legislation
NEWS STORY: Catholic prelates rip `shameful’ Clinton abortion-bill veto
By Adelle M. Banks — April 17, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-In a strongly worded letter, American cardinals and the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops have condemned President Clinton’s recent veto of a proposed law banning a controversial late-term abortion procedure. “Your veto of this bill is beyond comprehension for those who hold human life sacred,” they said. […]
COMMENTARY: People for the Ethical Treatment of Fish
By Ashbel S. (Tony) Green — April 16, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Frederica Mathewes-Green is a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is the author of the recent book”Real Choices”and is a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.) (RNS)-The latest animal-rights action spreads beyond usual bounds: Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plan to disrupt a sport-fishing tournament […]
COMMENTARY: A good media week for Jesus
By RNS Blog Editor — April 13, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist at the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center. His home page on the World Wide Web is at http://www.greeley.com. Or contact him at his e-mail address: agreel(at sign)aol.com.) (RNS)-Media-wise, Jesus is doing pretty well these days. He […]
TOP STORY: ABORTION: Clinton veto of abortion bill bodes far-reaching political effects
By Adelle M. Banks — April 12, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)-President Clinton’s veto Wednesday (April 10) of a proposed ban on a controversial late-term abortion procedure has highlighted an emotional moral battle that may have profound implications for the 1996 presidential race. Condemned harshly by groups ranging from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops to the Christian Coalition and […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 11, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Bishop’s doctrine committee criticizes third edition of Catholic textbook (RNS)-The U.S. Catholic Bishops’ doctrine committee is criticizing the latest edition of the textbook”Catholicism,”saying it could prompt dissent. The popular textbook, by the Rev. Richard P. McBrien, is used in Catholic and Protestant educational institutions as well as in parish settings. […]
From cross to empty tomb: Behind the story of Holy Saturday
By RNS Blog Editor — March 28, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-They are words that echo in churches everywhere this time of year, sacred sentences that go to the heart of the Christian faith:”You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.” Yet how many Christians know the […]
SIDEBAR: Nouvelle Jewish cuisine for Passover
By RNS Blog Editor — March 28, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-The following recipe for Passover Moroccan Lamb is also a delicious Easter dish, says Chef Jim Cohen of Wildflower, the signature restaurant of the Lodge at Vail, Colo., a Rocky Mountain resort that offers an annual “Ski and Seder” package. For dessert, Cohen serves Chocolate Nut Cake with Grilled Oranges. […]
COMMENTARY: After bombs and carnage, a lover’s lament
By Jonathan Tilove — March 8, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Adam Tilove grew up in suburban Philadelphia and graduated from Emory University in Atlanta in December 1994. He now lives in the Israeli town of Herzliyah, near Tel Aviv.) HERZLIYAH, Israel (RNS)-My flight to Israel left Newark International Airport on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. I liked to say that I […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — March 6, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Postal Service introduces stamp commemorating Hanukkah (RNS)-The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the first of a new series of “Holiday Celebrations” postage stamps Tuesday (March 5)-a colorful stamp commemorating Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. The new stamp, featuring a contemporary image of the menorah and nine multicolored candles, was unveiled […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — February 29, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Abortion opponents offended by Clinton veto threat (RNS)-Abortion opponents said Wednesday (Feb. 28) they are offended that President Clinton is asking Congress to soften a bill that would ban a controversial late-term abortion procedure except in cases when the life of the mother is at stake. In a letter to […]
TOP STORY: VATICAN AMBASSADOR: Flynn reaches settlement in campaign finance inquiry
By RNS Blog Editor — February 12, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service ROME (RNS)-Raymond Flynn, U.S. ambassador to the Vatican and former Boston mayor, has avoided a potentially troubling civil lawsuit by agreeing to repay his former mayoral campaign committee $12,500 in personal expenses he acknowledges were improperly spent. The agreement with the Massachusetts attorney general also requires Flynn’s former mayoral campaign […]
TOP STORY: JUDAISM IN AMERICA: Synagogues reward Jewish families willing to relocate
By Chris Smith — January 25, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service LOWELL, Mass.-“WANTED,”said the ad, published in a regional Jewish newspaper.”$2,500 reward. Pioneering families to revitalize the Jewish community in Lowell.” With car-dealer flair and Wild West drama, a rabbi here is beckoning Jews to a new frontier, urging them to settle in a city that he said is a worthy, […]
COMMENTARY: Finding the simple pleasures in life
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 18, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of”Turn Toward the Wind”and the publisher of Religion News Service.) (RNS)-For some it comes as an epiphany, a sudden realization that the stuff of life has outpaced the substance. Others move toward it gradually, growing tired of the”shop ’til you drop”mentality that no longer […]
COMMENTARY: Honor your father and mother: Protect them from cults
By James Rudin — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Rabbi Rudin is the national interreligious affairs director of the American Jewish Committee.) (UNDATED) Eighteen years ago this month the catastrophe known as”Jonestown”took place in a Guyana jungle. On orders from the Rev. Jim Jones, the People’s Temple leader, 912 members of his cult perished, along with U.S. Rep. Leo […]
NEWS ANALYSIS: RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION: Mission impossible? Religious persecution panel faces formidab
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The mission of a new U.S. State Department committee sounds noble indeed: recommending policies to help religious believers around the world who suffer persecution because of their faith. But putting that plan into action, some religious leaders say, is fraught with huge challenges and potential pitfalls. On Nov. […]
