Monthly Archives: June 2000
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 30, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Canterbury Is No Hogwarts (RNS) The authorities at Canterbury Cathedral have turned down a request from the Warner Bros. film company to use shots of the medieval building to portray Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the movie it is making of J.K. Rowlings’ “Harry Potter” children’s book series. […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 30, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Canterbury Is No Hogwarts (RNS) The authorities at Canterbury Cathedral have turned down a request from the Warner Bros. film company to use shots of the medieval building to portray Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the movie it is making of J.K. Rowlings’ “Harry Potter” children’s book series. […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 29, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service National Council of Churches Cheers Elian’s U.S. Departure (RNS) Officials of the National Council of Churches, which long has supported the return of Elian Gonzalez to his homeland, are glad he has been permitted to fly to Cuba. “We are delighted that Elian Gonzalez is on his way home at […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 29, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service National Council of Churches Cheers Elian’s U.S. Departure (RNS) Officials of the National Council of Churches, which long has supported the return of Elian Gonzalez to his homeland, are glad he has been permitted to fly to Cuba. “We are delighted that Elian Gonzalez is on his way home at […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 28, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Study: Lay Leaders Committed But Take Nonorthodox Biblical Views (RNS) A study of church lay leaders finds they are more committed to religious activities than other churchgoers but are often at odds with orthodox biblical understandings. The Barna Research Group study found that church leaders were more than twice as […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 28, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Study: Lay Leaders Committed But Take Nonorthodox Biblical Views (RNS) A study of church lay leaders finds they are more committed to religious activities than other churchgoers but are often at odds with orthodox biblical understandings. The Barna Research Group study found that church leaders were more than twice as […]
NEWS STORY: Presbyterian Meeting Opens Amid 81 Arrests
By Kein Eckstrom — June 27, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LONG BEACH, Calif. _ The nation’s largest Presbyterian body opened its 212th General Assembly here Saturday (June 24), and as more than a thousand people gathered for worship Sunday, the strains facing the denomination were sharply apparent. Eighty-one people were arrested protesting church policies on gays. Representatives of the 2.5 […]
NEWS STORY: Presbyterian Meeting Opens Amid 81 Arrests
By Kein Eckstrom — June 27, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LONG BEACH, Calif. _ The nation’s largest Presbyterian body opened its 212th General Assembly here Saturday (June 24), and as more than a thousand people gathered for worship Sunday, the strains facing the denomination were sharply apparent. Eighty-one people were arrested protesting church policies on gays. Representatives of the 2.5 […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 27, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Tutu Urges End to Death Penalty in the United States (RNS) Two days after the controversial execution of a Texas prisoner, retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on the United States to end capital punishment. At a news conference Saturday (June 24) preceding his receipt of an honorary doctorate […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 27, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Tutu Urges End to Death Penalty in the United States (RNS) Two days after the controversial execution of a Texas prisoner, retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on the United States to end capital punishment. At a news conference Saturday (June 24) preceding his receipt of an honorary doctorate […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 24, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Vatican, Helped by Strong Dollar, Reports $5 Million Surplus (RNS) Helped by a strong dollar and contributions from Roman Catholic dioceses worldwide, the Holy See finished 1999 with a surplus of more than $5 million despite heavy spending for the Jubilee Holy Year 2000, the Vatican reported Friday (June 23). […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 24, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Vatican, Helped by Strong Dollar, Reports $5 Million Surplus (RNS) Helped by a strong dollar and contributions from Roman Catholic dioceses worldwide, the Holy See finished 1999 with a surplus of more than $5 million despite heavy spending for the Jubilee Holy Year 2000, the Vatican reported Friday (June 23). […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 23, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Baptist Radio Program to Air Controversial Falwell Interview (RNS) The host of a Southern Baptist agency’s radio program says a recent interview with the Rev. Jerry Falwell that includes comments about the upcoming presidential election will be aired despite concerns voiced by a group advocating church-state separation. Richard Land, president […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 23, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Baptist Radio Program to Air Controversial Falwell Interview (RNS) The host of a Southern Baptist agency’s radio program says a recent interview with the Rev. Jerry Falwell that includes comments about the upcoming presidential election will be aired despite concerns voiced by a group advocating church-state separation. Richard Land, president […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 22, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Dalai Lama Asks for U.S. Help in Talks With China (RNS) The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, said Tuesday (June 20) he is willing to discuss the future of Tibet with Chinese leaders and wants the U.S. Congress to help create a dialogue. The Dalai Lama […]
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