Monthly Archives: November 2006
Arriving at the Pearly Gates
By Tracy Gordon — November 13, 2006
Quote of the Day: The Late Ed Bradley, `60 Minutes’ Reporter “If I arrive at the pearly gates and St. Peter said what have I done to deserve entry, I’d ask, `Did you see my Lena Horne story?'” -The late Ed Bradley, Emmy-award-winning “60 Minutes” reporter, who died Thursday (Nov. 9) of leukemia. He was […]
Some Irked by Bishops Meeting at Non-Union Hotel
By Daniel Burke — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The nation’s Roman Catholic Bishops will hold annual assemblies at a non-union hotel in Baltimore for the next five years, a break from the church’s historical support for labor. Moving the assemblies from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore will save money and draw attention to Baltimore’s recently renovated basilica, said […]
10 Minutes With … Keith Ellison
By Daniel Burke — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Though at times he tries to forget it, Keith Ellison is much more than just the new congressman from Minnesota’s 5th District. On Tuesday (Nov. 7), Ellison became the first Muslim elected to Congress. News of the 43-year-old Democrat’s election was hailed by Muslim groups and media throughout the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Italian Churches Abuzz Over Cruise-Holmes Wedding ROME (RNS) The much anticipated Italian wedding between actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes might not be legally valid as local and church officials say they will not recognize the marriage, Italian media reported Thursday (Nov. 9). Monsignor Nicola Fiorentini, the parish priest at […]
Africans Chafe Under U.S. Abstinence Provisions
By RNS Blog Editor — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Stalled in the gridlocked streets of Johannesburg on her way to a recent AIDS event, Rukia Cornelius fumed about the tendency of Americans to mix their religious and political beliefs. South Africans have suffered as a result, she said. “I’m a little bit tired but I’m also angry, […]
NEWS STORY: Catholic Vote Swings Democratic in Midterm Elections
By Jeff Diamant — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Catholics, who compose a massive 67 million-person slice of the electorate, favored Democrats in Tuesday’s election by 55 percent to 45 percent, according to National Election Pool exit polls. That’s a marked difference from 2004, when President Bush, a Republican United Methodist, won 52 percent of the Catholic vote […]
Scholars Offer Data on Role of Religion in U.S. Life
By RNS Blog Editor — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service PORTLAND, Ore. _ Who’s speaking in tongues? Do chastity pledges work? What do religious consumers buy? Exploring a world immersed in faith and mystery, religious research scholars provide hard sociological data to give some practical answers about the role of religion in American life. More than 500 researchers met here […]
COMMENTARY: Come Ye Sinners, Gather ‘Round
By James Rudin — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The Rev. Ted Haggard, one of America’s most prominent and influential Christian leaders, was fired from the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs after a church investigation confirmed Haggard’s “sexually immoral conduct” with a male escort. He’s now undergoing a long process of “spiritual restoration.” In September, Florida […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Violence Averted in Jerusalem Over Gay Pride Parade JERUSALEM (RNS) A violent confrontation between Jerusalem’s gay and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities was averted Friday (Nov. 10) when gay activists agreed to hold a rally in a local stadium rather than march through the city’s streets. Under the agreement brokered by police, […]
Book Shows Evangelicals are `Extraordinarily Normal’
By Charles Honey — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. _ If you want to serve me, Dave and Veronica Commire heard God saying, paint this guy’s house. So the couple rounded up about 15 of their church friends and beautified the home of a neighbor who had lost a son and was angry at God. Telling […]
For Whom the Bell Tolls: By MISSY DANIEL
By Frank Jack Daniel — November 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly (UNDATED) This year marks the sixth Veterans Day since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the fourth since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Churches around the country will join national observances with the usual services and music to salute the armed forces and to recognize the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 10, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Italian Churches Abuzz Over Cruise-Holmes Wedding ROME (RNS) The much anticipated Italian wedding between actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes might not be legally valid as local and church officials say they will not recognize the marriage, Italian media reported Thursday (Nov. 9). Monsignor Nicola Fiorentini, the parish priest at […]
Deliver Us From a Bad and Biased Film
By Kevin Eckstrom — November 9, 2006
The Kansas City Star has Grant Gallicho’s review of “Deliver Us From Evil” that we ran last week. (Grant’s Commonweal blog can be found here) Grant (the associate editor over at Commonweal) says the film suffers from bias and misinformation, not to mention a few so-called “theologians” who are really paid consultants to victims’ lawyers. […]
Jesus Camp Shuts its Doors
By Kevin Eckstrom — November 9, 2006
The Seattle Times has our story by Dan Burke about the pending closure of the Christian kids camp featured in the movie “Jesus Camp.” Becky Fischer, the fiery Pentecostal pastor featured in the film, said nasty feedback from the film and vandalism at the campground in Devil’s Lake, N.D. have forced her to either cancel […]
Veiled Threat?
By RNS Blog Editor — November 9, 2006
Across Europe, Veil Dispute Mirrors Unease Over Islam RNS’ Elizabeth Bryant examines controversies in a variety of European countries over whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear headscarves and veils in public, in this week’s full-text article, linked above. Quote: Long and short, sober black and brightly hued, the Islamic veil is drawing growing […]
