Lauren Markoe
Lauren Markoe writes for Religion News Service.
Blog Posts by Lauren Markoe
Posted by Lauren Markoe 11 hours 14 min ago
U.S. Catholic bishops have used the Obama administration’s contraception mandate as Exhibit A in their high-stakes defense of "religious freedom." But it’s not just the bishops who are fuming, and it...
Posted by Lauren Markoe 1 day 4 hours ago
The film shows a burning crucifix, gun-toting priests and the torture of a young boy. And the Roman Catholic hierarchy is loving it.The film, “For Greater Glory,” hits theaters on June 1 and tells a...
Posted by Lauren Markoe 2 days 11 hours ago
When Sally tells Jimmy that he’s going to hell for believing in a false religion, is that Sally exercising her First Amendment right to free expression, or is that Billy getting bullied?A broad...
Posted by Lauren Markoe 1 week 1 day ago
The small stack of envelopes that arrives at Grace Community United Church of Christ in St. Paul, Minn., each day are filled with good will and small bills – ones, fives and tens mostly.The donations...
Posted by Lauren Markoe 1 week 4 days ago
The Rev. Tom Sherrod loathed to "declare" a couple man and wife.As a stutterer, Sherrod always had problems with hard “c” sounds, and the “c” in “declare” was a doozy. “P” sounds weren’t easy either...
