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Midwest Methodists May Be ‘Sleeper’ Win for Obama
By
akornfeld
When the Rev. John Edgar cast his ballot Tuesday (Sept. 30) as part of Ohio’s early voting program, he had two things in mind: his faith and the economy. He checked the box for Sen. Barack Obama. “Particularly with his background as a community organizer, (Obama) will be concerned about what happens to the least…
Battle of Religious Symbol Roils Hamptons Village
By
nsymmonds
WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – They are largely invisible, sometimes as simple as a small, plastic marker affixed to a utility pole. There’s one around the White House and one in Manhattan that sprawls from the East River to the Hudson. Now, in a village at the gateway to the Hamptons, the eastern Long Island playground…
India Struggles with Hindu Attacks on Christians
By
nsymmonds
NEW DELHI – Nearly a year of attacks on Christians have put India’s leaders on edge, and the latest flare-up in violence drew an angry denunciation from the country’s Sikh prime minister as “acts of national shame.” “We are a secular state. We are a multireligious, multicultural nation,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told reporters during…
Faithful See Virgin in Springfield Hospital Window
By
nsymmonds
Hundreds of devout Catholics and curious onlookers have gathered to pray, weep and chant outside a Catholic hospital window in Springfield, Mass., where an image that some say looks like the Virgin Mary has appeared. Kevin Leeman, a maintenance worker at the nearby Sacred Heart Catholic church, was moved to say a Hail Mary when…
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