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Jews Revive the Sanhedrin With Plans for a Passover Sacrifice
By Dana Evan Kaplan — March 22, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In a donated apartment concealed among the narrow streets of the Jerusalem suburb of Nahlaot, 13 Orthodox Jewish men meet every Tuesday to debate matters of Jewish law. They are the management team of a larger developing Sanhedrin, or religious court, in Israel. And they plan to sacrifice sheep […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — December 5, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service L.A. Archdiocese Pays $60 Million to Settle 45 Abuse Claims (RNS) The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced it will pay $60 million to settle 45 sexual-abuse claims made against its clergy. The decision will help bring to a close 8 percent of the 562 cases brought against […]
RNS Weekly Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 1, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Quebec Says Private Schools Must Teach Evolution or Close TORONTO (RNS) Quebec’s education ministry has warned private, unlicensed evangelical schools in the province they must teach Darwin’s theory of evolution and sex education or face closure. The education ministry said Tuesday (Oct. 24) that the province will negotiate for several […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 26, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Poll Shows Unease With Both Parties on Religion, Values (RNS) An increasing percentage of Americans believe that neither Democrats nor Republicans share their attitudes about the role of religion in politics, according to a new poll released Tuesday (Oct. 24). The poll also showed a drop in the portion of […]
Black Voices Bring the Bible to Life
By Adelle M. Banks — October 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In a new audio Bible, the Holy Trinity has some familiar voices: actor Samuel L. Jackson plays God; actor Blair Underwood performs the role of Jesus and Dallas megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes renders the Holy Spirit. The New Testament portion of “Inspired By … The Bible Experience” arrived […]
Scientologists Move In, and Not Everyone’s Happy
By Ashbel S. (Tony) Green — October 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service CLEARWATER, Fla. _ Scientology is perhaps best-known for its most famous practitioner, Tom Cruise. But here in this beachy suburb of Tampa, Scientologists are neighbors, business owners, real estate investors _ and a growing force that makes some uncomfortable. The Church of Scientology, despite its official status as a tax-exempt […]
Survey Shows Evangelicals Undercounted and Unaffiliated
By Adelle M. Banks — September 12, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ For years, researchers have thought the number of people unaffiliated with religion has been on the rise. But new research from Baylor University says some people who were thought to be disconnected are actually in the pews _ they’re just not linked to a particular denomination. Rather than […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — September 7, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Oregon Senator Says He’ll Fight to Keep State’s Assisted Suicide Law WASHINGTON _ Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has said he will try to block a federal bill that would override Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law. Wyden said Tuesday (Sept. 5) he has placed a hold on the Assisted Suicide Prevention Act, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Grenade Explosion Kills Five in Indian Temple CHENNAI, India (RNS) At least five people were killed and 35 injured when a grenade exploded Wednesday (Aug. 16) at a Hare Krishna temple in northeast India during services to honor the birth of Lord Krishna, the human incarnation of the deity Vishnu. […]
RNS Weekly Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 19, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Vatican Calls African Cleric’s Comments `Deplorable’ VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican chastised an African cleric on Thursday (July 13), calling his recent denunciation of the church’s clergy celibacy requirement “deplorable.” The comments came in a statement from the Holy See a day after former Zambian archbishop Emmanuel Milingo turned up […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 18, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Catholic Bishops Plan Response to Revivalist Movements VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican convened Roman Catholic bishops in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday (July 17) to discuss the inroads Christian revivalist movements and Evangelical churches have made into regions once dominated by Catholic missionaries. The weeklong seminar aims “to find a […]
Younger Southern Baptists Feel `New Day’ in Church’s Life
By Adelle M. Banks — June 26, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service GREENSBORO, N.C. ÆÂ? On the eve of this year’s annual meeting of Southern Baptists, Micah Fries spoke of how he, as a 27-year-old pastor, often feels left out of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. But with the presidential election of Frank Page, a self-described “normal” pastor, Fries and other young […]
Younger Southern Baptists Feel `New Day’ in Church’s Life
By Adelle M. Banks — June 16, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service GREENSBORO, N.C. _ On the eve of this year’s annual meeting of Southern Baptists, Micah Fries spoke of how he, as a 27-year-old pastor, often feels left out of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. But with the presidential election of Frank Page, a self-described “normal” pastor, Fries and other young […]
South Carolina Pastor is Surprise Choice to Head Southern Baptists
By Adelle M. Banks — June 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service GREENSBORO, N.C. _ Southern Baptists elected a little-known South Carolina pastor Tuesday (June 13) in an unusual three-way race for leadership of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Frank Page, the 53-year-old pastor of First Baptist Church of Taylors, S.C., was elected in the first day of the two-day annual meeting […]
Southern Baptists to Confront Internal Divisions
By Adelle M. Banks — June 7, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) With years of moderate-conservative fights behind them, Southern Baptists will meet in Greensboro, N.C., prepared for possible debate on issues of division within their solidly conservative ranks. The annual meeting June 13-14, unlike many in the recent past, has a contested race for president. Arkansas megachurch pastor Ronnie Floyd […]
