of a court battle over religious freedoms. John Satawa of Warren, who says his family has erected a Nativity scene in the Mound Road median since about 1945, filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Road Commission of Macomb County for denying him permission to do so this year. - 10/27/2009
Group blasts archdiocese for not publicizing abuse cases
Detroit -- Members of the group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) staged a small protest Monday outside the downtown office of the Archdiocese of Detroit to voice their concerns about the archdiocese not telling the public and parishioners about Detroit native Joseph Shawnee Skelton Jr.'s sexual assault conviction. - 10/27/2009
Church of Scientology convicted of fraud in France
Paris --A Paris court convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than $900,000 on Tuesday but stopped short of banning the group as prosecutors had demanded. - 10/27/2009
Man says Home Depot fired him over God button
Okeechobee, Fla. -- A man says he was fired from his cashier's job at The Home Depot in a rural Florida town because he wore an American flag button that read, "One nation under God, indivisible." - 10/27/2009
Christian biker club damaged by fire
A Christian motorcycle group's clubhouse was the apparent target of arsonists early today, according to a preliminary investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. - 10/22/2009
Vatican reaches out to Anglicans
Washington -- In a remarkable bid to attract disillusioned members of the Anglican Communion, the Vatican announced Tuesday that it would establish a special arrangement that will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while preserving their liturgy and spiritual heritage, including married priests. - 10/21/2009
Cash-crunched Metro Detroit churches slash staff, services
The fallout from Metro Detroit's continued faltering economy has found its way into local houses of worship, with many cutting costs by trimming the number of services and laying off staff while others scrap or delay construction projects until the economy turns around. - 10/19/2009






