Monthly Archives: April 2000
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 15, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Southern Baptist Membership Increases After One-Year Drop (RNS) Membership in Southern Baptist churches increased again in 1999 after a decline in 1998 that marked the first drop in more than 70 years. The 1999 total stands at 15,851,756 members, according to the denomination’s Annual Church Profile. That is an increase […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 15, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Southern Baptist Membership Increases After One-Year Drop (RNS) Membership in Southern Baptist churches increased again in 1999 after a decline in 1998 that marked the first drop in more than 70 years. The 1999 total stands at 15,851,756 members, according to the denomination’s Annual Church Profile. That is an increase […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Vatican offers to help return Elian Gonzalez to his father (RNS) The Vatican confirmed Thursday (April 13) that at the request of the United States it has offered its embassy in Washington to serve as a neutral site for the return of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez to his father. “At the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Vatican offers to help return Elian Gonzalez to his father (RNS) The Vatican confirmed Thursday (April 13) that at the request of the United States it has offered its embassy in Washington to serve as a neutral site for the return of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez to his father. “At the […]
NEWS FEATURE: Call to Renewal Unites Diverse Groups to Fight Poverty
By William Bole — April 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) At the height of the longest economic boom in the nation’s history, there are 34.5 million people living below the official poverty line _ $16,660 for a family of four. The seeming contradiction of poverty amid prosperity has propelled the Call to Renewal, a 5-year-old alliance including liberal Protestants, […]
NEWS FEATURE: Call to Renewal Unites Diverse Groups to Fight Poverty
By William Bole — April 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) At the height of the longest economic boom in the nation’s history, there are 34.5 million people living below the official poverty line _ $16,660 for a family of four. The seeming contradiction of poverty amid prosperity has propelled the Call to Renewal, a 5-year-old alliance including liberal Protestants, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Falwell Differs With Robertson On Death Penalty Moratorium (RNS) The Rev. Jerry Falwell said he is at odds with religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and does not support Robertson’s recent call for a moratorium on the death penalty. Falwell says the appeals process for prisoners needs to move more quickly, the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 13, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Falwell Differs With Robertson On Death Penalty Moratorium (RNS) The Rev. Jerry Falwell said he is at odds with religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and does not support Robertson’s recent call for a moratorium on the death penalty. Falwell says the appeals process for prisoners needs to move more quickly, the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 8, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Graham Honored With Ronald Reagan Freedom Award (RNS) Evangelist Billy Graham has been honored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation for his contributions to freedom. Former first lady Nancy Reagan presented Graham with the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award at a dinner Wednesday (April 5) in Beverly Hills, Calif. “As one […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 8, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Graham Honored With Ronald Reagan Freedom Award (RNS) Evangelist Billy Graham has been honored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation for his contributions to freedom. Former first lady Nancy Reagan presented Graham with the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award at a dinner Wednesday (April 5) in Beverly Hills, Calif. “As one […]
COMMENTARY: Catholics Should Make Jubilee Pilgrimage Back to Vatican I
By Frances Kennedy — April 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Eugene Kennedy, a longtime observer of the Roman Catholic Church, is professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola University in Chicago and author most recently of “My Brother Joseph,” published by St. Martin’s Press.) (UNDATED) In this Jubilee year, Catholics can make pilgrimages without going very far from home. They gain […]
COMMENTARY: Catholics Should Make Jubilee Pilgrimage Back to Vatican I
By Frances Kennedy — April 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Eugene Kennedy, a longtime observer of the Roman Catholic Church, is professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola University in Chicago and author most recently of “My Brother Joseph,” published by St. Martin’s Press.) (UNDATED) In this Jubilee year, Catholics can make pilgrimages without going very far from home. They gain […]
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