Monthly Archives: July 2006
COMMENTARY: Durable Faith in a Challenging World
By Tom Ehrich — July 19, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) As Mideast violence spiraled and power grabs dominated American politics, I told 100 teenage leaders of National Episcopal Happening they would need a “tough faith for a tough world.” By “tough faith,” I didn’t mean bullying religiosity or moral perfectionism. I meant a durable faith, with enough depth to […]
Senate votes on stem-cell research; House votes on gay marriage; Lilly Endowment helps next generati
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2006
RNS National Correspondent Daniel Burke writes in Tuesday’s RNS report that the Senate is expected to vote on stem-cell research today: The Senate is expected to vote on three stem-cell related bills late Tuesday (July 18). Two of the bills are expected to be swiftly approved by the House of Representatives and President Bush. The […]
NAACP Chairman speaks
By Tracy Gordon — July 19, 2006
Quote of the Day: NAACP Chairman Julian Bond “We have values, we vote our values, and we demand to be valued in return.” -NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, speaking in a keynote address Sunday (July 16) at the African-American organization’s annual convention in Washington about how an appearance by President Bush at the meeting would show […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Catholic Bishops Plan Response to Revivalist Movements VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican convened Roman Catholic bishops in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday (July 17) to discuss the inroads Christian revivalist movements and Evangelical churches have made into regions once dominated by Catholic missionaries. The weeklong seminar aims “to find a […]
Gone Fishing
By Tracy Gordon — July 18, 2006
Quote of the Day: Roman Catholic Bishop Charles Grahmann of Dallas “I hope that he writes on my letter: `You can go fishing.'” -Bishop Charles Grahmann, leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, commenting on his offering his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI upon turning 75 on Saturday (July 15). He was quoted by […]
Spiritual Cures for the Modern World
By Michelle Roberts — July 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Laura O’Donnell meets you at the door of her brown split-level home in Southwest Portland, Ore. Trim in yoga pants and bare feet, she leads you up a short flight of stairs to her home office. The 34-year-old physical therapist invites you to sit down before settling herself in […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: To Know and Be Known
By Jillian Kramer — July 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Joanne and Sammy Seares and their three children, Gellie, Iren, and Jam-Jam, live at the intersection of a putrid canal full of waste and a double set of railroad tracks in the Balic-Balic slum community in Metro Manila, Philippines. A couple times each hour a train bursts past their […]
Psychic cures; and divorce’s effect on children’s faith
By RNS Blog Editor — July 18, 2006
In Monday’s RNS report Michelle Roberts writes about the growing number of Americans who are seeking spiritual cures for the modern world: Laura O’Donnell meets you at the door of her brown split-level home in Portland, Ore. The 34-year-old physical therapist invites you to sit down before settling herself in an overstuffed chair. She folds […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 15, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service New York Court Refuses to Intervene in Greek Orthodox Church Dispute (RNS) A New York appeals court refused to intervene in a dispute between the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and a group of parishioners over the church’s charter, ruling that the Constitution forbids government intrusion into church matters. “The […]
Nun Sets Catholics Straight on `Annulments’
By RNS Blog Editor — July 15, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service SPRINGFIELD, Mass. _ Sister Claire D. Lapointe understands why some Catholics may be confused about annulments. It’s a complicated process, Lapointe said. It’s the reason Lapointe, the director of the Springfield (Mass.) Diocesan Tribunal that decides annulments, addresses the subject at parishes in a talk titled “Myths, Misconceptions and Facts […]
COMMENTARY: Middle East Spiraling Dangerously
By RNS Blog Editor — July 15, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Conflict in the Middle East is nothing new. In fact, it is a chronic state of affairs. But developments in recent days may foreshadow a level of regional conflict there that has not been seen in decades, if ever before. This week the Lebanese group Hezbollah crossed Israel’s northern […]
Explaining Catholic annulments
By RNS Blog Editor — July 15, 2006
In Friday’s RNS report Bill Zajac reports on a nun’s efforts to educate Catholics about annulments: Sister Claire D. Lapointe understands why some Catholics may be confused about annulments. It’s a complicated process, Lapointe said. It’s the reason Lapointe, the director of the Springfield Diocesan Tribunal that decides annulments, addresses the subject at parishes in […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Vatican Reports `Fat Cattle Year’ With Surplus of $12.4 Million VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Holy See reported a surplus of nearly $12.4 million in 2005 _ the city-state’s best financial results in eight years. The positive results indicate that Vatican finances have safely rebounded from a four-year dip into the […]
Prominent Pastors Resign From Katrina Fund, Question Fiscal Oversight
By Adelle M. Banks — July 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The co-chairs of a religious advisory committee to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund have resigned their positions, saying checks were distributed without their knowledge in the $20 million effort to help Gulf Coast churches. Bishop T.D. Jakes, a Dallas megachurch pastor, and the Rev. William H. Gray III, the former […]
Massachusetts Lawmakers Avoid Vote on Gay Marriage Ban
By Dan Ring — July 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service BOSTON _ A divided Massachusetts Legislature voted Wednesday to recess a constitutional convention without taking up a proposed ban on gay marriage. After a four-hour debate on other issues, the Legislature voted 100-91 to recess and meet again on Nov. 9, two days after the general election. Legislators never debated […]
