Monthly Archives: July 2005
Jesus called me on my cell phone
By RNS Blog Editor — July 20, 2005
“Altar Boyz,” a musical comedy on a Christian boy band “Jesus called me on my cell phone/No roaming charges were incurred/He told me that I should go out in the world/And spread his glorious word.” -Lyrics from “Altar Boyz,” an off-Broadway musical about a Christian boy band. The lyrics were quoted in the Washington Times.
U.S. Senate to Consider Stem Cell Bills
By RNS Blog Editor — July 20, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The Senate is scheduled to debate at least two bills dealing with embryonic stem cell research before it adjourns for a summer recess in August. A third compromise measure could also be presented by the Republican leadership. Here are quick summaries of the two bills, and the expected […]
Galileo’s Ghost Haunts Catholics in Stem Cell Debate
By Kein Eckstrom — July 20, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Richard Doerflinger, the Catholic bishops’ pointman on bio-ethics and “pro-life” causes, has heard all the stereotypes too many times to count. The church is anti-science. The church is old-fashioned. The church cares more about an embryo than an Alzheimer’s patient. “Opponents have a vested interest in portraying us […]
Ecclesiastical Errors Tickle the Funny Bone
By RNS Blog Editor — July 20, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) It has long been said that to err is human. But to forgive mistakes in church bulletins may be divine. If lists of church bloopers are an accurate indication, the need for forgiveness is great. The unintended funnies, often passed around on the Internet, give the spiritually minded an […]
COMMENTARY: Housing is a Moral Issue; Ministry Needed When Bubble Bursts
By Tom Ehrich — July 20, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Unlike the World Series of Poker, today’s high-stakes housing boom isn’t a spectator sport where only card players with ready cash lose. The financial, emotional and moral well-being of millions of Americans is on the line. The faith community needs to get ready for crisis ministry. Housing prices and […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 20, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service Nun Who Ministered to Slaves Pushed for Sainthood NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A Vatican lawyer has collected 2,918 pages of memories, testimonies, and historical and theological arguments in support of sainthood for Henriette Delille, a 19th century woman of color who spent a lifetime ministering to slaves in antebellum New Orleans. […]
Galileo’s ghost haunts Catholics on stem cells
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2005
Tuesday’s top RNS offering concerns the Catholic Church’s stance on stem cell research, and its struggle in defining the church’s relationship with science and progress: “In the ongoing debate over stem cells, Catholic leaders have faced a two-pronged battle against public opinion that generally favors the research, even among Catholics. But perhaps the larger struggle […]
Galileo’s ghost haunts Catholics on stem cells
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2005
Tuesday’s top RNS offering concerns the Catholic Church’s stance on stem cell research, and its struggle in defining the church’s relationship with science and progress: “In the ongoing debate over stem cells, Catholic leaders have faced a two-pronged battle against public opinion that generally favors the research, even among Catholics. But perhaps the larger struggle […]
Come one, come all
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2005
Joel Osteen, pastor of the Lakewood Church in Houston “The principles in the Bible will work for anyone. … If you give, you will be blessed. I talk about things for everyday life. I don’t get deep and theological.” -Joel Osteen, pastor of the nondenominational Lakewood Church in Houston. The largest congregation in the country, […]
Come one, come all
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2005
Joel Osteen, pastor of the Lakewood Church in Houston “The principles in the Bible will work for anyone. … If you give, you will be blessed. I talk about things for everyday life. I don’t get deep and theological.” -Joel Osteen, pastor of the nondenominational Lakewood Church in Houston. The largest congregation in the country, […]
In ??? We Trust
By Kevin Eckstrom — July 19, 2005
“There’s a godless organization for every wrinkle of nonbelief – the prayer-never-hurt-anyone, live-and-let-live atheists; the prove-the-God-fearing-world-wrong, keep-America-secular atheists; and the contrarian I-don’t-believe-in-God-but-don’t-call-me-an-atheist atheists.” A Time of Doubt for Atheists
In ??? We Trust
By Kevin Eckstrom — July 19, 2005
“There’s a godless organization for every wrinkle of nonbelief – the prayer-never-hurt-anyone, live-and-let-live atheists; the prove-the-God-fearing-world-wrong, keep-America-secular atheists; and the contrarian I-don’t-believe-in-God-but-don’t-call-me-an-atheist atheists.” A Time of Doubt for Atheists
COMMENTARY: Eighty Years After Scopes Trial, Evolution Merits Continued Questioning
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The evolution/creation debate rages on, and is likely to do so forever. It continues because the sides can’t agree on the rules for a fair fight. Until the opposing camps can come to terms on the terms of engagement there will be no true engagement, only one side claiming […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service Islamic Scholars, Leaders Continue to Denounce London Bombings LONDON (RNS) The July 7 London bombings are being condemned by Muslim scholars in Britain as “utterly criminal, totally reprehensible, and absolutely un-Islamic.” Emphasizing that “there can never be any excuse for taking an innocent life,” a statement, signed by more than […]
Scientology _ More Than Just a Celebrity Cruise
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A brash Hollywood actor with a boyish smile and slim tailored suits would not seem the first source ordinary folks seek out for psychiatric advice. Yet who could miss Tom Cruise lately, swinging through the news, spinning off from movie promotion to set us straight about the motives of […]
