Commentary

I read with interest an article that Congressional approval rating was at 12 percent in August 2012, three months before election, and 90 percent of the lawmakers were re-elected and sent back to Washington, D.C.. I am trying to understand what this really speaks to.

SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) After years of tension between Mormons and gay rights activists — with political action and theological pronouncements on one side, protests and pain on the other — the gulf between the two groups has begun to narrow.

It's been 40 years ago since Roe vs. Wade. Yet the anti-abortion/pro-choice debate continues to burn.

Last week the Religion News Service interviewed Russell Moore, dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, about his anti-abortion views

On Jan. 5 best selling author Gary Thomas will be at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho to lead the Sacred Marriage Conference for Couples.

The conference will focus on turning marital struggles into personal appreciation...

In the 1979 film Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the three wise men are depicted as going to the wrong stable. Instead of finding Jesus’ manger, they mistakenly worship a baby named Brian. Even though it was banned in many places, including entire countries such as Ireland and Norway, the Life of Brian was the fourth highest-grossing film at the time.

We’ve done pretty well for a publication that officially launched only a few months ago, in April. Before we review our top stories of the year, here are some numbers worth sharing...