with contributions from Ron Hansen, Mark Kuyper, Leigh Coleman
AN OLD INSURANCE
company term for natural disasters is "acts of God," which unfortunately links the Holy One with everything awful and unforeseen that can befall humanity, as if God were not just capricious but wrathful and cruel.
The following article, appearing on the Chicago Tribune's blog "The Seeker," is by guest contributor Shirley Paulson, a Christian Science practitioner in Glenview, Illinois.
with contributions from Adelle M. Banks, Mona Shadia, Kim Shippey
CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM
leaders from the US, the Vatican, and the Middle East have issued a "plan of action" to address religious freedom and peace-building after a three-day summit at Washington National Cathedral.
with contributions from Jessica Fleming, Mitchell Landsberg
RABBI MORRIS ALLEN
apologized to the dozens of people gathered to listen to his teachings on the Book of Jonah in a Lutheran church in Apple Valley [Minnesota].
with contributions from Philip Jenkins, Sean Maher
CHILDREN WILL SOON
be able to combine playing a new online game while learning about such themes as adversity, creation, or wisdom, the Canadian Bible Society says.
