http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.Dangerfield Family Day, with guest speaker the Rev. Carlos Jones II of The Way Interdenominational Church in Houston. 11 a.m. Sunday, Greater St. John AME Church, 1845 N. Peoria Ave./article.aspx/Religion_Calendar/20130525_11_A17_hSERVI425129?rss_lnk=18Staff ReportsSat, 25 May 2013 05:56:26 CDTOklahoma United Methodists will hold their annual conference Monday through Wednesday in Oklahoma City./article.aspx/Religion_Briefs/20130525_11_A17_hMetho289188?rss_lnk=18Staff Reports Sat, 25 May 2013 05:55:30 CDTTwo London documentary filmmakers were in Tulsa this week interviewing people for the Global People Project./article.aspx/Filmmakers_interview_Tulsans_for_Global_People_Project/20130525_11_A17_ULNSel133317?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 25 May 2013 02:22:59 CDTCharlie Spears was in his 20s when he became the director of the Wesley Foundation, the United Methodist campus ministry at the University of Tulsa./article.aspx/Campus_minister_an_institution_at_TU_after_nearly_40/20130525_11_A17_CUTLIN900504?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 25 May 2013 02:22:03 CDTThe Rev. Jeff and Sherri Sloan were in Bixby closing on a house Monday afternoon. /article.aspx/New_Bixby_pastor_loses_home_in_tornado_church_helps/20130524_11_A6_CUTLIN272390?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterFri, 24 May 2013 07:48:01 CDTTulsa churches and emergency response agencies sent a flood of help Tuesday to Moore, following Monday afternoon's devastating tornado that cut a wide swath of destruction across the Oklahoma City sub .../article.aspx/Tulsa_area_emergency_response_agencies_churches_send/20130522_11_A7_Tulsac597541?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterWed, 22 May 2013 04:25:06 CDT“We’re still helping in Shawnee and Carney,” said Brian Hobbs, communications director for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, “but most of our attention is on Moore.”/article.aspx/Oklahoma_churches_mobilize_to_help_tornado_victims/20130521_777_0_Oklaho873359?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterTue, 21 May 2013 16:32:03 CDTThe pope posted a Twitter message to the survivors Tuesday, and followed up with a telegram to the archbishop of Oklahoma City, Paul S. Coakley./article.aspx/Pope_expresses_solidarity_with_tornado_survivors/20130521_777_0_VTCNCT330979?rss_lnk=18Associated PressTue, 21 May 2013 13:35:41 CDTTwo pillars of the Tulsa interfaith community will retire in two weeks after a combined 70 years of ministry in Tulsa./article.aspx/Retiring_rabbi_reverend_share_concern_for_future_of/20130519_11_A17_CUTLIN45031?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterMon, 20 May 2013 12:27:50 CDTAs a pediatric heart surgeon, Hisashi Nikaidoh has experienced his fair share of loss./article.aspx/Surgeon_writes_of_his_journey_from_grief_to_life/20130518_11_A15_ULNSHa318415?rss_lnk=18NOUR HABIB World Scene WriterSat, 18 May 2013 06:40:49 CDTChildren's church, youth group, Sunday school, and men's and women's fellowships have been part of the American church scene for generations./article.aspx/Tulsa_church_keeps_families_together_during_worship/20130518_11_A15_CUTLIN15447?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 18 May 2013 06:40:16 CDTTent revival with Pastor Tony Rogers of Holy Ground Evangelistic Center. 7 p.m. nightly through Friday, 36th Street North and Lewis Avenue./article.aspx/Religion_calendar/20130518_11_A15_hSERVI974864?rss_lnk=18Staff ReportsSat, 18 May 2013 02:45:57 CDTTen Commandments plaques were displayed in each classroom in the eastern Oklahoma high school./article.aspx/Muldrow_board_approves_removal_of_10_Commandments/20130514_18_muldr_31785?rss_lnk=18Associated PressTue, 14 May 2013 08:23:24 CDTPope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday .../article.aspx/Pope_Francis_gives_church_hundreds_of_new_saints/20130512_18_popef_60715?rss_lnk=18FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated PressSun, 12 May 2013 08:19:48 CDTOne year ago, a private airplane carrying five people with ties to Oral Roberts University crashed in a cornfield near Chanute, Kan., killing four of them./article.aspx/One_year_later_ORU_plane_crash_victims_left_legacy/20130511_18_A1_CUTLIN713364?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 11 May 2013 08:01:46 CDTWednesday is the registration deadline for the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice's 20th annual Camp Anytown, a camp to teach high school students tolerance and respect for others./article.aspx/Register_for_OCCJs_Camp_Anytown_now/20130511_18_A11_CUTLIN496134?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 11 May 2013 06:27:24 CDTAbout a dozen women shared laughter, tears and prayers for one another Thursday morning in the living room at Shirley Staires' house in midtown./article.aspx/Shepherds_Fold_founder_now_mentors_women_at_her_Tulsa/20130511_18_A11_CUTLIN745360?