Rachel Cohen
Rachel Cohen is an author at Religion News Service.
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House Votes to Lift Stem-cell Ban but Bush Veto Certain
By Rachel Cohen — January 13, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The House on Thursday (Jan. 11) again voted to lift restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, sending the measure to the Senate and laying the groundwork for a second veto from President Bush. The 253-174 vote came after an emotional debate in which proponents […]
Experts Doubt N.J. Ruling Will Revive Federal Gay Marriage Ban
By Rachel Cohen — October 27, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The New Jersey Supreme Court ruling protecting the rights of same-sex couples is likely to energize the religious right, but not enough to have a significant impact on the national debate over a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, experts said. “The ruling puts some wind back in the […]
FDA Nominee Faces Another Block _ From Conservatives
By Rachel Cohen — September 22, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ First it was a handful of liberals blocking President Bush’s choice to head the Food and Drug Administration, demanding the agency end delays and make a decision on the over-the-counter sale of an emergency contraceptive pill opposed by the religious right. Now that the “morning-after pill” has been […]
U.S. Focus on Abstinence Under Scrutiny at AIDS Summit
By Rachel Cohen — August 16, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service TORONTO _ The Bush administration has come under attack at the International AIDS Conference for tying millions of dollars in U.S. funding to the teaching of sexual abstinence in poor nations, a policy that activists said is causing harm instead of saving lives. But the criticism on Monday (Aug. 14) […]
FDA Rethinks Its Restrictions on Sale of Morning-after Pill
By Rachel Cohen — August 2, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ After a three-year fight, the Bush administration signaled this week (July 31) that it may be ready to reverse course and approve over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill despite strong opposition from the religious right. The Food and Drug Administration notified Barr Pharmaceuticals that it wants a […]
Germany Prepares for World Cup _ And Prostitutes
By Rachel Cohen — May 6, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ As they prepare for next month’s World Cup and the arrival of millions of soccer fans, German authorities are taking every precaution to guard against terrorist threats, hooligans and other potential problems. But Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., and a coalition of religious and human rights organizations charged this […]
COMMENTARY: Despite Pressure From Religious Groups, No One Intervenes in Darfur
By Rachel Cohen — March 7, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) February is a short month for grand schemes, but it was the month that the United States had the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council, and Darfur _ the Job-like region in western Sudan _ was on the American agenda. With strong support from Christian and Jewish groups, […]
NEWS FEATURE: Brazilian Healer Edemir Rossi Connects People to God
By Rachel Cohen — May 8, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service PITTSBURGH _ Meeting with Brazilian healer Edemir Rossi is like entering an inner sanctum, peaceful and calm. New Age music plays softly in the background as he extends a warm hand. He speaks gently with each client before guiding him or her into meditation. Then he directs the person to […]
NEWS STORY: Court to Hear Gay Scouts Case
By Rachel Cohen — April 25, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ A coalition of religious groups from Roman Catholics to Orthodox Jews and Mormons to Southern Baptists has sent a clear message to the Supreme Court: Don’t force the Boy Scouts of America to accept gays as Scoutmasters. When the justices convene this week to review a New Jersey […]
NEWS STORY: Court to Hear Gay Scouts Case
By Rachel Cohen — April 25, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ A coalition of religious groups from Roman Catholics to Orthodox Jews and Mormons to Southern Baptists has sent a clear message to the Supreme Court: Don’t force the Boy Scouts of America to accept gays as Scoutmasters. When the justices convene this week to review a New Jersey […]
NEWS STORY: GOP sets pre-election votes on abortion issues
By Rachel Cohen — January 1, 1998
c. 1998 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The Republican-led Congress, playing to its core religious conservative constituency as the midterm election draws closer, is once again making abortion a top priority. As the House reconvenes this week, it will vote _ perhaps as early as Wednesday _ on a measure that would make it a […]
NEWS STORY: Exiles plan to defy U.S., Castro and church during pope’s Cuba’visit
By Rachel Cohen — January 1, 1997
c. 1997 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Cuban exiles in the United States plan to take a flotilla of small boats to Havana in January during Pope John Paul II’s visit, defying Fidel Castro, the U.S. government and the Roman Catholic Church. Members of the Democracia Movement say their intention is to assert their rights […]
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