A May 15, 2008, court ruling striking down California’s ban on same-sex marriage has rocketed the issue back into the national spotlight. Political, legal and religious battles over homosexual unions are continuing in California, other states and nationally. Although the ruling directly affects only California, some predict it could play a role in softening objections [...]
The world’s eyes will turn to China when it hosts the XXIX Olympic Games Aug. 8-24 in Beijing. For many, eyes are already on the ascendant Asian economic powerhouse. Tensions and issues involving China are making headlines daily. Riots in the Buddhist region of Tibet, dissenters on trial in China, allegations of terrorism by China’s [...]
The earliest stages of the development of human beings, from conception through the period shortly after birth, are fraught with life-and-death issues. Whether concerned about the fate or welfare of a particular embryo, fetus or baby, or hoping to benefit from a reproductive technology or stem cell research, countless individuals and families in every part [...]
Every religious tradition defines its relationship to the natural environment. In the United States’ religious history, that relationship has behinduisen most frequently drawn from Genesis 1:28: “And God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl [...]
Love and forgiveness may seem like odd topics for journalists to focus on. News, after all, is mostly about what’s going on in the present, while forgiveness is about making peace with the past and forging a more hopeful future. And love? Well, conflict seems to make better news stories. But the media learned a [...]
Each day countless Americans and their families face the decisions and dilemmas that arise as people with serious diseases and injuries move toward death in a nation with: a costly, fragmented and highly technological medical system; an extremely diverse religious and spiritual character; and a very litigious legal culture. Disputes occurring at the end of [...]
As the 2008 election campaigns accelerate, ReligionLink offers an extensive guide to experts on religion and politics, from issues, including abortion and church politicking, to faith and ethnic groups. Jump to: National Sources Academic Centers Abortion African-Americans Asian-Americans Bioethics Catholics Church Politicking Clergywomen Ethics Evangelical Christians Hindus Hispanics Iraq War Judaism Mormons Muslims Native Americans [...]
Last year President Bush said that he sensed a spiritual “Great Awakening” in America. Sam Harris portrayed religion as a menace, even in its moderate forms, in his 2005 book The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason (W.W. Norton, 2005). Almost everyone has an opinion on the future of religion – [...]
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