Thursday, July 1, 2010

Summer Camp Caters to Kids of Atheists, Agnostics

"Camp Quest is a sleep-away camp for the children of atheists, agnostics, humanists and other nonbelievers, though kids from religious families are welcome, too."

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Court Lets Vatican-Sex Abuse Lawsuit Move Forward

"The Supreme Court won't stop a lawsuit that accuses the Vatican of conspiring with U.S. church officials to transfer a priest from city to city despite repeated accusations that the clergyman sexually abused young people."

How to Sell Christianity? Ask an Atheist

"What do Christians learn when they start listening to atheists? Henderson, author of the forthcoming book The Outsider Interviews, has found that the 'I'm right/you're wrong' model is a conversation-killer par excellence. So is speaking of non-converts as 'lost.'"

Burqa Bans Grow Fashionable in Europe

"A growing movement in Europe to ban burqas and niqabs, the face coverings worn by some Muslim women, is igniting a debate over individual religious freedom vs. broader cultural values."

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Most U.S. Evangelical Leaders Don't Drink, Survey Finds

"Sixty percent of evangelical Christian leaders say they don't drink alcohol socially, citing reasons as diverse as the words of St. Paul, the desire to be a good leader and a history of alcoholism in the family, according to a survey by the National Association of Evangelicals released Thursday."

Many Americans Expect Jesus' Return by 2050

"Among respondents to the survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press and Smithsonian Magazine, 41 percent said they expect Jesus' Second Coming in the next 40 years, while 46 percent said it probably or definitely won't happen."