Monthly Archives: May 1996
TOP STORY: HERESY TRIAL: Episcopal court finds bishop not guilty of heresy
By Carl Anderson — May 16, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WILMINGTON, Del. (RNS)-Saying there is nothing in Episcopal doctrine to bar non-celibate homosexuals from becoming deacons and priests, a church court dismissed heresy charges against a retired bishop Wednesday (May 15) and opened the possibility that gay ordinations will increase dramatically in the 2.5 million-member denomination. In dropping the charge […]
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 […]
TOP STORY: EUTHANASIA: Despite aided suicide’s new visibility, major faiths have long opposed
By RNS Blog Editor — May 16, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-Acquitted Tuesday (May 14) of violating Michigan law against assisted suicide, Dr. Jack Kevorkian wasted no time in drawing a distinction between the religious and secular dimensions of euthanasia.”What this proves is that, while this may be a sin to you,”Kevorkian told reporters after his acquittal,”one thing is clear: For […]
NEWS STORY: Global March for Jesus set for May 25
By Adelle M. Banks — May 16, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-Millions of Christians worldwide are expected to parade through their communities May 25 as part of the 1996 Global March for Jesus, an annual event of worship and music that crosses denominational lines and is billed as a nonpartisan display of faith.”The main goal is to bring Christians of all […]
RNS Daily Digest
By Carl Anderson — May 15, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service Twelve anti-abortion leaders call for intact GOP abortion plank (RNS)-A coalition of 12 anti-abortion leaders issued a statement Tuesday (May 14) demanding that the existing anti-abortion plank of the Republican Party be adopted this year”without any change or deletion.””In the past week, there has been considerable media comment about proposals […]
NEWS STORY: Religious, humanitarian groups persist in quest for land-mine ban
By Carl Anderson — May 15, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)-When the United Nations-sponsored conference reviewing international law on the use of land mines ended earlier this month, Swedish diplomat Johan Molander, who chaired the meeting, hailed it as”an important achievement in international humanitarian law.” But Molander’s upbeat assessment of the two-week, 55-nation conference in Geneva, Switzerland, was not […]
COMMENTARY: Court rulings at war with individual conscience
By RNS Blog Editor — May 15, 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 at 71421.1551(AT)compuserve.com.) (RNS)-America’s moral fabric is being destroyed by court […]
COMMENTARY: Lives of the saints, lifestyles of the stars
By Ashbel S. (Tony) Green — May 15, 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 magazine.) (RNS)-My friend Carolyn’s icon of Mary of Egypt is completed, and on Sunday it was leaning against the brass candlestick on the altar. It […]
TOP STORY: ISLAM IN AMERICA: For Muslim voters in presidential race, party lines are nothing sacred
By Ira Rifkin — May 15, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)-Ask Earl El-Amin about his choice for president and he’s quick to say that party labels have little to do with his selection process.”I’m not a Democrat or a Republican. I’m a Muslim. That means if the candidate is aligned with my religious beliefs, I vote for them,”said El-Amin, […]
NEWS FEATURE: Former Saigon prelate a symbol of strength in a land shaken by conflict
By Bruce Nolan — May 15, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service NEW ORLEANS (RNS)-As a prisoner of the Communists, the former archbishop of Saigon celebrated Masses on the palm of his hand with crumbs of bread and drops of wine, wrote a book that he smuggled out page by page and was forced to confront the Christian mandate to love his […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 14, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service New York’s Catholics jam St. Patrick’s for Latin Mass (RNS)-On what Roman Catholic Cardinal John J. O’Connor of New York called”this historic occasion,”some 4,500 worshipers jammed New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday (May 12) for a rare celebration of the Tridentine Mass. The Tridentine Mass, which is celebrated in […]
NEWS STORY: Episcopal Church poised for ruling in heresy case
By Carl Anderson — May 14, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service (RNS)-For nearly 10 months, the eyes of the 2.5 million-member Episcopal Church have been fixed on a nine-bishop panel wrestling with the question of whether to bring retired Bishop Walter Righter to trial on charges of heresy. On Wednesday (May 15), in the sanctuary of the Cathedral Church of St. […]
TOP STORY: RELIGION IN AMERICA: Megachurches at the epicenter of African-American middle class
By Adelle M. Banks — May 14, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service BRANDYWINE, Md. (RNS)-The Rev. C. Anthony Muse sprinkles apologies about the inconvenient seating arrangement throughout his welcome to congregants of his growing Gibbons United Methodist Church in this suburb of Washington, D.C. Surveying the crowded sanctuary, he reminds everyone that they’ll soon be in a bigger, $4.5 million building, the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 11, 1996
c. 1996 Religion News Service African-American Muslim leader backs Clinton’s re-election (RNS)-Imam W. Deen Mohammed, leader of the largest African-American Muslim organization in the United States, has indicated he favors Bill Clinton over Bob Dole in this year’s presidential campaign. The Muslim leader voiced his support for President Clinton at a recent news conference in […]
COMMENTARY: What Catholic vote?
By RNS Blog Editor — May 11, 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 send him e-mail at agreel(AT)aol.com.) (RNS)-“Do you think the Democratic candidate’s stand on abortion will cost him […]
