Hinduism
TOP STORY: RELIGION IN AMERICA: The sky is falling. . . or is it?
By Greg Garrison — June 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A record number of hurricanes blew across the globe in 1995. An earthquake in Kobe, Japan, killed 6,000 and an unusually high number of severe tremors shook the world. Massive blizzards buffeted the United States last winter, followed by rampant flooding. A heat wave in July killed 800 in […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 31, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Little Rock Methodists cancel event over bishop’s views on gays (RNS)-A United Methodist committee in Little Rock, Ark., has canceled a planned”intergenerational day of celebration”meant to bring young and old people together because the event’s invited preacher, retired United Methodist Bishop Leontine T.C. Kelly, has voiced support for gay rights. […]
TOP STORY: RELIGION IN AMERICA: At 30, Krishna movement seeks to overcome its past
By Ira Rifkin — May 30, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service ALACHUA, Fla. (RNS)-At 44, David Jakupko is a successful real estate agent specializing in”country homes and large properties.”He drives a late-model Jeep Cherokee and lives with his wife and two children in a five-bedroom house complete with a swimming pool and six wooded acres. A self-described”social conservative”who reads Forbes magazine […]
COMMENTARY: Remembering my father, with sadness and joy
By RNS Blog Editor — May 30, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, of Sudbury, Mass., is the author of nine books. The following commentary, suitable for Father’s Day, is taken from his latest book,”Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary,”published by Jewish Lights Publishing of Woodstock, Vt. (RNS)-My father was, among many things, a sign painter. I […]
Portraits of compassion in words and pictures
By RNS Blog Editor — May 26, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-In boldface below is caption information for six photographs by Phil Borges. Following each, in quotes, are comments by the Dalai Lama on the nature of compassion that accompany Borges’ portraits, in”Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion,”a new book they co-authored, published by Rizzoli Press. 1. Tenzin Gyatso, 59 At […]
TOP STORY: CHILDREN AND POLITICS: Childrens march puts familiar foes at odds
By RNS Blog Editor — May 23, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)-Jane and Philip Hall will climb aboard a bus at midnight on June 1 in Florence, Mass., for a nine-hour trip to be part of a rally billed as an “historic stand for children.” The Halls say they have three aims-none of them political, at least not in the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 23, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Religious, aid groups criticize Clinton’s new land mines policy (RNS)-Religious groups and humanitarian relief organizations have criticized President Clinton’s recently announced land mines policy, calling it a disappointment and too limited to save lives.”This policy does little more than reinforce the status quo,”said Julia Taft, president of InterAction, a Washington-based […]
TOP STORY: SPIRITUALITY: Listening for God in the silence of meditation
By Chris Smith — May 23, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-After working with the homeless and drug addicted for several years, Mike Little felt overwhelmed by frustration and cynicism. Then he learned about”centering prayer,”a modern method of tapping into the ancient Christian tradition of contemplation. Now, twice a day for 20 minutes, Little sits in silence, closes his eyes and […]
NEWS STORY: Federal officials defend handling of church arson probes
By Carl Anderson — May 22, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)-The Clinton administration Tuesday (May 21) defended its handling of a string of suspicious arsons at African-American churches, saying it had more than 200 federal agents investigating the incidents. Federal officials who testified at a one-day House Judiciary Committee hearing also said that while they were”actively”investigating whether the church […]
TOP STORY: IN THE WAKE OF APARTHEID: After the bloodshed, former South Africa enemies walk side by s
By RNS Blog Editor — May 22, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service TOKOZA TOWNSHIP, South Africa (RNS)-Not long ago Wiseman Ndbele and Albert Mogaila came to Kumalo Street, in the center of this sprawling township east of Johannesburg, for only one reason: to try to kill each other. In the five years leading up to the country’s first multi-racial election in 1994, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 21, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Jewish National Fund rejects money from Messianic Jews (RNS)-After a outcry from its regional offices and several major donors, the Jewish National Fund, which raises money for reforestation and other land-related projects in Israel, reversed its decision to accept a $50,000 donation from two organizations that seek to convert Jews […]
TOP STORY: FATHERHOOD: Religious leaders examine issue of absent fathers
By Adelle M. Banks — May 20, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service HERNDON, Va. (RNS)-In 1960, about 7 million U.S. children lived in homes without a father. That figure now stands at nearly 23 million. At an”Interfaith Summit on Fatherhood”convened by the National Fatherhood Initiative, a 3-year-old advocacy group, Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders and others drew attention today (May 17) to […]
RNS Daily Digest
By Carl Anderson — May 17, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Rwandan refugees killed in monastery in Zaire (RNS)-At least 10 Tutsis, taking refuge in a French-run monastery in Zaire, have been killed by rival Hutus in an action reminiscent of the 1994 ethnic genocide in Rwanda, news agencies reported Thursday (May 16).”About 10 bodies … were found by the International […]
COMMENTARY: In the diplomatic arena, let there be light
By James Rudin — May 16, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Rabbi Rudin is the national interreligious affairs director of the American Jewish Committee.) (RNS)-When foreign ministers, ambassadors and other diplomats express themselves in public, they often employ a special language I call”diplospeak.” Diplospeak disguises reality and deliberately makes facts obscure or ambiguous. This dense and opaque language is an exquisite […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 16, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Latin bishops condemn dissent in Catholic Church VATICAN CITY (RNS)-Top Latin American bishops have denounced Catholics who favor abortion, gay rights and population control, and said they are alarmed by the increasing appeal of so-called New Age ideas among their flock. The remarks appeared in a tough-worded declaration following a […]
