Monthly Archives: October 2000
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 18, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Survey: Gore Trails Both Bush and Nader Among U.S. Muslims (RNS) Vice President Al Gore is behind both Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Green Party candidate Ralph Nader among likely U.S. Muslim voters, according to a survey by a leading Muslim advocacy group. In the non-scientific poll released Tuesday […]
NEWS FEATURE: Jazz Ministry Celebrates 30th Anniversary With All-Night Jam Session
By Christ Herlinger — October 18, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ It is a “Homecoming on Earth” _ a way for jazz musicians and fans alike to congregate and enjoy what one singer calls the closest thing to prayer known in music. “This is our little spiritual home for the jazz community,” said singer Nancie Banks during the […]
NEWS FEATURE: Jazz Ministry Celebrates 30th Anniversary With All-Night Jam Session
By Christ Herlinger — October 18, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ It is a “Homecoming on Earth” _ a way for jazz musicians and fans alike to congregate and enjoy what one singer calls the closest thing to prayer known in music. “This is our little spiritual home for the jazz community,” said singer Nancie Banks during the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Baptist Official Credits Boycott With Disney Store Closings (RNS) A Southern Baptist official has greeted reports of plans for the closure of more than 100 Walt Disney Co. stores as a sign that a boycott against the entertainment conglomerate has been successful. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Disney […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Baptist Official Credits Boycott With Disney Store Closings (RNS) A Southern Baptist official has greeted reports of plans for the closure of more than 100 Walt Disney Co. stores as a sign that a boycott against the entertainment conglomerate has been successful. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Disney […]
NEWS STORY: Middle East’s Holy Sites Take Center Stage in Uprisings
By Elaine Fletcher — October 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ Outside of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, a group of Palestinian youths denied entrance to the site sat in noontime prayers on the grass and concrete, listening to a sermon that stated, “The Jews are our enemies, and we will beat them.” Meanwhile, at the Western Wall on the […]
NEWS STORY: Middle East’s Holy Sites Take Center Stage in Uprisings
By Elaine Fletcher — October 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ Outside of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, a group of Palestinian youths denied entrance to the site sat in noontime prayers on the grass and concrete, listening to a sermon that stated, “The Jews are our enemies, and we will beat them.” Meanwhile, at the Western Wall on the […]
NEWS SIDEBAR: On the Fringe, One Rabbi’s Efforts For Mutual Understanding
By Elaine Fletcher — October 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ At a time when human life seems to have become cheaper and mobs on both sides have intensified their cries for enemy blood, Rabbi Arik Asherman is one figure still fighting for compassion, seeking to sensitize Jews and Arabs to the pain of the “other” side. Over the […]
NEWS SIDEBAR: On the Fringe, One Rabbi’s Efforts For Mutual Understanding
By Elaine Fletcher — October 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ At a time when human life seems to have become cheaper and mobs on both sides have intensified their cries for enemy blood, Rabbi Arik Asherman is one figure still fighting for compassion, seeking to sensitize Jews and Arabs to the pain of the “other” side. Over the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Seminary President Prepares for Possible Cuts by Texas Baptists (RNS) The president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in California is preparing for possible layoffs and other cutbacks in case Texas Baptists approve a proposal to drastically reduce funding of Southern Baptist seminaries. “If they were to somehow miraculously vote […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Seminary President Prepares for Possible Cuts by Texas Baptists (RNS) The president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in California is preparing for possible layoffs and other cutbacks in case Texas Baptists approve a proposal to drastically reduce funding of Southern Baptist seminaries. “If they were to somehow miraculously vote […]
NEWS FEATURE: Exhibit Explores `Rich and Vital’ Aspects of Faith
By Christ Herlinger — October 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Walking through the gallery of the American Bible Society (ABS), it is easy to feel as if you are in any other Manhattan contemporary art exhibit. Some of the forms are abstract, and some utilize mixed media. Many of the pieces are striking and fresh. But there […]
NEWS FEATURE: Exhibit Explores `Rich and Vital’ Aspects of Faith
By Christ Herlinger — October 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Walking through the gallery of the American Bible Society (ABS), it is easy to feel as if you are in any other Manhattan contemporary art exhibit. Some of the forms are abstract, and some utilize mixed media. Many of the pieces are striking and fresh. But there […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Muslims Garner High-Profile Support in Fight Against Secret Evidence (RNS) U.S. Muslims received some high profile support in their fight against the use of “secret evidence” in immigration hearings when Texas Gov. George W. Bush and a leading rabbi spoke out against the controversial government policy. The use of secret […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Muslims Garner High-Profile Support in Fight Against Secret Evidence (RNS) U.S. Muslims received some high profile support in their fight against the use of “secret evidence” in immigration hearings when Texas Gov. George W. Bush and a leading rabbi spoke out against the controversial government policy. The use of secret […]
