#teacher ? Here are appropriate responses to situations with your Jehovah's Witness student: http://t.co/A6UfqcgH #religion
#Teachers: Want to know why your Jehovah's Witness student won't say the pledge and how to respond? http://t.co/EIdlgDwW #religion
3 common questions teachers ask about their Jehovah's Witness students: http://t.co/kPTygb8r #teacher #religion
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Hey @BlackArtistNews check out this sculptor, this will blow your mind. My mind seriously can't take this in. http://t.co/I4VgB8ni
What do #religion reporters have to say about balance in religion #journalism? Watch the video from last night's panel: http://t.co/jutu8oJ9
Hear @TribSeeker and @ReligionNewsNow speak about striking a balance between fact and faith in #religion reporting: http://t.co/jutu8oJ9
Hear @TribSeeker and @ReligionNewsNow speak about striking a balance between fact and faith in #religion reporting: http://t.co/xYZb5SfR
New video at http://t.co/d5X0uCv6 from last night's event on religion reporting: http://t.co/6XnSFQKZ
If you missed tweets from last night's #religion reporting event on Mormons, Obama, and anti-muslim sentiment, view them at @religionblogger
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Archive for August 2010
Tomorrow is the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States. While women do have the right to vote, women still do not hold an equal place within the hierarchies of many of the world’s religions. Take, for example, the Church of England, which does not ordain women.
Recently, the Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.), a Pentecostal Christian denomination, said it would allow women to serve on local church councils – but like the Church of England, women cannot be ordained as bishops.
As quoted on the Pew Forum:
“This has nothing to do with women not being smart enough or good enough or qualified enough. The issue is, did God know what he was talking about? And whether we like it or don’t like it … if our rules, our standard, is biblical text, then we have to be faithful to biblical text even in a contemporary society that sees it as bigoted or old-fashioned.” — Britt Peavy, senior pastor of West Ward Church of God in Douglas, Georgia
Religion Transcends supports the Church of God’s efforts to work toward inclusion of women at every level. Here’s hoping religious groups continue to consider women’s roles and debate the sacred texts that seem to define those roles.
Created by Religion Transcends, 2010
Ramadan — the Islamic month of fasting marking the revelation of the Qur’an — began August 11.
On August 10, US Catholic magazine sent this bulletin to e-newsletter subscribers, stating:
Catholics aren’t strangers to fasting, and joining Muslims in their devotion can help bridge the gap between the world’s two largest faith groups….See if you can handle a sunrise to sunset fast, or visit a mosque and participate in an interfaith activity.
Religion Transcends supports and applauds this suggestion. If you are not a Muslim, consider taking a moment in the next couple of weeks to learn about the Muslim faith — at least to understand what Muslims believe, in support of our shared humanity.
Read Stephen Prothero’s quick summary of Ramadan to get an idea of what goes on during this month of fasting.
Created by Religion Transcends, 2010.