Monthly Archives: April 2008
Reunited Russian Orthodox to celebrate joint Easter
By RNS Blog Editor — April 25, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ A child of Soviet refugees, the Rev. Andrei Sommer never thought his breakaway church would ever break bread with the Russian Orthodox Christians who remained faithful to Orthodox leaders in Moscow under communism. But this Easter will renew and reunite two once-feuding Manhattan cathedrals: St. Nicholas Church, […]
Play Ball!
By RNS Blog Editor — April 24, 2008
Pope ends U.S. trip with Yankee Stadium Mass RNS’ Daniel Burke covers the Pope’s final Mass of his US trip, held at Yankee stadium, in this week’s full text article, linked above. Quote: As in previous addresses during his visit, Benedict’s homily tackled a number of themes, including the place of religion in the public […]
This Jeremiad Will Be Televised
By Mark Silk — April 24, 2008
As we await Bill Moyer’s interview of Jeremiah Wright (previewed here by the New York Times), it’s worth wondering whether Wright might have saved his most famous former parishioner some grief by going public sooner. Judging by the quotes on display, I think not.
Hagee v. NOLA
By Mark Silk — April 24, 2008
With John McCain touring New Orleans today, the liberal blogosphere is reviving his endorser John Hagee’s remarks blaming Katrina on a big gay pride parade that had been planned in the Crescent City. Hagee made the point in an interview with NPR’s Terry Gross back in September, but a lot more fun is Dennis Prager’s […]
Say What?
By rvineis — April 24, 2008
Nancy Pelosi sent out an uncharacteristic press release celebrating Earth Day and calling for an end to climate change. The release ended with a biblical quotation. “The Bible tells us in the Old Testament, ‘To minister to the needs of God’s creation is an act of worship. To ignore those needs is to dishonor the […]
Tarred and Heeled
By Mark Silk — April 24, 2008
The last couple of days, Politico (here) and God-o-Meter (here and here and here) have been all over the back and forth between the McCain campaign and the North Carolina GOP over an ad the latter put up tying two Democratic gubernatorial wannabees in the Tarheel State to Obama/Wright. (Both have endorsed Obama.) The McCain […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 24, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service Associated Church Press honors top publications (RNS) Religion News Service, The Catholic Sun and Mennonite Weekly Review were among the top winners of this year’s Associated Church Press awards, which were announced Tuesday (April 22) in Dallas. Awards were given in more than 60 categories for work published in religious […]
Critics say Day of Prayer `hijacked’ by evangelicals
By Adelle M. Banks — April 24, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Is the upcoming National Day of Prayer a day for all Americans _ or just evangelicals? That’s what some critics are charging in advance of the May 1 observances as they call for a more inclusive approach to an event they say has been “hijacked” by conservative Christians. […]
Presbyterian Property Dispute Settled
By Adelle M. Banks — April 24, 2008
We blogged earlier this year about how a Presbyterian Church in the Pittsburgh area had been in a property dispute after it chose to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) and align with the more conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Well, Memorial Park Presbyterian Church has announced that it has reached a settlement with the Presbyterian Church’s […]
Circus nuns bring God to the greatest show on earth
By Douglas B. Brill — April 24, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service EASTON, Pa. _ Sister Dorothy Fabritze had some free time on the last day of a missionary convention in 1996. She came upon a booklet about priests and nuns who travel with the circus. “I had never known priests were in carnivals,” Fabritze told a recent meeting of the Serra […]
RNS Weekly Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 23, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service Noted ecumenist Krister Stendahl dead at 86 (RNS) Krister Stendahl, a visionary of inclusive Christianity and a proponent of stronger Christian-Jewish relations, died Tuesday (April 15) at the age of 86 in Boston, Harvard Divinity School announced. Stendahl, who served as the school’s dean from 1968 to 1979, had been […]
Tancredo & Dobbs versus the Pope
By Francis X. Rocca — April 23, 2008
What did they expect from a foreigner in charge of the world’s biggest multinational?
PA Vote
By Mark Silk — April 23, 2008
Does Barack Obama have a Catholic, as opposed to a white Christian problem? In Pennsylvania yesterday, the answer was yes. Where white Protestants went for Clinton by 58 percent to 42 percent, white Catholics split 71-29 in her favor. That’s the worst showing Obama’s gotten among that group of voters anywhere in the nation, not […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 23, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service Leader of breakaway Catholics says no reconciliation yet VATICAN CITY (RNS) The leader of a breakaway group of conservative Catholics said that the legacy of the church’s modernization in the 1960s prevents traditionalists from reconciling with Rome, despite the Vatican’s recent revival of traditional liturgy. “Without despairing, without impatience, we […]
The “Unchurched” Like Traditional Church Buildings
By Adelle M. Banks — April 23, 2008
People who haven’t darkened the door of a church, mosque or synagogue in the last six months prefer churches that look like a medieval cathedral over more contemporary buildings, an online survey by LifeWay Research finds. The survey, conducted for a group of facilities development firms, was based on respondents looking at four photos of […]
