Monthly Archives: July 2000
NEWS FEATURE: Couple Seeks to Teach Parents to Control Sports Rage
By Shelvia Dancy — July 27, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The news shocked the nation: an irate father beat another father to death in front of the man’s children during an argument at a youth hockey game near Boston. But for coach and former professional athlete Jim Sundberg, the story of parental rage sparked by youth sports was not […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 27, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service IRS Concedes Christian Coalition Was Tax-Exempt in 1990 (RNS) A Virginia district judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to refund taxes paid by the Christian Coalition in 1990 because the IRS has conceded that the organization was tax-exempt in that year. The decision on Tuesday (July 25) by U.S. […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 27, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service IRS Concedes Christian Coalition Was Tax-Exempt in 1990 (RNS) A Virginia district judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to refund taxes paid by the Christian Coalition in 1990 because the IRS has conceded that the organization was tax-exempt in that year. The decision on Tuesday (July 25) by U.S. […]
NEWS STORY: Pagan Picnic Is a Stroll Through Time, Faiths
By RNS Blog Editor — July 26, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service ST. LOUIS _ Jeffery and Dixie Gausling strolled through the park with their baby Kameron. All three were dressed in Celtic finery. While the couple were both raised Catholics in this city known for its Catholic heritage, the Gauslings are now more interested in ancient rituals. The Gauslings practice Wicca […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 26, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Several States Look to Copy Vermont’s Civil Unions Law (RNS) At least seven states are exploring laws that would create civil union benefits for gay and lesbian couples after Vermont became the first state to offer marriage-like rights to homosexual partners. Vermont’s law, which went into effect July 1, grants […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 26, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Several States Look to Copy Vermont’s Civil Unions Law (RNS) At least seven states are exploring laws that would create civil union benefits for gay and lesbian couples after Vermont became the first state to offer marriage-like rights to homosexual partners. Vermont’s law, which went into effect July 1, grants […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 25, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Pope Renews Call for Special Status for Jerusalem (RNS) Pope John Paul II has renewed his call for an internationally guaranteed special status for Jerusalem to preserve its holy sites and ensure full freedom of worship to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. Addressing pilgrims gathered outside his summer residence at […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 25, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Pope Renews Call for Special Status for Jerusalem (RNS) Pope John Paul II has renewed his call for an internationally guaranteed special status for Jerusalem to preserve its holy sites and ensure full freedom of worship to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. Addressing pilgrims gathered outside his summer residence at […]
NEWS FEATURE: Historic Temple Mount at Heart of Peace Talks
By Elaine Fletcher — July 22, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ The gold-plated roof of Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock blazes under the summer sun as Muslim worshippers gather for noontime prayer on a broad esplanade around the Islamic shrine, perched on a hill that dominates the skyline above Jerusalem’s Old City. A few dozen feet below the eighth […]
NEWS FEATURE: Historic Temple Mount at Heart of Peace Talks
By Elaine Fletcher — July 22, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service JERUSALEM _ The gold-plated roof of Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock blazes under the summer sun as Muslim worshippers gather for noontime prayer on a broad esplanade around the Islamic shrine, perched on a hill that dominates the skyline above Jerusalem’s Old City. A few dozen feet below the eighth […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 22, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Sexual Abstinence Advocates Barred From Chicago Schools (RNS) A group advocating sexual abstinence and linked to the Unification Church has been barred from presenting its curriculum in Chicago public schools. School administrators learned the Pure Love Alliance had presented the curriculum in sex education classes without proper approval, The Washington […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 22, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Sexual Abstinence Advocates Barred From Chicago Schools (RNS) A group advocating sexual abstinence and linked to the Unification Church has been barred from presenting its curriculum in Chicago public schools. School administrators learned the Pure Love Alliance had presented the curriculum in sex education classes without proper approval, The Washington […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 21, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Orthodox and Catholic Leaders End Meeting Without Agreement (RNS) Orthodox and Catholic leaders ended a summit in western Maryland on Wednesday (July 19) without agreement on theological issues that have divided the two churches for almost 1,000 years. Forty-six delegates from the Orthodox and Catholic churches wrapped up 10 days […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 21, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Orthodox and Catholic Leaders End Meeting Without Agreement (RNS) Orthodox and Catholic leaders ended a summit in western Maryland on Wednesday (July 19) without agreement on theological issues that have divided the two churches for almost 1,000 years. Forty-six delegates from the Orthodox and Catholic churches wrapped up 10 days […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — July 20, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Western United Methodists Protest Church Policy Against Gays (RNS) United Methodist churches in the western United States have approved a statement calling for the full inclusion of gays and lesbians in the church, echoing a declaration by churches in New England that protested the church’s decisions to ban same-sex unions […]
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