Saturday, July 05, 2008
Viewpoints
Right now in Faith Talk
AppleMan, There is no security its an illusion used to whittle away at our Freedoms. If someone wants' to get us meaning America it's impossible to stop. … Read more
-- Hootie 1.2, Macomb, Mi
Right now in News Talk
To Jim Kress and all the rest that keep harping about the so-called "fireworks" set off by Gen. Clark: Did you see the interview yourself, or read the … Read more
-- Drew1, Utopia, MI
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U.S.
- California wildfires strain state's resources - 05:56 PM
- At root of most wildfires, by far: People - 05:50 PM
- Last of flood-closed Mississippi locks reopen - 05:34 PM
- Grief leads father to create bomb-defusing robot - 05:47 PM
- Americans' unhappy birthday: 'Too much wrong right now' - 05:48 PM
World
- AP Exclusive: US removes uranium from Iraq - 02:04 PM
- Iraqi boy's first swim hopeful sign of progress - 01:46 PM
- Nigeria's first oil well is still source of woe - 01:19 PM
- Iran indicates it has no plans to halt enrichment - 05:32 PM
Decision 2008
Muslims feel ignored by McCain, Obama
Some in Metro Detroit, with one of the largest populations of Muslims nationwide, perceive the 2008 election as a regression. - 07/05/2008
Mideast Christian group gathers
Several thousand Christian Palestinians, members of the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine, are gathering at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn for several days of conferences and a full-immersion into the Arab-American culture of Metro Detroit this week. - 07/04/2008
Decision 2008
Obama service plan courts conservatives
Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that if elected president he would expand the delivery of social services through churches and other religious organizations, vowing to achieve a goal he said President Bush had fallen short on during his two terms. - 07/02/2008
Ads aim to draw more priests
Catholic dioceses like Detroit and Gaylord are increasing efforts to market the priesthood, hoping to prevail against secular trends and scandal, even as the number of priests dwindles to crisis levels. - 06/30/2008
Jewish religious leaders ask: 'Where've all the men gone?'
After several thousand years in which women were relegated to the sidelines of worship and community leadership, scholars and denominational leaders now say that women are significantly outnumbering men in numerous key segments of non-Orthodox Jewish community life. - 06/26/2008
Most open to other religious interpretations
Most Americans think their faith is not the only way to salvation and that there are different interpretations of their religious beliefs. But they also want their traditions to remain unchanged, according to a national study of religion released Monday. - 06/24/2008
Survey: Most believe there are different ways to interpret religious beliefs
Most Americans think their faith is not the only way to salvation and that there are different interpretations of their religious beliefs. But they also want their traditions to remain unchanged, according to a national study of religion released today. - 06/23/2008
Atheist wants Frankenmuth to remove religious symbols
FRANKENMUTH -- If this popular tourist mecca 80 miles north of Detroit wears Germany on one of its sleeves, the other contains Martin Luther. - 06/21/2008
Obama apologizes to Muslim women over head scarf controversy
Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday called and apologized to the two Muslim women who say they were told they could not stand behind the candidate at a rally in Detroit on Monday because they were wearing traditional head scarves. - 06/19/2008
Prayerful Detroit gathering seeks forgiveness
DETROIT -- Organizers estimated that 1,000 people were at Hart Plaza Saturday morning asking God to forgive them and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. - 06/14/2008
Southern Baptists develop plan to fight drop in membership
Alarmed by a drop in membership and baptisms, members of the Southern Baptist Convention are set to consider at their annual meeting, which starts today, a 10-year initiative to reverse the decline. - 06/10/2008
Islamic dress dispute may cost six jobs
Six Somali women claim they were ordered by the manager of a suburban Twin Cities food-processing plant to wear pants and shirts to work instead of their traditional Islamic clothing of loose-fitting skirts and scarves, says the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a civil liberties group representing the women. - 06/06/2008
Metal thieves steal Jesus statue
DETROIT -- Church of the Messiah members repaired copper pipes damaged by thieves and replaced aluminum gutters stolen over the past few months. - 06/05/2008
Sainthood for pope studied
ROME -- Evidence overflows from hundreds of boxes stacked to the ceiling in room after room at the Catholic Diocese of Rome -- photos, drawings, letters and other items that Church officials are scouring for the answer to a question: Is Pope John Paul II a saint? - 06/05/2008
Public to see holy shroud in '10
VATICAN CITY -- The Shroud of Turin -- revered by many Christians as Jesus Christ's burial cloth -- will go on rare public display in 2010, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday. - 06/03/2008




