Monthly Archives: August 2006
GUEST COMMENTARY: Taylor Responds: You’re Missing My Point:
By Christopher S. Taylor — August 19, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A guest commentary I wrote calling upon U.S. churches to criticize U.S.-backed Israeli attacks in Lebanon (“U.S. Churches Should Condemn the Slaughter,” Religion News Service, Aug. 9), has drawn different kinds of criticism. The respected National Council of Churches (NCC) claims it has been addressing the conflict, but no […]
She’s Back …
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 18, 2006
The Virgin Mary-seen by devotees over time in a sandwich, various condensation stains, potato chips, pretzels, you name it-has now been seen at a candy store in California. This time it’s a chocolate dripping. Since the discovery at Bodega Chocolates, Angiano’s employees have spent much of their time hovering over the tiny figure, praying and […]
Pastor Says He Fears God More Than Homeland Security
By RNS Blog Editor — August 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A United Methodist pastor in Chicago said Thursday (Aug. 17) he will not bar his church door if officials come seeking illegal immigrant Elvira Arellano, but he expects authorities will have to “deal with God.” The church, located in the heavily Latino Humboldt Park neighborhood, has been housing Arellano, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Grenade Explosion Kills Five in Indian Temple CHENNAI, India (RNS) At least five people were killed and 35 injured when a grenade exploded Wednesday (Aug. 16) at a Hare Krishna temple in northeast India during services to honor the birth of Lord Krishna, the human incarnation of the deity Vishnu. […]
American American Jewish Volunteers Sign Up for Israeli Army
By Chris Smith — August 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service BEACHWOOD, Ohio _ Yoni Geller told his parents in January of his decision. Over time, they came to accept it. But Israel was at peace. The plane carrying their 19-year-old son toward his goal was in flight July 13 when Eddie Geller and Esti Gumpertz watched the first explosions of […]
COMMENTARY: A Few Inconvenient Truths
By James Rudin — August 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) I hold these truths to be self-evident: Truth No. 1: Israel has “won” only a single conflict with its hostile Arab neighbors: the 1967 Six Day War. Because Israel’s defeat of three Arab armies nearly 40 years ago was so swift, the United Nations and the “international community” could […]
A “Clear and Present Danger”
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 17, 2006
Bishop Thomas Doran of Rockford, Ill., a heavyweight in the bishops’ conference (he’s an expert on canon law and helped craft the sex abuse reforms), says “adherents of one political party” are leading the nation towards moral oblivion. Doran never says which party he’s talking about, but it’s pretty clear it’s not the Republicans. The […]
Is Gambling a Sin? One Bishop Doesn’t Think So
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 17, 2006
Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, R.I., says he won’t take a position on whether to open a casino in the Ocean State because, well, he likes to roll the dice from time to time. “I buy raffle tickets to support a local parish or school. I participate in friendly football pools. I’ve […]
Willie Nelson talks Tao
By Tracy Gordon — August 17, 2006
Quote of the Day: Country singer Willie Nelson “I believe that all roads lead to the same place. We’re taking different ways to get there, but we all end up in the same place. It’s kind of like Kinky Friedman’s statement, `May the God of your choice bless you.’ That’s the main thoughts that I […]
Pictures of Faith
By RNS Blog Editor — August 17, 2006
Artist Finds God on Gotham’s Mean Streets New York photographer Larry Racioppo, who has “has captured the ways religious faith” in the city, is profiled in this week’s full-text RNS article, linked above. Quote: His sharp eye and sensitivity have produced a remarkable and distinctive chronicle of New York City: everyday expressions of religious faith […]
COMMENTARY: Mel Gibson’s Scarlet Letter: `S’ for Sinner
By Frances Kennedy — August 17, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) “Alcohol,” my mother used to quote from an old Irish saying, “takes the varnish off everything.” And so it did for actor/director Mel Gibson when he uttered what he himself describes as “despicable” slurs about the Jewish people after police pulled him over for drunken driving in Malibu, Calif. […]
COMMENTARY: Mel Gibson’s Scarlet Letter: `S’ for Sinner
By Frances Kennedy — August 17, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) “Alcohol,” my mother used to quote from an old Irish saying, “takes the varnish off everything.” And so it did for actor/director Mel Gibson when he uttered what he himself describes as “despicable” slurs about the Jewish people after police pulled him over for drunken driving in Malibu, Calif. […]
Artist Remembers Nazi Holocaust in German Sidewalks
By RNS Blog Editor — August 17, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service HAMBURG, Germany _ Crowbar in hand, artist Gunter Demnig sets to work on his latest memorial. He pries five bulky paving stones from the sidewalk, scrapes the clumpy dirt underneath with his trowel, then pounds a small concrete brick into one corner of the hole he’s made. It’s capped with […]
Artist Remembers Nazi Holocaust in German Sidewalks
By RNS Blog Editor — August 17, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service HAMBURG, Germany _ Crowbar in hand, artist Gunter Demnig sets to work on his latest memorial. He pries five bulky paving stones from the sidewalk, scrapes the clumpy dirt underneath with his trowel, then pounds a small concrete brick into one corner of the hole he’s made. It’s capped with […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 17, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Focus on the Family to Target Eight Battleground States WASHINGTON (RNS) The conservative evangelical group Focus on the Family will mount a voter registration drive in eight battleground states this fall to “combat voter apathy and encourage Christians to go to the polls,” according to an e-mail sent to supporters. […]
