A federal judge has ordered a Contra Costa County library to open its doors to a religious group.
County officials had barred the Faith Center Church Evangelistic Ministries from meeting in the librarys Antioch branch because they said the group violated the librarys ban on religious services in its meetings rooms.
[U.S. District Judge Jeffrey] White found that the policy put library manag
A handfasting ceremony is the equivalent of a Pagan wedding.
Couples have their wrists tied together with rope, cord or ribbon while they say their vows.
The tying symbolises a couples desire to be bonded together and their commitment and love for each other.
The tying element originates from shaking hands over a deal and is thought to be the origin of the phrase tying the knot.
Ralph Reed, the Republican operative who built the Christian Coalition into a potent political force in the 1990s by mobilizing evangelicals and other religious conservatives and who did similar work to help George W. Bush win two presidential elections, is quietly launching a group aimed at using the Web to mobilize a new generation of values voters.
In addition to targeting the GOP’s traditi
A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture.
A team led by University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard assembled the flute from 12 pieces of griffon vulture
The BBC’s Odhiambo Joseph, who personally witnessed the burning alive of five people accused of being witches in western Kenya, will be taking questions from you on Africa Have You Say.
Has witchcraft affected you? Have you ever been accused of it? Is it mere superstition or a part of life? What’s behind the increase in the killing of alleged witches? What stance should African governments take
Christians frustrated with what they see as a lack of moral values in America will march through Boca Raton on July 4, ending the parade with a prayer rally in Sanborn Square.
The Rev. Mark Boykin said he hopes the 1.5-mile march will allow Christians and other concerned citizens to voice their opinions on a variety of social and moral issues, including “the removal of religion from the public
Robert Wright has carved out a distinct niche in American journalism. While his essays range freely across the political landscape — from foreign policy to technology — it’s his meaty, book-length forays into evolutionary psychology and the sweep of history that have set him apart. Now his latest book goes after bigger game: God Almighty.
Actually, “The Evolution of God” never grapples with t
Did your neighbourhood light a bonfire last night at sunset and watch it until the early hours of this morning? If so, you probably live west of the Shannon, or in Cork, or in one of the other dwindling pockets of an old pagan tradition that has survived discouragement from Christianity, the fire brigades, and latterly the Environmental Protection Agency.
June 23rd St Johns Eve, from the
Officials in Missouri have renamed a road after a Second World War rabbi in an attempt to dissuade a neo-Nazi group from taking part in a litter-picking scheme.
The move came after the Springfield unit of the National Socialist Movement signed up to clear rubbish from a section of Highway 160 near the city limits.
The state found it had no way to reject the group’s application, saying member
Tonight, the evening of June 23rd is celebrated as Midsummernight Eve in Norway, also known as ‘St.Hans Aften’ or ‘Jonsok-kveld’, depending on where you are in the country. Huge bonfires are burned as part of the celebrations. St. Hans or Jonsok both reveal that the festival has been named after St. John the Baptist, as the 24th is his birthday according to the Festival Calendar of the pre-reforma
