Is Pope Francis a heretic? No, but he does raise questions

David Gibson | May 28, 2013

Pope Francis was only affirming the doctrine that Christ redeemed the whole world. Whether people accept that belief is another matter.
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May 28—5 Faith Things for Today

Amanda Greene | May 28, 2013

Check out five interesting faith stories across the nation and world for today and more from Religion News Service's Religion News Roundup.  - Pope Francis and the Mafia, Tennessee sex-ed class, a S.C. Christian school and dinos, Burmese Buddhists versus Muslims and the Nepalese man and his coconut.  
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Will there be a ‘mass exodus’ of religious groups from the Scouts?

Adelle M. Banks | Religion News Service | May 28, 2013

Now that Boy Scout delegates have taken their long-awaited vote and permitted openly gay Scouts, will there be a mass exodus by religious groups? It depends on who you ask.
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St. Paul’s Episcopal to host regional “Sacred Foodscapes” conference

Amanda Greene | May 22, 2013

St. Paul's Episcopal Church will host a free conference "Sacred Foodscapes: The Food, Faith, Climate Connection" 5-7 p.m. May 29 at the church, 16 N. 16th St.
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VIEWPOINTS: Have the recent garment factory disasters changed the way you shop?

Amanda Greene | May 22, 2013

A factory collapse at Ether Garments in Dhaka, Bangladesh last month killed 1,127 people at last count. Another six people died when a shoe factory collapsed in Cambodia last week. Have the recent garment factory disasters changed the way you shop?
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12 belief-related resources for helping after Oklahoma tornado

Kellie Kotraba | Columbia Faith & Values | May 22, 2013

Want to send aid to Oklahoma in the wake of the EF-5 tornado that tore through on Monday (May 20)? Here's a quick look at 12 faith-related organizations you can give through.
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Have you ever contemplated suicide?

Amanda Greene | May 21, 2013

As suicide rates of military personnel have risen to about 22 per day, more light is shining on the stuggles of people with mental illness or depression. Have you ever contemplated suicide or known someone who took his or her own life?
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Can grief be a mental illness? With new diagnostic changes, maybe

Tim Townsend | May 21, 2013

On Saturday (May 18), in a move that could add to the tension between religion and science, the American Psychiatric Association changed a controversial diagnosis regarding how grief relates to mental health.
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ETHICS: Do Americans really care how their clothes are made?

Calum MacLeod | May 21, 2013

Clothing manufacturers in North America and Europe — operating with scant supervision of their operations — have made Bangladesh the second-largest exporter of clothes in the world. The enormity of the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory is already beginning to change the country’s free-for-all business climate.
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