Monthly Archives: January 1996
Martin Luther King Jr.‘s search for a `beloved community’
By Adelle M. Banks and David E. Anderson — January 11, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-He is celebrated as a civil rights leader, a social reformer and a great orator, a towering figure of 20th-century pacifism and political leadership. But the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was also a theologian, a title often forgotten each Jan. 15, on the anniversary of his birth. Yet it […]
TOP STORY: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: Martin Luther King Jr.‘s search for a `beloved community
By RNS Blog Editor — January 10, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-He is celebrated as a civil rights leader, a social reformer and a great orator, a towering figure of 20th-century pacifism and political leadership. But the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was also a theologian, a title often forgotten each Jan. 15, on the anniversary of his birthday. Yet it […]
TOP STORY: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: Martin Luther King Jr.‘s search for a `beloved community
By RNS Blog Editor — January 10, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-He is celebrated as a civil rights leader, a social reformer and a great orator, a towering figure of 20th-century pacifism and political leadership. But the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was also a theologian, a title often forgotten each Jan. 15, on the anniversary of his birthday. Yet it […]
TOP STORY: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: A theology of peace, in King’s own words
By RNS Blog Editor — January 10, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-Here are excerpts from the speeches and writing of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., touching on his theological concept of the `beloved community’: “The ultimate aim of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is to foster and create the `beloved community’ in America where brotherhood is a reality. … The […]
COMMENTARY: A new climate of soul-searching on abortion
By Ashbel S. (Tony) Green — January 10, 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 a frequent contributor to Christianity Today and other publications.) (RNS)-Each year, the end of January marks a sober anniversary: the Supreme Court decision known as Roe vs. Wade. But the year […]
TOP STORY: RELIGION IN AMERICA: World’s largest crucifix to be more tourist friendly
By RNS Blog Editor — January 9, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service INDIAN RIVER, Mich. (RNS)-Wielding a tiny shovel, Bill Brillinger carefully chipped snow off steps at the head of the pathway to the Cross in the Woods. The Manitoba resident was heading home after visiting relatives when he stopped for a look at the five-story wood-and-bronze crucifix billed as the largest […]
COMMENTARY: When piety becomes a cover for selfishness
By RNS Blog Editor — January 9, 1996
c. 1995 Religion News Service (Samuel K. Atchison is an ordained minister and has worked as a policy analyst and social worker to the homeless. He currently is a prison chaplain in Trenton, N.J.) (RNS)-As a minister, I often encounter people who feel it necessary to impress me with their piety. They seem to feel […]
NEWS STORY: Christian Coalition inflates membership data, adversary claims
By Carl Anderson — January 9, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)-How big is the Christian Coalition, the conservative public-policy advocacy group that has become a major player in the nation’s political arena? The Coalition, founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, claims 1.8 million “members and supporters,” up from 1.7 million at the time of its national Road to Victory […]
Denomination Report
By RNS Blog Editor — January 6, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Following is a collection of news stories compiled from RNS staff, wire and denominational reports). Black churches want King’s assassination anniversary as day of prayer (RNS)-The Congress of National Black Churches plans to call for a day of reflection and prayer to mark the April 4 anniversary of the assassination […]
NEWS STORY: Christian Coalition inflates membership data, adversary claims
By Carl Anderson — January 6, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)-How big is the Christian Coalition, the conservative public-policy advocacy group that has become a major player in the nation’s political arena? The Coalition, founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, claims 1.8 million”members and supporters,”up from 1.7 million at the time of its national Road to Victory conference in […]
TOP STORY: RELIGION AND CULTURE: A church with ancient roots stays alive in the modern world
By RNS Blog Editor — January 6, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service NEW BRITAIN, Conn (RNS)-Jesus and his fellow Nazarenes would feel right at home at services here at St. Thomas Assyrian Church of the East. The Aramaic used in the liturgy isn’t exactly what Jesus and his apostles spoke but is believed to be close. Being familiar with Aramaic makes one […]
COMMENTARY: Platoons to the rescue in an age of moral decline
By RNS Blog Editor — January 6, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Charles W. Colson, former special counsel to Richard Nixon, served a prison term for his role in the Watergate scandal. He now heads Prison Fellowship International, an evangelical Christian ministry to the imprisoned and their families. Contact Colson via e-mail: 71421,1551 at compuserve.com.) (RNS)-If Americans are united about one thing, […]
TOP STORY: RUSSIA AND RELIGION: A fight for souls in the former Soviet Union
By Tim Murphy — January 5, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service MOSCOW (RNS)-Just outside the walls of the Kremlin, an angry man yelled to a crowd of Russians that”foreign missionaries and Jews are destroying our fatherland.” Nearby, men sold audio tapes labeled”SS Marches”and”German Historical Songs.” The collapse of the U.S.S.R. and communism in 1991 brought religious freedom-and a renewed spirit of […]
Gospel, New Age Grammy nominees announced
By RNS Blog Editor — January 5, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-More than two dozen gospel and New Age artists were among the Grammy award nominees announced Thursday by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The winners in 88 categories of music will be announced Feb. 28 at a ceremony in Los Angeles that will be broadcast on CBS. […]
Global Religion Report
By RNS Blog Editor — January 5, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (Following is a collection of international religion stories compiled by RNS staff, wire and denominational reports.) Brazil seeks to freeze assets of controversial evangelist (RNS)-The government of Brazil has asked a state court in Sao Paulo to freeze the assets of the Rev. Edir Macedo, a controversial evangelist, saying on […]
