U2's lead singer, Bono, during performances sometimes quotes passages from "The Message," a translation of the Bible known for its more casual, 21st century vernacular. In 2002, he said in an interview that he read parts of the Psalms from "The Message" to his dying father.
The international rock star subsequently became friends with the author of "The Message," retired Presbyterian pastor Eugene Peterson, after they met in 2010 during U2's 360 tour. Their relationship is the focus of a new documentary to be released Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – A statement from government lawyers that health plans could be modified to provide contraceptive care for women under special circumstances may bring an end to a Supreme Court fight over whether organizations that object to providing such services on religious grounds must offer coverage anyway, advocates for religious groups said Wednesday.
"The government, in its brief, admitted that it did have less restrictive ways to get the coverage to people," Mark Rienzi, senior counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, said during a briefing for reporters Wednesday. "Under federal civil rights law, that's really the end of the case, once the government admits it has less-restrictive approaches available that can work."
