Monthly Archives: September 2005
Day of Prayer Focuses on Hurricane Victims, Need to Unify
By Adelle M. Banks — September 17, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ President Bush joined clergy from a range of faiths in a worship service Friday (Sept. 16) that featured prayers for victims of Hurricane Katrina and promoted national unity. Bishop T.D. Jakes, a Dallas megachurch pastor, preached a sermon at the Washington National Cathedral that tied the rebuilding of […]
Prayer for Katrina’s victims; Goals of U.N. World Summit
By RNS Blog Editor — September 17, 2005
Friday’s RNS report includes a story by Adelle M. Banks about the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for hurricane victims that took place at the Washington National Cathedral today: President Bush joined clergy from a range of faiths in a worship service Friday that featured prayers for those who died or were displaced as […]
President Bush speaks out against anti-Semitism
By Tracy Gordon — September 17, 2005
Quote of the Day: President Bush “When we find anti-Semitism at home, we will confront it. When we find anti-Semitism abroad, we will condemn it. And we condemn the desecration of the synagogues in Gaza that followed Israel’s withdrawal.” -President Bush, speaking Wednesday (Sept. 14) to a dinner audience marking the 350th anniversary of American […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service Massachusetts Amendment Targeting Gay Marriage Overturned BOSTON (RNS) The Massachusetts Legislature has voted overwhelmingly to reject a measure that sought to overturn the state Supreme Judicial Court’s historic ruling allowing gay marriages. After a low-key debate, the House and the Senate voted 157-39 Wednesday (Sept. 15) to defeat a proposed […]
RELIGION BEST-SELLERS
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
(Editor’s note: This September list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of August. Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.) HARDCOVER 1. Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen. (Warner Faith, $19.95) 2. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. […]
RELIGION BEST-SELLERS
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
(Editor’s note: This September list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of August. Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.) HARDCOVER 1. Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen. (Warner Faith, $19.95) 2. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. […]
After Latest Pledge Ruling, Catholic Group Calls for Civil Disobedience
By Adelle M. Banks — September 16, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A conservative Catholic watchdog group is urging California teachers to disobey an anticipated ban on public school recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of the U.S. District Court in Sacramento ruled Wednesday (Sept. 14) that he was bound by a 2002 appeals court ruling that […]
After Latest Pledge Ruling, Catholic Group Calls for Civil Disobedience
By Adelle M. Banks — September 16, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A conservative Catholic watchdog group is urging California teachers to disobey an anticipated ban on public school recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of the U.S. District Court in Sacramento ruled Wednesday (Sept. 14) that he was bound by a 2002 appeals court ruling that […]
COMMENTARY: Visit to Astrodome Reveals Magnitude of Pain Television Can’t Capture
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service HOUSTON _ On Labor Day, I was appointed the American Jewish Committee’s Hurricane Katrina Emergency Services director. Less than 48 hours later I arrived in Houston, the temporary residence of nearly 250,000 evacuees, mostly from New Orleans. In recent years the AJC has provided both needed assistance and constructive long-term […]
COMMENTARY: Visit to Astrodome Reveals Magnitude of Pain Television Can’t Capture
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service HOUSTON _ On Labor Day, I was appointed the American Jewish Committee’s Hurricane Katrina Emergency Services director. Less than 48 hours later I arrived in Houston, the temporary residence of nearly 250,000 evacuees, mostly from New Orleans. In recent years the AJC has provided both needed assistance and constructive long-term […]
Ten Years After Disappearance, Fiesty Atheist Still Shapes a Movement
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
c. 2005 Beliefnet (UNDATED) Most Americans today would have a difficult time naming the man responsible for bringing the recent case to take “Under God” out of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Supreme Court, even though Michael Newdow is arguably America’s most well-known _ and most detested _ living atheist. But in the 1960s, […]
Ten Years After Disappearance, Fiesty Atheist Still Shapes a Movement
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
c. 2005 Beliefnet (UNDATED) Most Americans today would have a difficult time naming the man responsible for bringing the recent case to take “Under God” out of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Supreme Court, even though Michael Newdow is arguably America’s most well-known _ and most detested _ living atheist. But in the 1960s, […]
Atheists Newdow and O’Hair leave their mark
By RNS Blog Editor — September 16, 2005
Wednesday’s ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance tops today’s RNS report. Adelle M. Banks and Rich Preheim report that conservative Christian groups are calling on teachers to practice civil disobedience and lead their students in the pledge in defiance of the ruling in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento. Judge Lawrence K. Karlton said that […]
Faith versus Law
By Tracy Gordon — September 15, 2005
Quote of the Day: Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts “My faith and religious beliefs do not play a role in judging. I look to the law books. I don’t look to the Bible.” -Judge John Roberts, President Bush’s nominee to be the next chief justice of the United States, answering senators’ questions about his Catholic […]
Religious Studies on the Rise
By RNS Blog Editor — September 15, 2005
Post-9/11 Interest in Other Faiths Fuels Increase in Religion Majors RNS’ article of the week, linked above, looks at the surge in the number of college students studying religion. According to author Jeff Diamant: Professors cite three main reasons for the increases: 9/11 spurred many students to learn about Islam and their own religions; recent […]
