Monthly Archives: June 2007
Religion Calendar
By RNS Blog Editor — June 30, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service Note: Holidays that begin at sundown continue through sundown of the next day, unless otherwise noted. (UNDATED) Here is the RNS calendar of major religious holidays, denominational meetings and other events for July and August. It will be updated monthly. June 29-July 2 American Baptist Churches USA: Biennial Meeting and […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 30, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service Mennonite Farmer Settles With State Over Animal ID Tags (RNS) A Mennonite farmer from Pennsylvania does not have to comply with a state animal identification program after arguing that numbering his ducks would bring about his “eternal damnation.” Pennsylvania officials now say the identification program, which is designed to protect […]
Ministries Aren’t Just for the Big Names Anymore
By Deborah Potter — June 30, 2007
c. 2007 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly LAS VEGAS _ Television ministry used to be the province of a few prominent preachers like Pat Robertson and the late Jerry Falwell. But the business _ and it is a business _ has definitely come of age. At this year’s National Association of Broadcasters convention, the “technologies for […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: What We Wear on the Outside Says a Lot About the Inside
By Doug Mendenhall — June 30, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Does it matter how I dress when I go to church? Some people whose faith and humility I respect say it matters very much. They conclude that I should bring my best to the Lord in every way, including clothing. To them, a suit and tie or a nice […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service Questions Linger as Bush Announces Envoy to Islamic Countries (RNS) Hoping to improve America’s negative image in the Muslim world, President Bush said he will appoint a special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a political group of 57 nations home to more than 1 billion Muslims. But […]
The Not-so Jewish Jewish Mayor
By Kevin Eckstrom — June 29, 2007
Jennifer Siegel at the Foward in New York has an interesting take on Michael Bloomberg-a self-described “short Jewish billionaire in New York”-and how he has won the hearts and minds of Jewish New York. Bloomberg, who is maybe/maybe not mulling a run for the White House, is what you might call a nominal Jew. He […]
Kickin’ Back with Gordon Brown
By Kevin Eckstrom — June 29, 2007
Jim Wallis over at Sojourners has his take on the new British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, who he says called Wallis and requested a meeting. Apparently the two soon became fast friends. I have taken American heads of churches and development agencies to visit with Brown, and they have been universally and amazingly impressed with […]
Wafer Watch: Part 37
By Daniel Burke — June 29, 2007
We told you this would rear it’s head again. Monsignor J. Gaston Hebert, diocesan adminstrator for the Diocese of Little Rock, takes pro-choice politicians to task in the pages of the Arkansas Catholic. “For the Catholic politician to say that he/she is personally opposed to this grave evil but supports it in the light of […]
Pope Opens Door to Wider Use of Latin Mass
By RNS Blog Editor — June 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY _ Pope Benedict XVI has approved a document that will make it easier for Mass to be celebrated in Latin, a practice sidelined in the 1960s when church officials made local-language Mass the norm. Benedict met with representatives of various bishops’ conferences from around the world on Wednesday […]
Brownback Has the Credentials, But Not the Buzz
By RNS Blog Editor — June 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Sam Brownback has never been a star attraction on the capital scene. Instead, the soft-spoken Republican from Kansas quietly built an 11-year Senate career as a champion for conservative Christians, fighting abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research with a consistency and fervor matched by few. Brownback, […]
On Balance, Religious Conservatives Fared Well Under Roberts, Alito
By RNS Blog Editor — June 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Conservative religious advocacy organizations roundly praised the Supreme Court term that ended Thursday (June 28), saying they are pleased with the way the court resolved several high-profile church-state disputes. The court left high school students with considerable leeway to voice religious opinions, cleared the way for interest group-funded […]
COMMENTARY: The Touchy-Feely Gospel According to Hollywood
By Dick Staub — June 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In a culture that trivializes everything, God is not exempt from our breezy superficiality. Neil Postman once warned that in our embrace of electronic media we were “amusing ourselves to death.” Postman believed the problem was the medium, not just the content, agreeing with Marshall McLuhan who said, “The […]
The Right Saint?
By RNS Blog Editor — June 28, 2007
Washington Archbishop Speaks Softly and Carries a Light Crozier RNS’ Daniel Burke profiles Donald Wuerl, a year after he was named archbishop of Washington, in this week’s full-test article, linked above. Quote: In many ways, Wuerl resembles the man who put him in Washington, Pope Benedict XVI, church-watchers say. A reserved intellectual with a reputation […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — June 28, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service Judge Says California Parishes Belong to Episcopal Church (RNS) Three California parishes that have left the Episcopal Church cannot keep church buildings or other property, a California appeals court ruled Monday (June 25). A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s rulings and found […]
Faith Groups Oppose New Rules on Religious Worker Visas
By Omar Sacirbey — June 28, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Atop Mount Waialeale on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, the Iraivan Temple is designed to be one of the most splendid Hindu temples in the world. So far, the temple that was started 32 years ago is about half-finished. But the $16 million granite temple may never be completed, […]
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