Monthly Archives: May 2004
NEWS FEATURE: Former Clinton Spokesman Learns the Ropes as Church Delegate
By Kein Eckstrom — May 5, 2004
c. 2003 Religion News Service PITTSBURGH _ When Mike McCurry was press secretary for President Bill Clinton, the toughest part of his job was staying one step ahead of the White House press corps. Now, he says, the toughest part of his job is keeping up with the junior high school students in his Sunday […]
COMMENTARY: The Many `Thens’ in Contemporary Life
By Tom Ehrich — May 5, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Tom Ehrich is a writer and computer consultant, managing large-scale database implementations. An Episcopal priest, he lives in Durham, N.C.) INDIANAPOLIS _ Today is the day. Like any “the day,” this cresting wave began far out to sea and only now washes over our feet. Everything of value in my […]
NEWS STORY: Removal of `Ten Commandments’ Judge Upheld by Alabama Court
By Kein Eckstrom — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Judge Roy Moore, whose 5,300-pound Ten Commandments monument cost him his job as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, had his removal from office upheld Friday (April 30) by a special court of review. The seven-member court unanimously ruled that former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s removal from […]
NEWS STORY: At Pew Forum, Differing Sides Square Off Over Religion and Marriage
By Timothy C. Morgan — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ As the dispute over gay marriage heats up, much of the language of the debate is religious, with supporters arguing gay unions may actually uphold religious norms while opponents maintain they neglect and undermine the moral requirement of procreation. A recent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life […]
NEWS FEATURE: More Workers Using Family Leave to Care for a Parent
By Kathleen O'Brien — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When doctors told the Young brothers their mother’s emphysema would kill her within a year, each son made a big decision. Rich Young and his wife invited her to come live with them in their Robbinsville, N.J., home. Dennis Young, who lived in Maryland, skipped work nearly every Friday […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service UCC Calls for Defeat of Gay Marriage Amendment (RNS) One of the nation’s most liberal Protestant denominations has urged the defeat of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, as well as the repeal of a 1996 federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one […]
NEWS FEATURE: RNS Religion Calendar
By RNS Blog Editor — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Here is the RNS calendar of religious holidays, events and meetings for May and June. It is updated monthly. April 29-May 1 Symposium on Religion and Politics, hosted by Calvin College’s Henry Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich. Contact: Corwin Smidt at 616-526-6233; e-mail: henry(at)calvin.edu; Web site: http://www.calvin.edu/henry/schedule/prelim1.pdf May 2 Mawlid […]
COMMENTARY: The Trauma of Taking Away the Keys
By Kimberly A.C. Wilson — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Marc Howard Wilson is a rabbi, columnist and organizational design consultant in Greenville, S.C. Collections of his essays can be found at http://www.marcmusing.com and http://www.eGullet.com. He can be reached at marcwilson1216(at)aol.com.) (UNDATED) In the aftermath of an elderly man killing folks as he plowed his car into a crowded market, […]
COMMENTARY: God’s Mercy Is Reflected in a Mother’s Love
By Asma T. Uddin — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Asma Mobin-Uddin is a pediatrician from Columbus, Ohio and serves as vice president of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. This column first appeared in the Columbus Dispatch.) (UNDATED) My newborn son lies nestled against my shoulder. I hear and feel his soft, gentle breaths as he […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Christian Reformed, RCA Merge Publications Departments (RNS) Two Reformed churches with shared roots in Dutch Calvinism have merged their publications divisions to streamline operations. The Christian Reformed Church, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., and the Reformed Church in America, based in New York City, will make the CRC’s Faith Alive […]
NEWS STORY: Methodists Weigh Strength of Gay Clergy Ban
By Kein Eckstrom — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service PITTSBURGH _ The United Methodist Church’s highest court will decide this week whether the recent acquittal of an openly lesbian pastor was improper because it ignored a church ban on “self-avowed practicing” gay clergy. On Saturday (May 1), the church’s Judicial Council ruled 6-3 that “the practice of homosexuality is […]
NEWS FEATURE: Anglican Priest Pens Novel to Rival `Harry Potter’
By Bob Smietana — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When he was 21, Graham Taylor woke up from a night of heavy partying in his London flat, took a look in a mirror, and said, “Oh, God, there has got to be more to life than this.” Taylor says he didn’t expect God to answer. But God did. […]
NEWS ANALYSIS: In the Black Church, an Uneasy Silence On Gay Issues
By Adelle M. Banks — May 4, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Asked about how he, as an African-American clergyman, feels about the debate over same-sex marriage, the Rev. James Forbes of New York’s Riverside Church talks about “leading a movement towards full inclusiveness.” The Church of God in Christ, one of the few African-American denominations to publicly address the issue, […]
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