Churches & Religion

Federal court tosses former pastor John Bishop’s appeal

September 24, 2019, 6:04am Churches & Religion

A federal appeals court has dismissed a petition by former Living Hope Church pastor John Bishop to review his federal drug-smuggling sentence. Read story

Emily Dresher, 5, creates challah bread at a kids farmers market Sunday morning at the Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County in Brush Prairie.

Kids farmers market part of ‘hands-on education’ before Rosh Hashanah

September 22, 2019, 8:43pm Churches & Religion

As Efraim Greenberg, 10, prepared dough for challah, a Jewish bread, his younger brother — Moshe, 4 — watched with obvious interest. Read story

New products such as the Original Impossible Burger, left, and the Cali Burger from Umami Burger raise questions for those who follow religions with strict dietary rules.

Doctrine scrambles to catch up to new food tech

September 21, 2019, 6:02am Churches & Religion

Leviticus 11 contains a zoo’s worth of animals. The hyrax and monitor lizard. The katydid is there, as is the gecko. And it ends: “You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.” Read story

Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife Sister Wendy Nelson wave to students after a devotional at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Nelson reaffirmed Tuesday the religion's opposition to gay marriage by explaining that he and fellow leaders have a duty to teach God's law that says marriage is restricted to man-woman unions. (Jeffrey D.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirms view of gay unions

September 17, 2019, 10:17pm Churches & Religion

The leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed the religion’s opposition to gay marriage Tuesday, while explaining that leaders lifted a short-lived ban on baptisms for children of gay parents because they felt the “heartache” it caused. Read story

Flowers are left on the charred steps of the Adas Israel Synagogue Sunday September 15, 2019 in Duluth, Minn. A press conference was held on Sunday morning to discuss the findings of the investigation of the Adas Israel Synagogue fire that occurred early last week. A suspected was arrested last week and will be charged with first degree arson but there is no indication at this time that it was a hate crime.

Police: No sign that Duluth synagogue fire was hate crime

September 15, 2019, 9:35pm Churches & Religion

A fire that destroyed a historic synagogue in northeastern Minnesota doesn’t appear to have been a hate crime, authorities said Sunday in discussing the arrest of a suspect. Read story

From the Klan to true tolerance

Half a century ago, Thomas Tarrants — a child of Mobile, Ala. — felt like the country was changing for the worse. The civil rights movement infuriated him. His hatred of African Americans and Jews led him straight into the arms of the Ku Klux Klan. Hate led him to… Read story

Pope says U.S. critics use ‘rigid’ ideology to mask moral failings

Pope Francis addresses journalists during his flight from Antamanarivo to Rome, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, after his seven-day pastoral trip to Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius.

Pope Francis said Tuesday he wasn’t afraid of a U.S. Catholic Church schism led by his conservative critics, but sees a “rigid” ideology opponents use to mask their own moral failings has already infiltrated the American church. Read story