Monthly Archives: May 2005
San Francisco Archbishop a Contender for Pope’s Old Job
By Kein Eckstrom — May 4, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco met privately with Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday (May 3), fueling speculation that he is a leading candidate to become the Vatican’s chief watchdog of Catholic doctrine, a position formerly held by the pope himself. American associates of Levada said he appears to […]
Jane Fonda Talks About Faith, Feminism and Film
By RNS Blog Editor — May 4, 2005
c. 2005 Beliefnet (UNDATED) From her longtime political activism to her Oscar-winning acting, Jane Fonda has never done anything halfheartedly, and she brings this characteristic intensity to her faith. When she talks about “feeling the presence of the Almighty,” her view of Jesus, and the way she prays, her voice wells from deep within her […]
Director of `Kingdom of Heaven’ on a Crusade to Make Influential Films
By Piet Levy — May 4, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Other directors get more ink, seem hipper, and more regularly dominate the gossip pages, the awards shows and the movie blogs. But the look and feel of contemporary cinema might owe more to Ridley Scott than to any other filmmaker. In the ’70s, Scott became one of the first […]
COMMENTARY: Religious Bullies Threaten Freedom of Speech
By Tom Ehrich — May 4, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) It is time to speak freely about freedom: freedom of speech, belief and doubt. Readers tell about congregations where only one point of view is allowed to speak, judicatory executives who require conformity to their views, civic settings where patriotism is judged by religious fealty, and political venues where […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 4, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service Religious Groups Critique Bush’s Social Security Plans WASHINGTON (RNS) More than a dozen churches and Jewish groups have issued a veiled critique of President Bush’s Social Security proposals, saying financial security for older Americans should not be jeopardized by the “vagaries” of “economic cycles.” The joint statement from mainline Protestant, […]
COMMENTARY: Where Is the Next Great African-American Leader?
By RNS Blog Editor — May 3, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) “Sankofa.” This Akan word is a popular African expression I learned on a recent mission trip to Kenya and Uganda. It simply means “to be looking back while flying forward.” That hindsight, that retrospect, that sankofa … is what needs to motivate our people to nurture the leaders of […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 3, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service Black Religious Leaders Announce October `Millions More Movement’ WASHINGTON (RNS) Dozens of black religious leaders gathered Monday (May 2) to announce plans to bring African-American men, women and children to the nation’s capital for a massive Oct. 15 rally on the National Mall. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the “Million […]
When Religious Certainty Becomes Public Policy
By RNS Blog Editor — May 3, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) That the American character is drawn to a religious view of itself is hardly new. Almost all the Founding Fathers had something to say about the United States as a Christian nation. John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, in 1798 that “Our Constitution was made only for a […]
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