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 11 May 2013 06:26:39 CDTShirley Staires' life changed suddenly and unexpectedly on a Sunday drive with her husband Don in the fall of 1973./article.aspx/Shepherds_Fold_Ranch_A_Sunday_drive_leads_to_a_lifes/20130511_18_A11_CUTLIN221188?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 11 May 2013 06:26:09 CDT'Holiness to the Lord' congregation, a messianic community. 11 a.m. service followed by meal, 2 p.m. dance, 3 p.m. free-flow worship, Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St./article.aspx/Religion_calendar/20130511_18_A11_hSERVI172223?rss_lnk=18Staff ReportsSat, 11 May 2013 02:26:07 CDTAn Edmond pastor who asked to delay voting and investigate ties between the Islamic Society of Edmond and national Islamic groups./article.aspx/Permit_recommended_for_Edmond_Islamic_center_over_opposition/20130509_18_permi_39634?rss_lnk=18DIANA BALDWIN NewsOK.comThu, 09 May 2013 08:22:47 CDTThe Oklahoma Episcopal bishop has approved use of a liturgy that will allow gay and lesbian couples to be 'bound together in holy covenant.'/article.aspx/State_Episcopal_bishop_approves_same_sex_ceremony/20130504_18_A1_CUTLIN533026?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 04 May 2013 08:15:34 CDTJohn Calvin and Jacobus Arminius lived in the 16th century, but their Protestant theological differences are still very much alive./article.aspx/Baptists_cope_with_theological_differences/20130504_18_A13_JohnCa462486?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 04 May 2013 06:21:21 CDTOne of the biggest challenges facing Southern Baptists is not race, gay marriage or declining membership, but the Calvinism controversy, an ancient debate over the sovereignty of God vs. the free will .../article.aspx/Southern_Baptist_leader_bringing_church_together/20130504_18_A13_ULNShe870690?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 04 May 2013 06:20:08 CDTPascha (Easter) celebration. 11:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by breaking of the fast, Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, 15710 S. Peoria Ave. Also, 3 p.m. Sunday, Agape Vespers and annual church picnic./article.aspx/Religion_Calendar/20130504_18_A13_hSERVI530654?rss_lnk=18Staff ReportsSat, 04 May 2013 02:46:46 CDTSeveral hundred people came to Christ Chapel on the Oral Roberts University campus Thursday to pray for the country./article.aspx/ORU_hosts_National_Day_of_Prayer_meeting_to_pray_for/20130503_18_A11_CUTLIN660184?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterFri, 03 May 2013 08:28:37 CDTEmeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of having a retired pontiff living alongside .../article.aspx/Benedict_XVI_returns_to_Vatican_for_first_time_post/20130503_13_A6_CUTLIN170325?rss_lnk=18NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressFri, 03 May 2013 06:15:45 CDTSeveral hundred people attended the annual service marking National Day of Prayer./article.aspx/Mayor_credits_prayer_for_citys_transformation/20130502_18_mayor_15487?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterThu, 02 May 2013 16:03:35 CDTThe Rev. Fred Luter made history last spring when he became the first black man to be elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a denomination with a checkered history on race relations./article.aspx/Southern_Baptist_president_tells_Tulsans_of_groundbreaking/20130502_18_A11_ULNShe671296?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterThu, 02 May 2013 07:41:55 CDTThe photos show two men using spray paint to write derogatory words and symbols on the walls./article.aspx/FBI_releases_photos_of_two_men_in_vandalism_an_Oklahoma/20130429_18_fbire_14893?rss_lnk=18Staff Reports NewsOK.comMon, 29 Apr 2013 15:47:50 CDTOklahoma Episcopal Bishop Edward J. Konieczny, who once strongly opposed stricter gun control laws, is changing his views./article.aspx/Episcopal_Bishop_Edward_J_Konieczny_speaks_on_thin/20130427_18_A15_CUTLIN870579?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 27 Apr 2013 08:21:22 CDTThe Tulsa Hindu community will celebrate Ugadi with a multicultural program at 3:30 p.m. May 4 at Tulsa Community College, 909 S. Boston Ave./article.aspx/Hindu_community_to_celebrate_Ugadi_with_festival_at/20130427_18_A13_ULNSac564378?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 27 Apr 2013 05:46:15 CDTCentral Baptist Church at 9001 N. 145 East Ave. will celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend./article.aspx/Owassos_Central_Baptist_Church_celebrating_50th_anniversary/20130427_18_A13_CUTLIN613090?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 27 Apr 2013 05:45:52 CDTWhen the Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal left the Episcopal denomination eight years ago, about 16 people remained with the building at 10901 S. Yale Ave./article.aspx/8_years_after_split_Christ_Church_Episcopal_on_upswing/20130427_18_A13_ULNShe965134?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 27 Apr 2013 05:45:31 CDTRevival Fire Conference with evangelist Derek Stinnett. 