Piet Levy
Piet Levy is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Piet Levy
Screenwriter Sees Big Stakes, Familiar Narrative in `Nativity’ Movie
By Piet Levy — December 2, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) If you think the life of a successful Hollywood screenwriter involves a little typing, a little schmoozing, lunch, a little golf, maybe a nap, and lots of cashing of residual checks, try keeping up with Mike Rich. In anticipation of Friday’s (Dec. 1) premiere of “The Nativity Story,” his […]
Religious Broadcasters Fear Viewers, Given the Choice, Will Tune Out
By Piet Levy — June 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Evangelical Christians are on the front lines in the battle over indecency on cable television, calling for a pick-and-choose pricing plan that would allow viewers to keep certain channels out of their homes. But on the opposite end of the battlefield is an opponent familiar to and even […]
Group Says Reconciliation Trips for Congressmen Are Agenda-Free
By Piet Levy — June 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Despite some perceptions, not all of the congressmen traveling at the expense of private interest groups get treated to rounds of golf and bottles of champagne. Take the approach of the Faith and Politics Institute, a self-described nonpartisan, interfaith organization that helps “public officials stay in touch with […]
Religious Broadcasters Fear Viewers, Given the Choice, Will Tune Out
By Piet Levy — June 7, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Evangelical Christians are on the front lines in the battle over indecency on cable television, calling for a pick-and-choose pricing plan that would allow viewers to keep certain channels out of their homes. But on the opposite end of the battlefield is an opponent familiar to and even […]
Mark Your Calendars _ 666 is Coming!
By Piet Levy — June 7, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Beware June 6, 2006: The apocalypse, the Antichrist, death metal and Ann Coulter will all be among us. The numerical translation for this year’s June 6 bears an eerie resemblance to 666, an infamous digit known as the mark of the beast or Antichrist in the Book of Revelation. […]
Birth of Twins Costs Woman Her Job
By Piet Levy — May 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) After trying to get pregnant for a number of years, Kelly Romenesko finally got lucky. Last year, she gave birth to twin daughters, Alexandria and Allison. But the twins _ conceived using in vitro fertilization _ cost Romenesko her job. Romenesko was a part-time French teacher at St. Joseph […]
Mark Your Calendars _ 666 is Coming!
By Piet Levy — May 17, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Beware June 6, 2006: The apocalypse, the Antichrist, death metal and Ann Coulter will all be among us. The numerical translation for this year’s June 6 bears an eerie resemblance to 666, an infamous digit known as the mark of the beast or Antichrist in the Book of Revelation. […]
Episcopalians Sidestep Crisis Over Potential Gay Bishop
By Piet Levy — May 9, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The Episcopal Church sidestepped a potential crisis Saturday (May 6) when a married father of two was elected bishop of San Francisco over three openly gay contenders. The Rt. Rev. Mark Handley Andrus, 49, the suffragan (assistant) bishop of Birmingham, Ala., won a seven-person race to replace Bishop William […]
NEWS STORY: Religious Leaders to Continue Pressure on Sudan: Also transmitting in `a’ category
By Piet Levy — May 2, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Rabbi David Saperstein cried “Never again.” Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, said “Now is the time.” And Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention asked: “If not this, what? If not now, when? If not us, who?” The three religious leaders joined politicians, humanitarian workers, entertainers, athletes […]
Bush Finds Friendly Audience at Catholic Prayer Breakfast
By Piet Levy — April 8, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ For the second year in a row, the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday (April 7) scored one of the hottest invites in town _ President Bush. Well, perhaps the second-hottest invite. At last year’s breakfast, the event’s vice president, Austin Ruse, joked that the pope would make […]
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 […]
NEWS STORY: Sundance Film Festival Features Sex, Sex and More Sex
By Piet Levy — January 27, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service PARK CITY, Utah _ The opening days of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival have borne a curious resemblance to the poultry section of a supermarket. More than a few turkeys are on display, as well as more breasts, thighs, legs and wings than you could shake an X rating at. […]
NEWS FEATURE: Personal Journey: `The Wall Had Spoken to Me’
By Piet Levy — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Almost 26 years after my bar mitzvah, I was assigned, along with religion reporter David Briggs of The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, to cover the visit of Pope John Paul II to Jerusalem. It was not the usual reason a Jew goes to Israel, but it was a trip […]
NEWS FEATURE: Personal Journey: `The Wall Had Spoken to Me’
By Piet Levy — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Almost 26 years after my bar mitzvah, I was assigned, along with religion reporter David Briggs of The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, to cover the visit of Pope John Paul II to Jerusalem. It was not the usual reason a Jew goes to Israel, but it was a trip […]
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