From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Flu fears impact worship services

May 28, 2009

Flu fears are already changing the face of some religious services, from Mexico where church gatherings are discouraged to the United States where wine shared from a common cup has been suspended in some parishes. We’ve already blogged about this but offer more detail from other places here.
Comment: If the wine is the blood of Christ [...]

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Religious Groups Respond to Flu Outbreak

May 28, 2009

As the World Health Organization warned that the swine flu outbreak may become a worldwide epidemic, religious leaders mobilized to try to keep worshippers safe. Catholic masses were canceled in Mexico City, where people prayed for an end to the crisis. Here in the US, churches in Texas and elsewhere encouraged sick parishioners to stay [...]

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Methodists Uphold Ban on Same-Sex Marriages; Presbyterians Reject Openly Gay Clergy

May 28, 2009

Same-sex couples started getting married in Iowa this week. A state Supreme Court decision last month allowed gay marriage there. But United Methodist clergy won’t be performing any of those ceremonies, at least not officially. The denomination’s high court upheld a ban against presiding over same-sex unions, even if those unions are recognized
Comment: One would [...]

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Study: Why Americans Change Their Religious Affiliation

May 28, 2009

Adults in America change their religious affiliation often, according to a study from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The study concluded that 44 percent of people no longer worship in the denomination of their childhood. The report said Catholics often leave because they disagreed with Vatican teachings, but most Protestants changed denominations to [...]

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