Monthly Archives: October 2004
NEWS SIDEBAR: Reaction to the Eames Commission on the Anglican Communion
By RNS Blog Editor — October 19, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Reaction to Monday’s release of a long-awaited report addressing a growing schism over homosexuality within the worldwide Anglican Communion: “You cannot impose reconciliation. Reconciliation comes when people want it to be a reality” _ Irish Archbishop Robin Eames, who issued the 92-page report “You have given all of us […]
NEWS ANALYSIS: Disappointed Conservatives Mull Options, Threaten Revolt
By Kein Eckstrom — October 19, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Two months after the Episcopal Church formally approved an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire last year, thousands of distraught conservatives gathered at a Dallas hotel looking for “A Place to Stand.” On Monday (Oct. 18), they got their answer. They were told that to remain in the Anglican […]
NEWS STORY: Report Rebukes Episcopalians for Disunity but Declines Sanctions
By Kein Eckstrom — October 19, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service LONDON _ The Episcopal Church should apologize for stirring disunity but will not face serious sanctions for allowing an openly gay bishop, a blue-ribbon panel said in long-anticipated recommendations made Monday (Oct. 18). The panel’s 92-page report, issued by Irish Archbishop Robin Eames, stopped short of calling for the U.S. […]
NEWS ANALYSIS: Disappointed Conservatives Mull Options, Threaten Revolt
By Kein Eckstrom — October 19, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Two months after the Episcopal Church formally approved an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire last year, thousands of distraught conservatives gathered at a Dallas hotel looking for “A Place to Stand.” On Monday (Oct. 18), they got their answer. They were told that to remain in the Anglican […]
NEWS SIDEBAR: Excerpts from the Eames Commission on the Anglican Communion
By RNS Blog Editor — October 19, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) On Monday, the Eames Commission released a long-awaited report in London addressing a growing schism, largely over homosexuality, within the worldwide Anglican Communion. The report rebuked the Episcopal Church of the United States for allowing an openly gay bishop but did not impose any sanctions on it. The 92-page […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 19, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Editors: Mathew is cq in the 5th graph below. Focus on the Family Settles Suit Over Anti-Gay Advertisements (RNS) Focus on the Family has settled a 3-year-old lawsuit involving its advertisement of a Florida conference about homosexuality and youth. A lawyer representing the conservative Christian group based in Colorado Springs, […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 16, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Israeli Prime Minister Allows Muslims to Begin Ramadan at Sacred Site JERUSALEM (RNS) A reversal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon allowed tens of thousands of Muslims to begin Ramadan on Friday (Oct. 15) by praying at a spot where tradition says the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. Sharon had […]
NEWS STORY: Adventists Affirm Genesis Account of Creation, Address Sacred Music
By Adelle M. Banks — October 16, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service SILVER SPRING, Md. _ Worldwide leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church tackled two sensitive subjects _ creationism and appropriate music for worship _ during their Annual Council meeting that ended Thursday (Oct. 14). After three years of discussion across the globe, the Adventists affirmed the church’s historic stance supporting the […]
NEWS STORY: Thousands of Christians Rally for Traditional Marriage
By Adelle M. Banks — October 16, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The Rev. Thomas Wang arrived at the National Mall on Friday (Oct. 15) after spending a week driving from the San Francisco Bay area in a van that declared “Marriage: One Man and One Woman.” He joined thousands of evangelical Christians for “Mayday for Marriage,” a rally supporting […]
NEWS STORY: Ailing Pope to Quietly Celebrate 26th Anniversary
By RNS Blog Editor — October 15, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY _ Pope John Paul II, the second longest-serving pontiff in the recorded history of the Catholic Church, marks the 26th anniversary of his election on Saturday (Oct. 16) with no intention of retiring despite his increasing frailty. According to Vatican records, John Paul has reigned longer than any […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — October 15, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service Spitting on Christians Decried in Israel JERUSALEM (RNS) The Israeli government has vowed to crack down on religious Jews who insult and spit at Christians. In a stern statement issued Tuesday (Oct. 12), Interior Minister Avraham Poraz condemned recent incidents in which Jewish seminary students, many of them Americans studying […]
NEWS FEATURE: Film Challenges Traditional Religion, Attracts Following
By RNS Blog Editor — October 15, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A hybrid of narrative, documentary and computer imagery that blends science and spirituality may not seem like an obvious contender for the coveted title of the next “Blair Witch Project.” But “What the #$! Do We Know,” fueled by Internet chatter and simple word-of-mouth accolades, is turning out to […]
COMMENTARY: Archaeological Find Confirms Bible’s Authenticity
By RNS Blog Editor — October 15, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Rabbi Rudin, the American Jewish Committee’s Senior Interreligious Adviser, is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Saint Leo University.) (UNDATED) It is a prayer heard in almost every synagogue and church throughout the world: “May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord cause his face to shine upon you […]
Actress Finally `Loosed’ to Starring Role
By Todd Hill — October 15, 2004
c. 2004 Newhouse News Service NEW YORK _ In her new film, “Woman Thou Art Loosed,” actress Kimberly Elise plays a woman who’s in the fight of her life _ for respect, for dignity, for her own future. A victim of childhood abuse who’s grown up only to fall into a repetitious cycle of destructive […]
COMMENTARY: Jewish Republican Not an Oxymoron
By RNS Blog Editor — October 15, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (Judy Gruen is a humorist and author of “Till We Eat Again: Confessions of a Diet Dropout.” Read more of her columns on http://www.judygruen.com.) (UNDATED) When my friend and neighbor Gary Rosen placed a Bush-Cheney lawn sign in front of his house, a number of neighbors quickly followed suit. The […]
