Monthly Archives: August 2004
NEWS STORY: Three Bishops Issue Joint Communion Denial to Pro-Choice Politicians
By Kein Eckstrom — August 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Catholic politicians who support abortion rights in three Southeastern states will be barred from Communion until they publicly recant and receive the consent of their bishop, three dioceses said Wednesday (Aug. 4). In an unprecedented show of solidarity, the bishops of Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., and Charleston, S.C., said unrepentant […]
Commentary: The High Road
By Byron Kaye — August 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Les Kaye is the abbot of Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center in Mountain View, Calif., and author of “Zen at Work.” He is the founder of Meditation at Work, an awareness training program for businesses.) (UNDATED) “You take the high road and I’ll take the low road/ And I’ll […]
NEWS FEATURE: Latin Mass Comeback _ Not Just for the Nostalgic
By Yonat Shimron — August 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service DUNN, N.C. _ They came to a tiny rural church from all over North Carolina and as far away as Maryland to celebrate Mass in a language that’s scarcely been spoken in the state’s Roman Catholic churches for nearly 40 years. Once inside, they saw a version of the church […]
NEWS STORY: Democrats’ New Religious Outreach Director Quits Under Fire
By Kein Eckstrom — August 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ After less than two weeks on the job, the Democratic Party’s first-ever director of religious outreach resigned on Wednesday (Aug. 4) after her public positions came under fire. The Rev. Brenda Bartella Peterson said it was “no longer possible for me to do my job effectively” after the […]
NEWS STORY: Religious Leaders Continue to Condemn Church Bombings
By Kein Eckstrom — August 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Christian and Muslim leaders expressed concern that the targeted bombings of five Iraqi churches on Sunday (Aug. 1) may cause irreparable harm for Iraq’s struggling Christian minority. The string of attacks, which left 11 people dead and injured dozens more, was the first strike against Christian targets in Iraq, […]
In Reproductive Issues, Israelis Push the Envelope
By Michele Chabin — August 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ In many countries, news that a 64-year-old local woman had just given birth to a healthy boy would have provoked a loud ethical debate or even a public outcry. Not in Israel. While the baby’s birth in late June did inspire some colorful headlines and a warning or […]
COMMENTARY: Immigration, Terrorism and the Presidential Election
By RNS Blog Editor — August 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Samuel K. Atchison is an ordained minister and has worked as a policy analyst and social worker to the homeless. He currently is a prison chaplain in Trenton, N.J., and a fellow of the George H. Gallup International Institute in Princeton, N.J.) (UNDATED) A few days ago, I had a […]
NEWS FEATURE: It’s Summertime _ Let’s Go Down to the Water to Pray
By RNS Blog Editor — August 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service BIRMINGHAM, Ala. _ The old hymn “Shall We Gather at the River” has fresh meaning on a gorgeous Sunday morning at Alabama’s waterfront churches and chapels. Across the state, the popular boat-accessible places of worship attract sheep who might otherwise choose all-day recreation. The Church in the Pines on Lake […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Gay Methodist Minister to Face Trial Under New Rules (RNS) Three months after the United Methodist Church tightened its rules against “self-avowed, practicing” gay clergy, a lesbian pastor in Philadelphia will face trial after disclosing her sexual orientation. The Rev. Irene “Beth” Stroud, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church […]
NEWS STORY: Gay Marriage Issue Could Tip Some Black Votes to Bush
By Jeff Diamant — August 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service PHILADELPHIA _ Four years ago, President Bush wouldn’t have found many friends here in the pews of Mount Airy Church of God in Christ. Now, a growing number of churchgoing African-Americans are giving his candidacy a second thought and will be crucial votes in battleground states like Pennsylvania as Bush […]
COMMENTARY: Fear Should Not Dominate Life
By Tom Ehrich — August 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Tom Ehrich is a writer and computer consultant, managing large-scale database implementations. An Episcopal priest, he lives in Durham, N.C. Visit his Web site at http://www.onajourney.org.) (UNDATED) Now that I am home from vacation, what shall I be nervous about? I could be nervous about submitting a book manuscript. After […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 3, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Evangelicals Call for U.S. Action to Address Sudanese Crisis WASHINGTON (RNS) Evangelical leaders have sent a letter to President Bush urging U.S. government action to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. “Now is … the time for the United States government to take a more decisive role to prevent further […]
NEWS FEATURE: Sociologist Looks at Family Violence Among Evangelical Men
By Judilee King — August 3, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The less they attend church, the more likely evangelical husbands and fathers will physically abuse their spouses and children, says author and University of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox. In a new book, “Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands” (University of Chicago Press, $20 […]
NEWS STORY: Christian, Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks on Iraqi Churches
By Kein Eckstrom — August 3, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Christian and Muslim leaders condemned bombings at five Iraqi churches on Sunday (Aug. 1) that left at least 11 people dead and 50 injured in the first coordinated attacks on Iraq’s minority Christian population. Car bombs targeted four churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul as worshippers gathered for […]
NEWS FEATURE: Adventist WWII Vet, Conscientious Objector, Medal Winner, Reflects at Memorial
By RNS Blog Editor — August 3, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ He won a Congressional Medal of Honor without firing a single shot, and last week (July 27) Desmond Doss got his first look at the new memorial dedicated to fellow World War II veterans. “Sometimes I wondered if I’d ever see it,” Doss said. “So this is very […]
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