Monthly Archives: April 2008
Alabama bishop elected to head United Methodist bishops’ council
By RNS Blog Editor — April 29, 2008
Bishop Larry Goodpaster of Alabama was unanimously elected president-designate of the United Methodist Church’s council of bishops at the denomination’s general conference in Texas.
Americans more versed in the Bible than Europeans, Vatican study says
By RNS Blog Editor — April 29, 2008
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Americans are more likely than Europeans to own and read a Bible, but Poles are most likely to have a basic knowledge of Scripture, the Vatican reported Monday (April 28).
Jewish leader says German ban on Hitler’s book should be lifted
By RNS Blog Editor — April 29, 2008
COLOGNE, Germany (RNS) A prominent Jewish leader has called for Germany to lift a 70-year-old ban against publishing “Mein Kampf,” Adolf Hitler’s infamous manifesto on the racial supremacy of the Aryan people.
N.O. church closings reflect a national trend
By RNS Blog Editor — April 29, 2008
NEW ORLEANS-Archbishop Alfred Hughes’ decision in April to close 33 of what were once about 142 parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans was not only a concession to the damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina. It also introduced New Orleans Catholics to a phenomenon communities in other parts of the country began seeing two decades […]
Obama’s pastor defends against an “attack on the black church”
By Adelle M. Banks — April 29, 2008
WASHINGTON-The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to presidential candidate Barack Obama, said Monday (April 28) that recent media focus on his sermons is an “attack on the black church.” Asked at a National Press Club appearance about why he was speaking out when it could be a detriment to Obama’s campaign, Wright framed the controversy […]
Obama’s pastor defends against an “attack on the black church”
By Adelle M. Banks — April 29, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to presidential candidate Barack Obama, said Monday (April 28) that recent media focus on his sermons is an “attack on the black church.” Asked at a National Press Club appearance about why he was speaking out when it could be a detriment […]
Church closings in New Orleans reflect a national trend
By Bruce Nolan — April 29, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW ORLEANS _ Archbishop Alfred Hughes’ decision in April to close 33 of what were once about 142 parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans was not only a concession to the damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina. It also introduced New Orleans Catholics and neighborhood activists to a wrenching phenomenon […]
The Wright Stuff
By Mark Silk — April 28, 2008
So we have Wright the thoughtful intellectual with Bill Moyers, Wright the passionate exponent of equality before the NAACP, and Wright the angry radical at the National Press Club. Inevitably, the last will be engraved as the real Wright, though I’m inclined to think that all of them are equally real.
Obama in (a different) church
By Mark Silk — April 28, 2008
Yesterday, as chapter 2 of the Jeremiah Wright Saga was getting under way, Barack Obama went to St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, a big urban enterprise presided over by Rev. M. Kent Millard. A few weeks ago, Rev. Millard preached on racial reconciliation–in the big friendly inclusive unthreatening white Midwestern Methodist mode.
Welcome to RNS’s New Website (phase one)
By RNS Blog Editor — April 28, 2008
Today marks the launch of the first phase of Religion News Service’s newly designed website, featuring more free full-text content posted every day (in addition to summaries of other stories we’re transmitting, the full-text of which is available to subscribers). There are many new features coming soon, including a special subscriber area with access to […]
He Keeps Going and Going and Going…
By rvineis — April 28, 2008
Rev. Wright continues to dominate the media cycle with remarks made to the National Press Club. Here is the video of Wright defending the infamous “9-11 were America’s chickens coming home to roost” line. Wright went on to say that the Black Church was really the victim of attacks directed at him. His remarks at […]
Recalculating PA
By Mark Silk — April 28, 2008
CNN has recalculated its exit poll for Pennsylvania, with the result that the Jewish vote turns out to be more pro-Clinton than it originally seemed: 62 percent to 38 percent (61 percent to 39 percent for white Jews). That’s a little bigger margin than for white Protestants (59 percent to 41 percent) and a good […]
The Very Reverend David O’Connell
By RNS Blog Editor — April 28, 2008
WASHINGTON-Pope Benedict XVI’s address to Catholic educators on Thursday (April 17) has become one of the most anticipated moments of his first U.S. trip as pontiff. Already there is debate over how strict Benedict-himself a former university professor-should be in insisting that Catholic scholars and educators toe the line on church teachings. As president of […]
Casting Crowns reaps big rewards at Dove Awards
By RNS Blog Editor — April 28, 2008
(RNS) Lead singer Mark Hall and his group Casting Crowns reaped a total of seven Dove Awards at the annual Gospel Music Association ceremony Wednesday (April 23).
