Beliefs
NEWS STORY: State Department names religious freedom advisory committee
By Kim Lawton — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The U.S. State Department Tuesday (Nov. 12) formally announced the formation of a special advisory committee to study religious persecution around the world and recommend U.S. foreign policy responses. The panel is comprised of 20 members from across the religious spectrum and is chaired by Assistant Secretary of […]
NEWS STORY: LUTHERANS AND EPISCOPALIANS: Lutheran and Episcopal bishops thrash out unity proposal
By Carl Anderson — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WHITE HAVEN, Pa. _ At a critical moment near the end of the historic six-day joint meeting of the bishops of the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Lutherans sent what amounted to a small valentine to the Episcopal prelates meeting separately, some 100 feet […]
Rabbits to Rwanda and other gifts for those who have nothing
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service UNDATED _ There are those who complain about the glut and the greed of the American celebration of Christmas, even as they prowl the malls and comb the catalogs to secure the perfect gift for the man, woman or child who has everything. While mailboxes bulge with publications full of […]
NEWS STORY: HUNGER IN AMERICA: U.S. has more hungry kids than any western nation, poverty group says
By Carl Anderson — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Child poverty and hunger is more widespread in the United States than in any other industrialized nation and the government does less than any other country’s government to pull its children out of poverty, Bread for the World said Wednesday (Oct. 16).”The child poverty rate in the United […]
NEWS STORY: VIOLENT TOYS: Group releases list of unacceptable playthings
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ A toy based on the movie”Independence Day”that includes models of real public buildings that collapse when”bombed”is among the toys that a Maryland organization is urging parents not to purchase this holiday season. Daphne White, executive director of The Lion & Lamb Project based in Bethesda, Md., said the”dirty […]
Quaker pastor: West remains deaf to the agony of Burundi
By Carl Anderson — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ David Niyonzima, sitting in the quiet comfort of a breakfast meeting here thousands of miles from his native Burundi, studied the food on his plate as if the words he searched for might be there.”You get the news,”he told a group of reporters and peace activists, referring to […]
Presents of mind and spirit: Books and music for the holidays
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service UNDATED _ Everyone know’s it’s better to give than to receive. And better still, during the holiday season is to give something of value, something with meaning, a gift that will last long after the celebrations have concluded. So here’s a sample of this year’s best inspirational and thought-provoking books […]
PERSPECTIVE: JEWISH POWER: In media and politics, Jewish power is real, but has its limits
By Ira Rifkin — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Author J.J. Goldberg has broken a time-honored Jewish taboo. He has dared to discuss openly the power that Jews have in American society, mere mention of which often prompts hyper-sensitive Jewish defense organizations to cry foul. American Jews, said Goldberg, author of the newly published”Jewish Power: Inside the […]
Bishops: `Global economy has moral dimensions’
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Following is the text of”A Catholic Framework for Economic Life,”approved here Tuesday (Nov. 12) by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops: As followers of Jesus Christ and participants in a powerful economy, Catholics in the United States are called to work for greater economic justice in the face […]
SPECIAL REPORT: RELIGION’S EFFECT ON ELECTION ‘96: Religious right a much tamer animal i
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The religious right emerged from the 1994 election like a tiger, claiming a clear-cut victory in turning Congress over to conservative Republican control. After this week’s election, the religious right, while hardly declawed, seems a much tamer animal. Bob Dole, favored by the religious conservatives in spite of […]
NEWS STORY: Catholic bishops take stand against assisted suicide
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops Wednesday (Nov. 13) said the U.S. Supreme Court debate over assisted suicide has brought the United States to”a new crossroads”in the ongoing discussion over the value placed by society on human life. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) urged the high court […]
SPECIAL REPORT: RELIGION’S EFFECT ON ELECTION ‘96: Religious right a much tamer animal i
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The religious right emerged from the 1994 election like a tiger, claiming a clear-cut victory in turning Congress over to conservative Republican control. After this week’s election, the religious right, while hardly declawed, seems a much tamer animal. Bob Dole, favored by the religious conservatives in spite of […]
Saying goodbye: Religious community reacts to cardinal’s death
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (UNDATED) As news of Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin’s death Thursday (Nov. 14) reached people of all faiths, there was an outpouring of sentiment celebrating the life of the Archbishop of Chicago and his work within and beyond the Catholic Roman Church. Here is a sampling of comments: Pope John Paul […]
NEWS STORY: Despite historic accord, Vatican-Israel relations far from smooth
By Ira Rifkin — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Three years after the Vatican and Israel agreed to establish diplomatic relations, efforts to extend that agreement to everyday reality remain hampered by painful Jewish memories of the past and the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Arabs, a prominent Israeli rabbi and American Catholic official said Thursday (Nov. […]
David E. Anderson named RNS editor
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Longtime Washington religion correspondent David E. Anderson will become editor of Religion News Service on Jan. 1, RNS Editor Joan Connell announced today.”Dave Anderson has the soul of a newsman, the mind of a theologian and a well-earned reputation as a journalist of integrity, intelligence and depth. I […]
