Monthly Archives: January 1998
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Criticism of Clinton’s China policy continues (RNS) Religious and political opponents of President Clinton’s China policy maintained their steady drumbeat of criticism as the president prepared for his scheduled departure for China. He was scheduled to depart Wednesday (June 24) for his 10-day China trip. Opponents of Clinton’s China policy […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clergy gets OK to bring concealed weapons to Kentucky churches (RNS) Ministers and church officers in Kentucky are now allowed to carry concealed weapons inside their churches thanks to a new provision in a state law. The 1996 law allows residents to carry concealed weapons with the proper permit, but […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Controversial Islamic school gets OK from Virginia county board (RNS) Leaders of a suburban Washington, D.C., county have, over sharp objections from some residents, approved plans to build a private Islamic school for 3,500 students that would be financed by the Saudi Arabian government. The $50 million Muslim school was […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Crowd of 100,000 gather for woman’s message from Virgin Mary (RNS) A crowd of 100,000 people gathered in Conyers, Ga., Tuesday to hear a message from the Virgin Mary given by a woman who claims to have had visits from Mary since 1990.”If you are worried about the future, put […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Church women call for canceling poor nations’ debts (RNS) The 125-member U.S. delegation who attended the festival marking the end of the Ecumenical Decade of the Churches in Solidarity with Women has written President Clinton calling for”the complete cancellation of debts for the most heavily indebted countries as a first […]
RNS News Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Christian retailers voice concerns about book company merger (RNS) Christian retailers have voiced concerns about how the plans of Barnes & Noble to purchase Ingram Book Group will affect their business. Ingram Book Group, a subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ingram Industries, owns Spring Arbor Distributors, a major wholesale distributor to […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Catholic, Mennonite leaders open talks to `heal memories’ (RNS) For the first time, an international group of Roman Catholic and Mennonite theologians and church leaders have sat down together to discuss what separates the two faith bodies.”The purpose of the consultation was to promote better understanding of positions about Christian […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Catholic priest doesn’t regret giving Clinton communion (RNS) A Roman Catholic priest in South Africa who broke church rules by giving Holy Communion to President Clinton, a Southern Baptist, said Thursday (April 2) he believes he acted correctly.”I’m ready to put my head on the block for that,”said the Rev. […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Christianity Today editorializes against death penalty (RNS) Christianity Today, a leading evangelical magazine, has, for the first time, come out against capital punishment.”However we learn to apply … biblical themes of reconciliation and the abhorrence of vengeance in the public sphere, it seems clear that the death penalty has outlived […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Christendom marks Good Friday (RNS) In what has become an annual Good Friday tradition, Pope John Paul II heard confessions from citizens from around the globe Friday (April 10) in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica just hours before he was scheduled to participate in a cross-bearing procession to the Colosseum. Due […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Church World Service plans more aid for North Korea (RNS) Church World Service, the relief and humanitarian arm of the National Council of Churches, has announced it plans to send $500,000 in new aid to North Korea to help people survive the next crucial”crunch”in March or April, when basic food […]
RNS DAILY Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Church of England set to debate Britain’s drug policies (RNS) For the first time, the general synod of the Church of England is set to publicly debate Britain’s drug problem and the government policies used to tackle it, including the volatile issue of easing laws prohibiting drug use. The synod, […]
NEWS SIDEBAR: Groups aiding in Hurricane Mitch relief
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 20013 Telephone: 1-800-HELP-NOW Spanish: 1-800-257-7575 Baptist World Aid 6733 Curran Street McClean, VA 22101-3804 Telephone: (703) 790-8980 CARE 151 Ellis Street NE Atlanta, GA 30303-2426 Telephone: 1-800-521-2273 Catholic Relief Services P.O. Box 17090 Baltimore, MD 21203-7090 Telephone: 1-800-235-2772 Childreach 155 Plan Way Warwich, RI 02886-1099 Telephone: 1-800-556-7918 Christian Children’s Fund 2821 Emerywood Parkway P.O. […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Churches denounce Northern Ireland bombing (RNS) Church leaders in Europe have denounced last weekend’s bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland, which took the lives of 28 people, including seven children and 14 women.”That such an unspeakable crime should have been committed, in which so many innocent people have suffered death, injury […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Church of Scotland eases stance against gambling (RNS) The general assembly of the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland _ by a mere 11-vote margin _ has relaxed its opposition to gambling to allow local congregations and other church agencies to apply for National Lottery funding to help pay for community work […]
