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 Archbishop Timothy Dolan sounded a nuanced tone on politics at a recent bishops meeting.
November 13th, 2012
03:02 PM ET
Liberal Catholics use election results to battle bishopsBy Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – Emboldened by the re-election of President Barack Obama, a cadre of liberal Catholic activists and groups is waging a campaign alleging that America's Catholic bishops are out of touch with Catholic laypeople. The Catholic bishops, who are in Baltimore this week for a quarterly meeting, spoke out against the Obama administration during the election cycle over what they said were White House violations of religious freedom. Some bishops also spoke out against legalized gay marriage and abortion rights, positions embraced by many Republicans. A Sunday opinion piece in the National Catholic Reporter by Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest at Georgetown University, hammered the bishops for their public proclamations during the campaign, saying the church leaders' “political strategy … is not working.”
November 13th, 2012
09:39 AM ET
Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Tuesday, November 13
By Arielle Hawkins, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog: CNN: First Hindu elected to Congress CNN: Salafis call for Islamic law in Egypt protest Belief on TV:
November 13th, 2012
09:29 AM ET
Religious and spiritual leaders on moving past a divisive election(CNN)–As the nation winds down after a hard-fought and divisive election season, what needs to happen to heal our country? What have we learned? What can we hope for as we move forward? We reached out to religious leaders and spiritual thinkers to get their perspectives. Here are excerpts of what they wrote in response.  A neon sign celebrating Diwali 2012 hangs above Singapore's Little India district.
November 13th, 2012
09:21 AM ET
Celebrating Diwali? Send an iReportDiwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, begins on November 13 and is celebrated for several days afterward by millions of Hindus across the world as one of the most important events on their spiritual calendar. The word Diwali itself means 'festival of lamps', because houses and public spaces are decorated with scores of small oil lamps in honor of the goddess Lakshmi, to whom Hindus pray to for success and wealth. Throughout the festival, families purchase new clothes and buy sweets and snacks for themselves, relatives and friends. To commemorate Diwali, we want to see your best images of the most beautiful festival lights. Send them to CNN iReport. |
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