5 p.m. Saturday dinner, 7 p.m. service; 10:30 a.m. Sunday service, Grace Free Will Baptist Church, 12323 S. 145th East Ave., Broken Arrow./article.aspx/Religion_calendar/20130427_18_A13_SRIEhe70422?rss_lnk=18Staff ReportsSat, 27 Apr 2013 02:36:23 CDTBetty Moses, an accompanist and piano soloist in Tulsa who is retiring after more than 50 years, will be honored at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Baptist Church, 2800 S. Yale Ave./article.aspx/Religion_briefs/20130427_11_A13_CUTLIN804236?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 27 Apr 2013 02:36:12 CDTShe reportedly thought a system resembled the “mark of the beast” referenced in the Bible./article.aspx/Woman_says_Integris_Health_policy_violated_religious/20130426_17_woman_23335?rss_lnk=18JACLYN COSGROVE NewsOK.comFri, 26 Apr 2013 08:16:59 CDTA similar monument in Haskell County was moved to private property./article.aspx/LeFlore_County_wont_erect_Ten_Commandments_on_lawn/20130424_18_leflo_55331?rss_lnk=18Associated PressWed, 24 Apr 2013 14:01:38 CDTA Kurdish minister who was imprisoned for 21 months in Iraq has been returned to his family through the efforts of a Tulsa minister and U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla./article.aspx/Tulsa_minister_Inhofe_help_free_Kurdish_minister_who/20130423_18_A9_CUTLIN190588?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterTue, 23 Apr 2013 07:40:12 CDTRingu Tulku Rinpoche, aTibetan Buddhist master, willspeak at 3:30 p.m. April 27 atPhillips Theological Seminary,901 N. Mingo Road, aspart of the seminary’s ongoingInterreligious Understand .../article.aspx/Buddhist_master_to_speak_in_Tulsa/20130420_18_A17_RinguT476045?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 20 Apr 2013 05:22:48 CDTHoly Family Cathedral downtown has launched a yearlong series of events leading up to its 100th anniversary celebration next April./article.aspx/Holy_Family_Cathedral_plans_events_for_100th_anniversary/20130420_18_A17_CUTLIN661167?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 20 Apr 2013 05:21:17 CDTOklahoma's only Jesuit priest is excited about the new pope, the first Jesuit pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church./article.aspx/States_lone_Jesuit_priest_excited_about_new_pope_Catholic/20130420_18_A17_ULNSel642299?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 20 Apr 2013 05:20:41 CDTFree public concert, 'Christ Is Risen: Eastertide Musical Celebration' with all of the church's musical ensembles, children's and adult choirs, bell choir, worship teams and a brass ensemble. 5 p.m. Sunday, .../article.aspx/Religion_calendar/20130420_18_A17_hMUSIC456249?rss_lnk=18Staff ReportsSat, 20 Apr 2013 02:31:19 CDTTwo people with close ties to Boston were among the speakers at a prayer vigil held Wednesday night for victims of Monday's Boston Marathon bombings./article.aspx/Tulsa_interfaith_service_honors_Boston_victims/20130418_18_A7_CUTLIN933849?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterThu, 18 Apr 2013 05:53:41 CDTA teary Mark Rutland addressed the students at Oral Roberts University for the last time Wednesday./article.aspx/ORU_President_Mark_Rutland_gives_final_address_at_university/20130418_18_A8_CUTLIN106260?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterThu, 18 Apr 2013 05:51:38 CDTThe blog joins 30 other staff written blogs on tulsaworld.com./article.aspx/Introducing_The_God_Blog_by_Religion_Writer_Bill_Sherman/20130417_11_0_Longti202167?rss_lnk=18Staff ReportsWed, 17 Apr 2013 11:07:39 CDTA hearing Tuesday will begin the process of determining if — and in what form — the records kept by religious orders such as the Jesuits, Vincentians, Salesians and Dominicans, among others, will be made .../article.aspx/Catholic_religious_order_abuse_files_may_go_public/20130416_13_0_LOSANG44121?rss_lnk=18GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated PressTue, 16 Apr 2013 11:31:03 CDTPope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope with a major initiative .../article.aspx/Pope_taps_cardinals_to_advise_on_governing_reform/20130414_13_A6_CUTLIN824354?rss_lnk=18NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressSun, 14 Apr 2013 05:51:34 CDTPope Francis marked his first month as pontiff on Saturday by naming eight cardinals from around the globe to a permanent advisory group to counsel him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the .../article.aspx/Pope_taps_cardinals_to_advise_on_governing_reform/20130413_18_0_VTCNCT282397?rss_lnk=18NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressSat, 13 Apr 2013 08:15:35 CDTA narrow, rutted, rocky road through steep mountain canyons is all that connects northern Chin State in Myanmar to the rest of the world./article.aspx/Myanmar_Connection_Thousands_of_Zomi_people_moving/20130413_18_A1_CUTLIN96246?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 13 Apr 2013 07:53:55 CDTAfter five decades of military dictatorship, isolation and economic sanctions, the people of Myanmar are exhilarated by the rapid changes coming to their nation./article.aspx/End_of_military_rule_in_Myanmar_brings_big_changes/20130413_18_A6_CUTLIN795956?rss_lnk=18BILL SHERMAN World Religion WriterSat, 13 Apr 2013 06:10:49 CDT