Arkansas atheists sue over bus ads on God-free lifestyle

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By Suzi Parker Suzi Parker– Thu Jun 9, 4:57 pm ET LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) – A coalition of atheists is accusing Little Rock’s city bus line of violating their rights to free speech in a fight to place ads on public buses praising a God-free lifestyle. The Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason alleged in…

Boehner Picks Jesuit Priest to Be House Chaplain

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By ASHLEY SOUTHALL House Speaker John A. Boehner will nominate the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy, a Jesuit priest and former Georgetown University chaplain, to become the 60th House chaplain. “We are honored that Father Conroy has agreed to serve as House chaplain,” Mr. Boehner said in a statement announcing the decision. “His dedication to God’s…

Survey: Are Capitalism and Christianity Compatible?

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American Majority Wants Clergy to Speak Out on Rich-Poor Gap WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 21, 2011 (Zenit.org).- A survey found that the majority of Americans believe that capitalism is not compatible with Christian values. The survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service, found that 44% of Americans expressed the…

IMF Bombshell: Age of America Nears End

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This column has been updated to include a reaction from the IMF. The International Monetary Fund has just dropped a bombshell, and nobody noticed. For the first time, the international organization has set a date for the moment when the “Age of America” will end and the U.S. economy will be overtaken by that of…

Carter to meet Castro, religious leaders in Cuba

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By Jeff Franks HAVANA | Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:07pm EDT HAVANA (Reuters) – Former President Jimmy Carter will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, the leader of Cuba’s Catholic Church and the island’s Jewish community during a Havana visit starting on Monday amid speculation he will seek the release of a jailed American aid…

Obama endorses military action to stop Gadhafi

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WASHINGTON – After weeks of hesitation and divisions among his advisers, President Barack Obama on Friday endorsed military action against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, saying U.S. values and credibility are at stake to stop “the potential for mass murder” of innocents. The U.S. military, which is already stretched thin by two wars and an expanding effort…

Obama: Those Who Question My Faith Are “Sustaining” Me

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Obama: Those Who Question My Faith Are “Sustaining” Me “My Christian faith then has been a sustaining force for me over these last few years. All the more so when Michelle and I hear our faith questioned from time to time. We are reminded that, ultimately, what matters is not what other people say about…

Pope Benedict Coming to America

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Monday, November 12, 2007 | 4:15 PM By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer BALTIMORE – November 12, 2007 — Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the United States for the first time as pontiff next year to meet with President Bush, address the United Nations and visit ground zero, a Vatican official told American bishops…