Monthly Archives: October 2004
COMMENTARY: A Need to See Voices Other Than Bishops’ as Faithful
By RNS Blog Editor — October 8, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Eugene Cullen Kennedy, a longtime observer of the Roman Catholic Church, is professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola University in Chicago and author of “Cardinal Bernardin’s Stations of the Cross,” published by St. Martin’s Press.) (UNDATED) America’s Catholic bishops, as I have observed many times, are good men who received […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 8, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Democrats Unveil New Religious Outreach Director, Web Site WASHINGTON (RNS) With less than a month to go before the Nov. 2 election, the Democratic National Committee unveiled a new Web site for religious voters, as well as a new director of religious outreach. The DNC’s new Web site, http://www.kerrysharesourvalues.org, compares […]
NEWS FEATURE: Sun, Sex and Spirit of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Energize Ritzy Resort
By RNS Blog Editor — October 8, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service PUNE, India _ Followers of the late Indian mystic Osho _ a man who once owned 93 Rolls-Royces _ have taken his high-society lead, converting his old spiritual headquarters into an opulent relaxation resort. In the 1980s, the western Indian city of Pune served as preaching grounds for Osho _ […]
COMMENTARY: An Answer to Prayer: Baseball Returns to Washington
By RNS Blog Editor — October 8, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Rabbi Rudin, the American Jewish Committee’s senior interreligious adviser, is distinguished visiting professor at Saint Leo University.) (UNDATED) For most people, the recently announced return of a major-league baseball team to Washington is just another sports story. But for me, the move of the Montreal Expos to the nation’s capital […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Yitz’ Breaks Mold of Orthodox Rabbi in Affirming Other Faiths
By RNS Blog Editor — October 8, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Rabbi Irving Greenberg breaks the mold. Most Orthodox Jewish leaders shy away from nitty-gritty discussions of core theological issues in interfaith encounters because of their community’s historical concern that such dialogue weakens traditional beliefs. Greenberg embraces these discussions. He has traveled to India to discuss Buddhism and […]
COMMENTARY: Campus Effort Teaches the West and Islam to Hope, Not Hate
By RNS Blog Editor — October 7, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Professor Akbar S. Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, D.C., is author of “Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-Honor World,” Polity Press (2003). (UNDATED) More than 1,000 American soldiers and countless Iraqis have died in Iraq. Growing alienation between the United States […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 7, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Pope Blames Fear of Future for Falling Birth Rate in the West VATICAN CITY (RNS)_ Pope John Paul II on Wednesday (Oct. 6) blamed fear of the future for the falling birthrate in the West and offered a special prayer for “new lives” in Spain where the Socialist government is […]
NEWS STORY: For First Time in 57 Years, That Deep Voice Won’t Precede Billy Graham
By Adelle M. Banks — October 7, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A prominent face _ and more significantly, voice _ will be missing from the stage at Billy Graham’s crusade Oct. 7-10 in Kansas City, Mo. George Beverly Shea, who has sung just before Graham takes the podium for nearly six decades, has been sidelined by a recent heart attack. […]
Rising Interest in Islam Brings Ramadan Into Public Schools
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi — October 7, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Over the next few weeks, multicultural trainer Afeefa Syeed will bring third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students from the Muslim Al Fatih Academy in Herndon, Va., to area public schools to share the practices and beliefs of their holiest month, Ramadan. Syeed and the children will present the call to […]
Online Help Available to Teach About Ramadan
By RNS Blog Editor — October 7, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In recent years, Islam has appeared in more learning standards across the country, even though many teachers are ill-equipped to confidently address the world’s second-largest religion and its holiest month, Ramadan. Despite their importance, teachers are not often required to study world religions in college or during the accreditation […]
RNS Weekly Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 6, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Top Lutheran Bishop Chides Bush, Kerry on Negative Campaigns (RNS) In a stern rebuke to both the Bush and Kerry campaigns, the nation’s top Lutheran bishop said both candidates had become bogged down in negativity and have ignored the most crucial issues facing the global community. The Rev. Mark Hanson, […]
COMMENTARY: Morality Not Determined by an Election
By RNS Blog Editor — October 6, 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) Religion and politics seem inseparable in this election season. They seem more intertwined, in fact, than in any election in living memory. Not […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 6, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Americans’ Perceptions of Muslims Mixed, Poll Shows (RNS) One in four Americans agrees with at least one anti-Muslim statement like “Muslims teach their children to hate unbelievers” and “Muslims value life less than other people,” a new survey has found. But the poll also reported that 64 percent of respondents […]
NEWS STORY: Divesting Could Harden Israel on Palestinian Issue, Groups Warn
By Michele Chabin — October 6, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ If mainline Protestant church groups divest from businesses operating in Israel, as they say they might, it could actually harden rather than soften Israel’s stance toward Palestinians, warn prominent pro-Palestinian groups in Israel. Proponents of divestment say it would pressure Israeli and American companies to change policies toward […]
NEWS STORY: Evangelical Support for Environment Heats Up
By Adelle M. Banks — October 6, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ After taking part in an early October briefing by environmental experts, officials of evangelical Christian relief groups said they expect to address the impact of global warming on the poor. The Evangelical Environmental Network and the relief organization World Vision hosted a daylong discussion on climate change on […]
