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For some churches, food trucks are a vehicle for serving the poor - Religion News Service

August 7, 2015
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) Allen Lutes wipes his brow as he prepares another plate of food. The culinary school-trained chef is serving grilled chicken, fresh vegetables and rice pilaf. But this isn’t a typical restaurant and Lutes isn’t a standard chef; he’s an associate minister at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church and founder of its new ministry, Five & Two Food Truck. It was named after the biblical story of five loaves and two fishes feeding the multitudes. The converted 1995 Chevy plumbing... Read more about For some churches, food trucks are a vehicle for serving the poor - Religion News Service

Jerusalem Youth Chorus | August 6, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

August 7, 2015
This Israeli-Palestinian ensemble of high school singers of the Jerusalem International YMCA believes in “transcending conflict through song.” “Jerusalem is a place historically if there is something different about us, let’s fight about it. That’s basically the vibe. And so we and the chorus are trying to create an alternate reality,” says Micah Hendler, who founded the YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus.
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Iowans plan 1,000 anti-gay marriage billboards - Religion News Service

August 7, 2015
GRIMES, Iowa — After months of controversy, the Gortz Haus closed its doors last week in the wake of declining revenue — first, for its refusal to host gay weddings, then for discontinuing its wedding business altogether. Though the Grimes bistro, art gallery and venue is no longer open, owners Richard and Betty Odgaard have no plans to put aside their religious campaign against same-sex marriage. On the Facebook page for their ministry, ... Read more about Iowans plan 1,000 anti-gay marriage billboards - Religion News Service

Mormons Face A Painful Loss If The Church Severs Boy Scout Ties : NPR

August 5, 2015
The vote by the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on openly gay troop leaders last week was a blow to some religious conservative organizations that have long been connected to scouting, especially the Mormon church, which has deep roots in the Boy Scouts.

The Singing Monks of Norcia | July 31, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

August 5, 2015
 In the Italian town where St. Benedict was born, Benedictine monks led by Father Cassian Folsom, an American, gather nine times daily to worship God with Gregorian chants and prayer. Their singing has been recorded and is now a chart-topping album, allowing others outside the walls of the monastery to experience the music and devotions of monastic life.

In Utah, 'Book Of Mormon' Strikes A Chord : NPR

August 5, 2015
The Tony Award-winning musical, The Book of Mormon, opened in Salt Lake City last week. The sendup of missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is getting a rousing reception.

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