Faith: Christian
“The houses are not just ‘given’ to the families,” says Dr. Brenda Williams, “They have to work for it. They have to earn it.” She and her husband have been using their own money to provide homes to disadvantaged families. More
“There’s a fundamental misunderstanding that says religion needs to be serious all the time and gloomy and dour,” says Rev. James Martin, S.J., author of Between Heaven and Mirth, who believes humor is good for one’s spiritual health. More
Rev. James Martin, S.J., author of Between Heaven and Mirth and chaplain for comedian Stephen Colbert, tells some of his favorite jokes. More
“He’s very open about his faith and that seems to be genuine, but he’s going to make mistakes,” says Cathleen Falsani, author of the new book Belieber!. More
“We are here to provide a religious presence. We are here to listen to people, to hear what’s on their hearts. And we’re here to pray with people…because people are in crisis and that’s why we are all here.” says protest chaplain Erica Richmond. More
Watch excerpts of interviews with people of faith who are supporting the Occupy Wall Street protests. More
“If anything is covered by separation of church and state, this is it,” says lawyer Douglas Laycock, who argued for the Hosanna-Tabor Lutheran Church and School, and nearly 100 diverse religious groups filed briefs supporting a church’s right to choose its own ministers. More
Religious leaders have joined civil rights activists, the Justice Department, and others in challenging Alabama’s tough new immigration law. “The government is trying to tell us what we can or can’t do in terms of works of mercy, works of charity, which are fundamental to our faith,” says Father Tom Ackerman of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham. More
As the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, is its voice receding in American culture? More
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