Monthly Archives: November 2000
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 18, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Alliance of Baptists Becomes Member of National Council of Churches (RNS) The Alliance of Baptists, a moderate group that formed in opposition to the conservative direction of the Southern Baptist Convention, has become the 36th member communion of the National Council of Churches. Delegates to the NCC’s General Assembly in […]
NEWS STORY: Catholic Bishops End Meeting With Call for Immigration Reform
By Kein Eckstrom — November 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The nation’s Catholic bishops wrapped up their annual meeting Thursday (Nov. 16) with a stern rebuke of the U.S. immigration system, saying immigrants deserve legal protection and social services regardless of how they entered the country. The statement came a day after the bishops issued a pastoral statement […]
NEWS STORY: Catholic Bishops End Meeting With Call for Immigration Reform
By Kein Eckstrom — November 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The nation’s Catholic bishops wrapped up their annual meeting Thursday (Nov. 16) with a stern rebuke of the U.S. immigration system, saying immigrants deserve legal protection and social services regardless of how they entered the country. The statement came a day after the bishops issued a pastoral statement […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 16, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Religious Leaders: Shelve `Partisan Self-Interest’ in Vote Tally (RNS) A diverse group of religious leaders have teamed with a nonpartisan but liberal grass-roots organization in urging Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush to “put aside partisan self-interest” to resolve the controversy surrounding the outcome of the […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 16, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Religious Leaders: Shelve `Partisan Self-Interest’ in Vote Tally (RNS) A diverse group of religious leaders have teamed with a nonpartisan but liberal grass-roots organization in urging Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush to “put aside partisan self-interest” to resolve the controversy surrounding the outcome of the […]
NEWS STORY: Gay Catholics Petition Bishops for `Reconciliation’
By RNS Blog Editor — November 15, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Rob Connoley was prepared to do an overseas mission trip for the Roman Catholic Church until he was told he could not go for one reason _ Rob Connoley, a born-and-raised Catholic from Indianapolis, is gay. Since then, Connoley has left the Catholic Church. He now attends a […]
NEWS STORY: Gay Catholics Petition Bishops for `Reconciliation’
By RNS Blog Editor — November 15, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Rob Connoley was prepared to do an overseas mission trip for the Roman Catholic Church until he was told he could not go for one reason _ Rob Connoley, a born-and-raised Catholic from Indianapolis, is gay. Since then, Connoley has left the Catholic Church. He now attends a […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Postal Service to Issue Eid-al-Fitr Stamp (RNS) Earning praise from several Muslim organizations in the United States, the U.S. Postal Service on Monday (Nov. 13) unveiled a stamp commemorating the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, a feast that marks the end of fasting for the holy month of Ramadan. The stamp […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 14, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Postal Service to Issue Eid-al-Fitr Stamp (RNS) Earning praise from several Muslim organizations in the United States, the U.S. Postal Service on Monday (Nov. 13) unveiled a stamp commemorating the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, a feast that marks the end of fasting for the holy month of Ramadan. The stamp […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 9, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Pope Ties Eucharist to Acts of Charity (RNS) Pope John Paul II told some 35,000 pilgrims attending his general audience Wednesday (Nov. 8) that the “profound significance of the Eucharist” is closely linked to acts of charity and communion. Although John Paul did not spell out the kinds of charity […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — November 9, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service Pope Ties Eucharist to Acts of Charity (RNS) Pope John Paul II told some 35,000 pilgrims attending his general audience Wednesday (Nov. 8) that the “profound significance of the Eucharist” is closely linked to acts of charity and communion. Although John Paul did not spell out the kinds of charity […]
NEWS FEATURE: At 81, Huston Smith Still Exploring the World’s Religions
By Yonat Shimron — November 9, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service RALEIGH, N.C. _ Huston Smith, the nation’s preeminent authority on world religions, has added a new spiritual practice to his daily regimen. In addition to yoga, Scripture study, meditation and prayer, he now goes out to the yard after his afternoon nap and spends 15 minutes composting. “I’m a philosopher […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Private’ Benefactor Gives Congregation $60 million
By Adelle M. Banks — November 8, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service ST. MARYS, Ga. _ Warren Bailey was the first of the recently departed members of St. Marys United Methodist Church to be remembered in its All Saints observances Sunday (Nov. 5). But that was only because his name came first alphabetically among the dozen members who had died in the […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Private’ Benefactor Gives Congregation $60 million
By Adelle M. Banks — November 8, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service ST. MARYS, Ga. _ Warren Bailey was the first of the recently departed members of St. Marys United Methodist Church to be remembered in its All Saints observances Sunday (Nov. 5). But that was only because his name came first alphabetically among the dozen members who had died in the […]
NEWS SIDEBAR: Behind the Scenes at a Billy Graham Crusade
By Adelle M. Banks — November 7, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ On a recent evening just after evangelist Billy Graham spoke, Judy Wolfensperger sat at a computer terminal in a lounge of Alltel Stadium, marveling at the range of people who had responded to his crusade message. One of 60 people gathered for data-entry duties, the Presbyterian woman […]
