http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23832/football-games-religious-signs http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23832/football-games-religious-signs#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:14:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23832 A school district in Georgia, USA, recently decided that cheerleaders could not longer display banners with Bible verses at school football games -- one of those 'Church and State' issues.

Result? More bible banners than ever, now displayed by fans in the stands instead of cheerleaders on the field.

While constitutional experts agree with the new policy, and many locals understand why it is being applied, the fans are using their right to free speech. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23832/football-games-religious-signs/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23800/america-christian-right http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23800/america-christian-right#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:07:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23800 The 'Christian Right' has been a major power broker in U.S. politics for 30 years, having played especially important roles in the 1980, 1994 and 2004 presidential elections, and in Republican administrations since the tenure of former President Ronald Reagan.

It appeared at its apex after the 2004 'values vote' election, but now seems on the decline under President Barack Obama. The Christian Right has no clear leader or central movement organization to guide it, and many younger evangelicals are turning away from their parents' emphasis on a narrow set of contentious social issues.

Nevertheless, it remains a powerful political force capable of resurgence, Forbes writes.

Christian Right organizations are experiencing increased contributions and activism, as Obama and a Democratic Congress push socially progressive legislation.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23800/america-christian-right/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22914/mormon-church-homosexuality http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22914/mormon-church-homosexuality#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:50:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22914 A couple thousand people gathered outside the Capitol in Sacramento this afternoon to rally for the legalization of same-sex marriages just days after voters imposed a constitutional ban.

The gathering follows several similar events around the Bay Area and California. Earlier today, more than 400 people gathered outside the distinctive Mormon Temple in Oakland to protest the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' support of Proposition 8. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22914/mormon-church-homosexuality/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22012/dmv-license-photo http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22012/dmv-license-photo#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:53:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22012 A handful of people who believe digitized photos on state driver's licenses could be the beginning of the biblical "mark of the beast" will receive special licenses from the Division of Motor Vehicles in Charleston, West Virginia, today.

Under the plan, followers of pastor Butch Paugh will be allowed to have their license photos taken at the Capitol DMV office and then removed from the computer system.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22012/dmv-license-photo/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21357/marci-hamilto http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21357/marci-hamilto#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 10:03:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21357 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21357/marci-hamilto/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20657/wiley-drake-huckabee http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20657/wiley-drake-huckabee#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:24:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20657/wiley-drake-huckabee http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20657/wiley-drake-huckabee/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20171/church-and-state-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20171/church-and-state-2#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:39:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20171/church-and-state-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20171/church-and-state-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19543/church-and-state http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19543/church-and-state#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:27:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19543/church-and-state http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19543/church-and-state/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19442/all-saints-episcopal-church-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19442/all-saints-episcopal-church-2#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:34:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19442/all-saints-episcopal-church-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19442/all-saints-episcopal-church-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19441/all-saints-episcopal-church http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19441/all-saints-episcopal-church#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:27:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19441/all-saints-episcopal-church http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19441/all-saints-episcopal-church/feed 0