Monthly Archives: January 1998
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Controversial Islamic school gets OK from Virginia county board (RNS) Leaders of a suburban Washington, D.C., county have, over sharp objections from some residents, approved plans to build a private Islamic school for 3,500 students that would be financed by the Saudi Arabian government. The $50 million Muslim school was […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Cuban cardinal makes unprecedented TV appearance promoting papal visit (RNS) Cardinal Jaime Ortega has made an unprecedented appearance on Cuban television to advertise the upcoming visit of Pope John Paul II. Ortega’s half-hour, prime-time appearance Tuesday (Jan. 13) fulfilled a government promise to give the Cuban Catholic Church access to […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service D.C. commission hears case about Boy Scouts’ anti-gay stance (RNS) The District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights has begun hearing the case of two gay men who were banned from the Boy Scouts of America, adding to the list of several cases across the country aimed at forcing the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Crowd of 100,000 gather for woman’s message from Virgin Mary (RNS) A crowd of 100,000 people gathered in Conyers, Ga., Tuesday to hear a message from the Virgin Mary given by a woman who claims to have had visits from Mary since 1990.”If you are worried about the future, put […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Debt-ridden University of Mobile gets accreditation reprieve (RNS) The debt-ridden University of Mobile has received a one-year extension on its accreditation probation while it works to balance its budget. The Southern Baptist-affiliated school in Alabama has been dealing with a debt of almost $4 million. Jack Allen, associate executive director […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clinton, pope top lists of makers of 1998 religion news (RNS) President Clinton and Pope John Paul II tied for the designation of Religion Newsmaker of 1998 in a survey by the Religion Newswriters Association. The two newsworthy men also ranked at the top of a list of news events […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clinton, others attack school prayer amendment as vote nears (RNS) With a congressional showdown nearing, President Clinton and other opponents of a controversial school prayer measure have stepped up efforts to defeat the proposed Religious Freedom Amendment pushed by Christian conservatives. The House of Representatives is expected to hold a […]
RNS DAILY Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clinton says clashes between West, Islam are not inevitable (RNS) In a United Nations address on terrorism Monday (Sept. 21), President Clinton declared it is”terribly wrong”to believe there is an”inevitable clash”between Western and Islamic values.”When it comes to terrorism, there should be no dividing line between Muslims and Jews, Protestants […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clergy gets OK to bring concealed weapons to Kentucky churches (RNS) Ministers and church officers in Kentucky are now allowed to carry concealed weapons inside their churches thanks to a new provision in a state law. The 1996 law allows residents to carry concealed weapons with the proper permit, but […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service CWS seeks funds to aid Iraqis with medicine (RNS) Church World Service, the relief and humanitarian arm of the National Council of Churches, said Monday (Feb. 9) it is seeking $150,000 from U.S. churches and other supporters to provide Iraq with critically needed medicine and medical supplies. The effort is […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clinton asks prayers over”difficult”Iraq decision (RNS) President Clinton, in a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, asked Thursday (Feb. 5) for the prayers of the nation as he faces”a difficult decision”in risking the lives of young Americans in the showdown with Iraq. Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clinton spokesman: Lott’s views on homosexuality `backward’ (RNS) White House spokesman Mike McCurry, who Tuesday (June 16) criticized as”backward”Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott’s description of homosexuality as a disease, has himself drawn fire from Gary Bauer, president of the Family Research Council, who said the Clinton administrations is taking”marching orders […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Denver church service features bell tolling for Oklahoma victims (RNS) A Denver church bell tolled 168 times Wednesday (Jan. 7) during a memorial service for the victims of the Oklahoma City federal building bombing. The interfaith service was attended by relatives and friends who had traveled to Colorado for the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Clinton presses for religious freedom in China (RNS) President Clinton worshipped Sunday (June 28) in Beijing’s oldest and largest Protestant church, a gesture his aides indicated was intended to remind China’s leaders about the importance the United States places on religious freedom. In brief comments at Chongwenmen Church, Clinton expressed […]
RNS News Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service Court rules graduation prayers may be allowed (RNS) Student-led high school graduation prayers may be allowed when they are conducted without school district control, a San Francisco federal appeals court said Wednesday (May 27). The ruling, which affects nine Western states, was issued by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
