Monthly Archives: June 2004
COMMENTARY: Herzl’s Legacy Lives on 100 Years After Death
By James Rudin — June 25, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Rabbi Rudin, the American Jewish Committee’s senior interreligious adviser, is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Saint Leo University.) (UNDATED) A photograph, taken in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948, is one of the great iconic pictures of modern history. It shows David Ben-Gurion reading the Declaration of Independence of the Jewish […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 25, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service N.H. Episcopal Church Leaves Over Clash With Gay Bishop (RNS) A New Hampshire Episcopal church that did not want to be subjected to the authority of an openly gay bishop has effectively left the church, according to local church leaders. The decision of the Church of the Redeemer in Rochester […]
NEWS STORY: Ten Years After Rebbe’s Death, Lubavitchers Look to Future
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi — June 25, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service QUEENS, N.Y. _ They came with babies in tow and prayers in hand, eyes red with the exhaustion of overnight flights from Russia, Uruguay, Israel and other far-off places. Weariness quickly gave way to elation, though, even as a steady rain fell through the morning, as Jews gathered at the […]
NEWS STORY: Catholic Bishops Slam HBO `Celibacy’ Documentary
By Daniel Burke — June 25, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A new documentary to be broadcast on HBO next week (June 28) raises provocative questions about the role of clerical celibacy in the Catholic sexual abuse crisis. It is drawing fire from outraged Catholic bishops who say the film uses a “stacked-deck approach” to “assault” the church’s sexual ethos. […]
NEWS STORY: Evangelicals Consider Proper Role in Politics
By Adelle M. Banks — June 24, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The National Association of Evangelicals has drafted a proposed statement on civic engagement that urges the nation’s evangelicals to be more involved in public policy. “Never before has God given American evangelicals such an awesome opportunity to shape public policy in ways that could improve the well-being of […]
Religion in Canada
By Ron Csillag — June 24, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Bank Unveils Islam-Friendly Investments TORONTO (RNS) The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has announced a new financial instrument tailored specifically to meet the needs of Muslim investors. In a press release, the bank says the Shariah-Compliant Equity-Linked Note was released after a lengthy period of research and consultation, and is […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 24, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Anglican Leaders Consult U.S. Church Leaders on Divisions (RNS) Anglican leaders met last week (June 14-18) to discuss how to heal divisions surrounding last year’s election and consecration of openly gay Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. The leaders, meeting in North Carolina, are part of the Lambeth […]
NEWS STORY: In Southern India, Ancient Aramaic Makes a Slow Comeback
By RNS Blog Editor — June 24, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service KOCHI, India _ Every Saturday night, six old men crowd together on a wooden bench in a damp church foyer with pens and notebooks. Some are small-time traders, some retired clerks. Two of them are over 60 years old. Some take notes while others throw queries at the Rev. Raphael […]
COMMENTARY: Home-schooling: A Viable Alternative for African-Americans
By RNS Blog Editor — June 24, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Samuel K. Atchison is an ordained minister and has worked as a policy analyst and social worker to the homeless. He currently is a prison chaplain in Trenton, N.J., and a fellow of the George H. Gallup International Institute in Princeton, N.J.) (UNDATED) One of the blessings of a good, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 23, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Poll: Confidence in Organized Religion Inches Back Up (RNS) The public’s confidence in organized religion has inched back up after reaching a historic low in 2002, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday (June 22). The percentage of Americans who said they had a “great deal” or “quite a lot” […]
NEWS STORY: Muslim Civil Rights Group Marks 10 Years of Advocacy
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi — June 23, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Well before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 put American Muslims in the center of a political and religious melee, two men opened a small office in Washington, D.C., with a mission to advocate for civil and political liberties for the nation’s Muslim community. Since its founding 10 years […]
NEWS FEATURE: Elvis Chaplain Brings a Little `Love Me Tender’ to the Hospital
By Greg Garrison — June 23, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service ANNISTON, Ala. _ Elvis impersonator Joseph Thomas was the first person to undergo open-heart bypass surgery at Regional Medical Center here. “They treated me like the king I am,” he said. Now Thomas walks around the hospital wearing his colorful jumpsuits, lamb-chop sideburns and dangling sterling silver jewelry, saying “Thank […]
COMMENTARY: Dreaming of an America Ray Charles Couldn’t See
By Tom Ehrich — June 23, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Tom Ehrich is a writer and computer consultant, managing large-scale database implementations. An Episcopal priest, he lives in Durham, N.C. Visit his Web site at http://www.onajourney.org.) (UNDATED) I rarely thought about Ray Charles, who died June 10. I just assumed he would always be there. I remember Fourth of July, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 22, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Tomato Pickers’ Group Returns Taco Bell Check as a Ploy (RNS) Calling the offer a public relations ploy, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has returned a $110,000 check from Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell. The check was “the equivalent of a penny a pound for every pound […]
NEWS STORY: `Wonder-Working’ Icon Returns Home to Russia
By RNS Blog Editor — June 22, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The Gospel writer and early apostle Luke is believed to have painted it. For centuries, it was considered the source of miracles, protecting Russia from foreign invaders. It survived looting by the Soviets and the Nazis. And now, more than a half-century after it was smuggled to the United […]
