Something of an anomaly will occur Sunday in Lawrence - a pastor under the age of 30 will be ordained.The Rev. Josh Longbottom, the 29-year-old associate pastor at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt., has his ordination service scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday. He is a native of Manhattan and ...

Going into its third year, Lawrence's Day of Prayer and Reflection might not be a huge religious rally.The convocation in South Park - where people of all faiths are encouraged to gather and talk about how their beliefs can help those in need - has drawn only about 20 people each of the past ...

This from today's [Wichita Eagle][1]:Apparently, Central Christian Church, Wichita's largest Protestant congregation, is facing some controversy over its decision to have former "American Idol" star Clay Aiken play a Christmas concert there.The National Enquirer reports this week that "the ...

The national outrage in South Korea over an art curator who allegedly faked degrees from Kansas University and Yale now apparently has religious implications.Shin Jeong-ah has been accused of faking degrees to get her jobs as art professor at Dongguk University and curator for the Sunggok ...

As Lawrence-area pagans gather Saturday for the city's first Pagan Pride event, they have some misconceptions they want to clear up.Like, for instance, what a "pagan" is."There are two huge misunderstandings about our religion," says Kerry Johnson, who is organizing the event. "The biggest one ...

It might be a conference about translating the Bible, but David Collins compares it to a rock concert."Consider the rock star," he says. "The fans buy the rock star's music because they love to listen to it, and when in concert the fans cheer the rock star in person."Well, those of us who ...