Monthly Archives: December 2006
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — December 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Vatican Rebukes Iran Holocaust Conference VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Tuesday (Dec. 12) condemned a conference in Iran of Holocaust deniers, calling the mass extermination of millions of Jews a “great tragedy.” “The Holocaust was a great tragedy before which we cannot remain indifferent,” the Holy See said in […]
Archdiocese to Leave Bankruptcy, Settle Abuse Suits
By RNS Blog Editor — December 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service EUGENE, Ore. _ The Archdiocese of Portland is likely to emerge from nearly three years of bankruptcy and return to normal operations next spring, according to a deal announced Monday (Dec. 11) by mediators. The amount of the settlement won’t be made public immediately, but insurers for the archdiocese will […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: Malaria Is One War We Can _ and Must _ Win
By Dale Hanson Bourke — December 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Imagine if a disease swept across America, taking the life of a young child every 30 seconds. Imagine the outrage, the hysteria, the commitment of resources to stop the horror. In Africa, it takes no imagination to envision such a disaster. Each year nearly a million children under the […]
PBS Documentary Traces the `Mystery’ of Love, Forgiveness
By Chris Meehan — December 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service KALAMAZOO, Mich. _ Azim Khamisa has become best friends with Ples Felix, the grandfather of the California gang member who murdered Khamisa’s 20-year-old son, Tariq, in 1995. J.D. and Thumper are Austin, Texas, motorcycle riders who were abused as children and are now helping to heal their own wounds by […]
Chrysler Test-Drives Marketing to Black Churches
By Bridget MacDonald — December 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Auto maker DaimlerChrysler is finding redemption _ and a valuable new venue for showcasing its vehicles _ in the African-American megachurch. Four of the nation’s largest black megachurches are breaking new ground in the worlds of marketing and religion by hosting test drives for Chrysler vehicles this fall. So […]
COMMENTARY: Losing Touch With Reality
By Tom Ehrich — December 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) President Bush’s opponents find his denial of reality in Iraq both appalling and an opportunity. Appalling, because his dismissive attitude toward the Iraq Study Group’s findings means more squandering of life and resources, as they see it. Opportunity, because it plays into their political hands for 2008. None of […]
Grave Beneath Rome Church Believed to Be St. Paul’s
By RNS Blog Editor — December 12, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY _ Vatican officials on Monday (Dec. 11) identified a marble sarcophagus embedded in the foundations of a Rome basilica as the coffin believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul. The announcement was the latest chapter of an excavation campaign that has been under way since 2002, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — December 12, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Vatican Upholds Excommunication of Call to Action Members (RNS) A Vatican official has upheld the wholesale excommunication of hundreds of lay Catholics affiliated with dissident and reform groups by a Nebraska bishop 10 years ago. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Neb., issued the excommunication order in 1996. It was confirmed […]
Religion in the House, By State and Faith
By RNS Blog Editor — December 12, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (n: new member) Alabama (5-2 Republican) 1: Jo Bonner (R) Episcopalian 2: Terry Everett (R) Baptist 3: Mike D. Rogers (R) Baptist 4: Robert Aderholt (R) Congregationalist-Baptist 5: Bud Cramer (D) Methodist 6: Spencer Bachus (R) Baptist 7: Artur Davis (D) Lutheran Alaska (1 Republican) At large: Don Young (R) […]
Religion in the Senate, By State and By Faith
By RNS Blog Editor — December 12, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (n: new member) ALABAMA Richard Shelby (R) Presbyterian Jeff Sessions (R) Methodist ALASKA Ted Stevens (R) Episcopalian Lisa Murkowski (R) Roman Catholic ARIZONA John McCain (R) Episcopalian Jon Kyl (R) Presbyterian ARKANSAS Mark Pryor (D) Christian Blanche Lincoln (D) Episcopalian CALIFORNIA Dianne Feinstein (D) Jewish Barbara Boxer (D) Jewish COLORADO […]
Charting the Religions of Members of Congress
By Jonathan Tilove — December 12, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Religion ………… House . Senate . Total . Percent of . Percent of ………………………………………. Congress … Population AME (v) …………… 2 …… 0 ….. 2 ….. 0.4 ……… (u) Anglican ………….. 1 …… 0âÂ?¦… 1 ….. 0.2 ……… (w) Assembly of God ……. 4 …… 0âÂ?¦… 4 ….. 0.7 ……… […]
New Congress Brings With It Religious Firsts
By Jonathan Tilove — December 12, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The new Congress will, for the first time, include a Muslim, two Buddhists, more Jews than Episcopalians, and the highest-ranking Mormon in congressional history. Roman Catholics remain the largest single faith group in Congress, accounting for 29 percent of all members of the House and Senate, followed by […]
Hatemongers Need Not Apply
By Tracy Gordon — December 11, 2006
Quote of the Day: British Prime Minister Tony Blair “Our tolerance is part of what makes Britain, Britain. So conform to it-or don’t come here. We don’t want the hatemongers, whatever their race, religion or creed.” -British Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaking in London on Friday (Dec. 8). He was quoted by The Associated Press.
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — December 9, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Woman Sues Over Treatment Program’s Religious Content (RNS) A Missouri woman is suing a judge who ordered her to either complete Narcotics Anonymous’ 12-step program or serve time in jail, arguing that the sentence entails government-forced religious activity. Meetings at Narcotics Anonymous _ an offshoot of Alcoholics Anonymous _ have […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Virgin Mary Isn’t Just for Christians
By Hesham Hassaballa — December 9, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Today (Dec. 8) is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I, like I suspect many people, had always thought it was to commemorate the conception of Christ. But the Feast actually celebrates the conception _ without original sin _ of the Virgin Mary. I have happy memories of this […]
