Monthly Archives: May 2000
COMMENTARY: The Short, Happy Life of Rudolph Giuliani
By Dale Hanson Bourke — May 24, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the mother of two sons and author of “Everyday Miracles.”) (UNDATED) He could have been a contender. Instead, he turned contemplative. And in doing so, Rudolph Giuliani, the brash mayor of New York, stunned more people than had any of his harsh rhetoric in the past. […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 23, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service School-Prayer Proponents Rally in Washington (RNS) Proponents of increased prayer rights in public schools rallied in Washington over the weekend (May 20-21), saying approval of their cause would reduce school violence. “Legislation and politicians are not where the answers lie _ the answer lies in prayer and our youth,” said […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 23, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service School-Prayer Proponents Rally in Washington (RNS) Proponents of increased prayer rights in public schools rallied in Washington over the weekend (May 20-21), saying approval of their cause would reduce school violence. “Legislation and politicians are not where the answers lie _ the answer lies in prayer and our youth,” said […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 20, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Prince Charles Warns of Lost `Sacred Trust’ (RNS) Britain’s Prince Charles on Wednesday (May 17) warned that a growing reliance on reason and science threatens to rupture “the sacred trust between mankind and our Creator.” The heir to the British throne has long been a supporter of the environment and […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 20, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Prince Charles Warns of Lost `Sacred Trust’ (RNS) Britain’s Prince Charles on Wednesday (May 17) warned that a growing reliance on reason and science threatens to rupture “the sacred trust between mankind and our Creator.” The heir to the British throne has long been a supporter of the environment and […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Catholics Give $31 Million Toward Religious Order Retirement Fund (RNS) U.S. Catholics are slowly chipping away at the massive retirement costs facing aging nuns, brothers and priests after churches collected $31.4 million for a retirement fund last year, the largest amount ever collected to pay for health care, housing and […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Catholics Give $31 Million Toward Religious Order Retirement Fund (RNS) U.S. Catholics are slowly chipping away at the massive retirement costs facing aging nuns, brothers and priests after churches collected $31.4 million for a retirement fund last year, the largest amount ever collected to pay for health care, housing and […]
NEWS PROFILE: Pope Reportedly Taps Scholar, Linguist for New York Post
By RNS Blog Editor — May 12, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service BRIDGEPORT, Conn. _ The scouting report on the new archbishop of New York is that he is a sharp-witted scholar and linguist _ and an accomplished pianist _ with a reputation as a solid administrator. Bishop Edward Michael Egan, 68, has spent 12 years honing his pastoral skills in the […]
NEWS STORY: 172 Arrested in Protests During United Methodist General Conference
By Kein Eckstrom — May 11, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service CLEVELAND _ The Archbishop of Canterbury came to the United Methodist Church’s General Conference bearing a message of Christian unity, but what he found was a church deeply divided over homosexuality as police officers arrested 191 people _ including one bishop of the church _ in a peaceful protest outside […]
NEWS STORY: 172 Arrested in Protests During United Methodist General Conference
By Kein Eckstrom — May 11, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service CLEVELAND _ The Archbishop of Canterbury came to the United Methodist Church’s General Conference bearing a message of Christian unity, but what he found was a church deeply divided over homosexuality as police officers arrested 191 people _ including one bishop of the church _ in a peaceful protest outside […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 10, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Methodists Begin Pivotal Votes on Homosexuality (RNS) Having voted decisively not to make opposition to homosexuality a litmus test for clergy, the United Methodist Church still appears likely to retain its position that homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching” and to uphold its ban on same-sex unions. The church _ […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 10, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Methodists Begin Pivotal Votes on Homosexuality (RNS) Having voted decisively not to make opposition to homosexuality a litmus test for clergy, the United Methodist Church still appears likely to retain its position that homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching” and to uphold its ban on same-sex unions. The church _ […]
NEWS STORY: Cardinal O’Connor, A `Priest of the People’ Laid to Rest in New York
By Adelle M. Banks — May 9, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ A packed St. Patrick’s Cathedral bid farewell to Cardinal John O’Connor in a solemn liturgy Monday (May 8) marked with sadness at his death and rejoicing in his commitment to the principles of the Roman Catholic Church. Although he was known as the spiritual leader of one […]
NEWS STORY: Cardinal O’Connor, A `Priest of the People’ Laid to Rest in New York
By Adelle M. Banks — May 9, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ A packed St. Patrick’s Cathedral bid farewell to Cardinal John O’Connor in a solemn liturgy Monday (May 8) marked with sadness at his death and rejoicing in his commitment to the principles of the Roman Catholic Church. Although he was known as the spiritual leader of one […]
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