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RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Navy withdraws support of Promise Keepers-endorsed rally (RNS) The U.S. Navy has withdrawn its sponsorship of a Promise Keepers-endorsed rally in Norfolk, Va., after the Anti-Defamation League raised concerns about church-state separation. Sailors from the Norfolk Naval Base are still expected to participate in the off-base event Saturday (Nov. 16).”Some […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Survey: TV preachers did little to help Dole campaign (RNS) In sharp contrast with the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan and George Bush, the major television evangelists gave virtually no help to Republican contender Bob Dole in his 1996 quest for the presidency. A content-based survey by Stephen Winzenburg, professor […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Survey: Americans have conflicting values about Christmas (RNS) When asked by pollsters about how their neighbors and other Americans celebrate Christmas, most people _ 85 percent _ say others focus on the material rather than the religious or spiritual aspects of the holiday. By contrast, only 31 percent say they […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Catholic Charities: Millions of families miss economic boom (RNS) At a time when politicians were talking about national economic stability and the stock market was beginning its record-climbing ascent, millions of American families were seeking emergency food and shelter from local Catholic agencies, according to a new study by Catholic […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Doctors: Religious belief contributes to healing (RNS) A national survey of U.S. family physicians found that 99 percent of those polled believe religious belief contributes to the healing of their patients. An equally high percentage also believe spiritual or religious practices, such as personal prayer and meditation, can speed or […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Violence mars Nobel prize-winning bishop’s homecoming (RNS) At least one person was killed and two others were seriously injured in attacks in East Timor by crowds gathered Tuesday (Dec. 24) for the return home of Nobel Peace laureate Bishop Carlos Belo. The crowds had gathered at a cathedral and at […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service East Timorese bishop permitted to attend Nobel ceremony (RNS) Indonesian officials have cleared the way for East Timorese Bishop Carlos Belo to travel to Norway, where he will receive his Nobel Peace Prize next week. Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said Tuesday (Dec. 3) that the government would not raise […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Naval Academy names its first professor of ethics (RNS) Nancy Sherman, a professor of ethics at Georgetown University, has been named to fill the newly created ethics chair at the U.S. Naval Academy, the Navy’s education institution that has been scarred in recent years by incidents of cheating, drug use […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service U.S. opposes inclusion of Hiroshima on U.N. heritage list (RNS) The United States has announced its official opposition to the inclusion of Hiroshima on the United Nations'”World Heritage List”of important international cultural locations. At a U.N. World Heritage committee meeting in Mexico this week, Japan proposed that a memorial marking […]
Daily News Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Russian Orthodox accused of profiteering tobacco, booze (RNS) The image of the Russian Orthodox Church has been tarnished by charges in the Moscow press that the church imported alcohol and tobacco as tax-free humanitarian aid and then re-sold the products in Russia’s newly emerging free market. Since the fall of […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Catholic Bishop Belo receives Nobel Peace Prize (RNS) Declaring himself”a voice for the voiceless,”Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Belo of Indonesia-occupied East Timor received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday (Dec. 10). Belo, a co-winner of the award with self-exiled Timorese human rights activist Jose Ramos Horta, used the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Catholic bishops urge intervention in East African crisis (RNS) Despite the ambiguities of the situation, the international community should mount a swift and urgent response to the on-going humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Great Lakes region, U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Wednesday (Dec. 11).”In light of the continuing humanitarian crisis, we […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service NCC urges renewed push for universal health care (RNS) The nation’s moral and religious leaders must renew the push for universal access to equitable health care, participants at a National of Council of Churches conference were told. Reform of the nation’s health care delivery system, including proposals for universal access […]
TOP STORY: RELIGION REACTS TO GAY MARRIAGE RULING: Blessing or curse? Religious leaders react to gay
By Kim Lawton — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ For Lutheran laywoman Judy Bond, there was”a moment of breathlessness”Wednesday (Dec. 4) when she read the newspaper headlines reporting that a court in Hawaii had opened the way for legal recognition of same-sex marriages.”It was a moment of celebration but also one of anticipation of the tidal wave […]
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 […]
