William Bole
William Bole is an author at Religion News Service.
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NEWS STORY: For Some Justices of Peace, Conflict in Carrying Out Gay Weddings
By William Bole — May 12, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service FRANKLIN, Mass. _ Gay couples are set to walk down the aisle in Massachusetts on Monday (May 17), when a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect. And that creates a quandary for people like John Vozzella. Vozzella is a justice of the peace who took an oath to uphold […]
NEWS STORY: Reformers Say Financial Disclosure Is Key Component of Abuse Response
By William Bole — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service (UNDATED) One year ago, the nation’s Catholic bishops convened in Dallas and pledged greater “transparency and openness” in response to revelations about clergy sexual abuse. That included financial transparency _ being open especially about the money spent in connection with the abuse scandal, according to church leaders. As the bishops […]
NEWS STORY: Views Differ on Transparency Policy
By William Bole — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Sometimes things barely come to light even in an institution that has committed itself to “transparency and openness,” as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops did in Dallas a year ago. In an initial interview, Catholic philanthropy expert Francis J. Butler was pleased to relate that the bishops’ conference […]
NEWS STORY: Relief Groups, Bush Administration at Odds on Iraq Aid
By William Bole — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In a sign of sharpening differences between the Bush administration and international aid organizations, several leading religious agencies say they will refuse to take part in relief operations in Iraq if the efforts fall under control of the U.S. military. The administration has put the Pentagon in charge of […]
NEWS FEATURE: Will Rebounding Economy Undercut a Sense of Gratitude
By William Bole — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service (UNDATED) As a frequent speaker at corporate seminars, John O’Neil spent much time with bright young executives during the dot.com boom of the 1990s. He remembers the “epidemic of hubris” that had spread around places like California’s high-tech Silicon Valley, the presumption of success without end. Few were counting their […]
NEWS FEATURE: Call to Renewal Unites Diverse Groups to Fight Poverty
By William Bole — April 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) At the height of the longest economic boom in the nation’s history, there are 34.5 million people living below the official poverty line _ $16,660 for a family of four. The seeming contradiction of poverty amid prosperity has propelled the Call to Renewal, a 5-year-old alliance including liberal Protestants, […]
NEWS FEATURE: Call to Renewal Unites Diverse Groups to Fight Poverty
By William Bole — April 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) At the height of the longest economic boom in the nation’s history, there are 34.5 million people living below the official poverty line _ $16,660 for a family of four. The seeming contradiction of poverty amid prosperity has propelled the Call to Renewal, a 5-year-old alliance including liberal Protestants, […]
NEWS FEATURE: Wallis Brings `FBO’ Message to Ivied Academia
By William Bole — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service CAMBRIDGE, Mass. _ In many ways, it was an unlikely setting for a call to spiritual arms. But the scene at one of the nation’s elite secular institutions of policy studies was reflective of a booming interest in so-called faith-based organizations. The recent forum (April 5) at Harvard University’s John […]
NEWS FEATURE: Beyond the Either-Or in Fighting Poverty
By William Bole — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Why are so many people poor in prosperous America? Is that because of bad personal choices, or bad economic structures? What do we need _ better values and stronger families, or better policies and stronger government? Does it take a village to raise a child, or a family? Those […]
NEWS FEATURE: Wallis Brings `FBO’ Message to Ivied Academia
By William Bole — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service CAMBRIDGE, Mass. _ In many ways, it was an unlikely setting for a call to spiritual arms. But the scene at one of the nation’s elite secular institutions of policy studies was reflective of a booming interest in so-called faith-based organizations. The recent forum (April 5) at Harvard University’s John […]
NEWS FEATURE: Beyond the Either-Or in Fighting Poverty
By William Bole — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Why are so many people poor in prosperous America? Is that because of bad personal choices, or bad economic structures? What do we need _ better values and stronger families, or better policies and stronger government? Does it take a village to raise a child, or a family? Those […]
NEWS FEATURE: Call to Renewal Unites Diverse Groups to Fight Poverty
By William Bole — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) At the height of the longest economic boom in the nation’s history, there are 34.5 million people living below the official poverty line _ $16,660 for a family of four. The seeming contradiction of poverty amid prosperity has propelled the Call to Renewal, a 5-year-old alliance including liberal Protestants, […]
NEWS FEATURE: Activist Preacher Unveils the 10 Commandments of Corporate Responsibility
By William Bole — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When the Rev. Leon Sullivan speaks to business leaders these days, he invites them to join him in doing the “work of God” in far-off places. He is not talking about Bibles and converting the heathen of foreign lands. He is talking about the global economy. Best known for […]
NEWS FEATURE: Activist Preacher Unveils the 10 Commandments of Corporate Responsibility
By William Bole — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When the Rev. Leon Sullivan speaks to business leaders these days, he invites them to join him in doing the “work of God” in far-off places. He is not talking about Bibles and converting the heathen of foreign lands. He is talking about the global economy. Best known for […]
NEWS FEATURE: Catholic report gives managed care mixed ethical grade
By William Bole — August 10, 1999
c. 1999 Religion News Service UNDATED _ The weeks are running out for 8-year-old Jason Martin. He has a deadly brain tumor, and one last hope _ a new cancer-fighting drug being tested several hundred miles away. The Martins, a family of modest means, have health insurance through a managed care organization. But the regional […]
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