Monthly Archives: August 2006
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 31, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service University Denies Dismissing Players Because of Faith PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) An attorney for New Mexico State University on Tuesday (Aug. 29) denied that three football players were removed from the team because they were Muslims and said the school “did nothing wrong.” Bruce Kite, the university’s general counsel, was responding […]
U.S. Catholic Bishops Approve New Rules for Priests
By Daniel Burke — August 31, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) U.S. Roman Catholic bishops have issued revised guidelines for teaching and accepting candidates for the priesthood, placing additional emphasis on celibacy and formally adopting the Vatican’s ban on “those who practice homosexuality” or support “gay culture.” The Program of Priestly Formation, which has governed U.S. seminaries since 1971, was […]
COMMENTARY: Abbott More Like Costello in Attacks on Bernardin
By Frances Kennedy — August 31, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago has been dead for almost 10 years. He is, however, far more alive than many church leaders because of his great contributions to church and society, and for his holiness as he accepted the suffering from cancer that led to his death. He is […]
Disabled Muslims Lobby for Better Access to Mosques
By RNS Blog Editor — August 31, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Every Friday afternoon, Betty Hasan-Amin asks her caretaker to help her tie a brightly patterned scarf around her head, making sure no strands of hair escape. In the next room, her husband finishes his ablution, the ritual washing Muslims conduct before praying. At 12:45, the couple departs for the […]
Lights! Camera! Gospel! Georgia Church Tries to Compete with Hollywood
By Adelle M. Banks — August 31, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When Alex Kendrick thinks about sharing his faith, he thinks about movie screens, not evangelistic tracts. Kendrick, the associate pastor of media ministries at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., has co-produced “Facing the Giants” with the help of hundreds of volunteers _ on screen and behind the scenes […]
Ten Minutes With … Rachel Grady
By RNS Blog Editor — August 31, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When the Rev. Becky Fischer walks through a toy store, she imagines a Ken and a Barbie doll becoming Adam and Eve, a balloon illustrating God’s breath of life and sticky goo showing what bad thoughts do to the mind. Fischer knows the best way to reach children with […]
RNS Weekly Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 30, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Federal Judge Dismisses Suit by `Connecticut Six’ Against Bishop (RNS) A federal judge in Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit filed by six conservative Episcopal pastors against their bishop, ruling that the dispute is a matter of church _ not federal _ law. The six pastors, known as the “Connecticut Six,” have […]
Salve Regina: Life at America’s Newest Catholic University
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 30, 2006
The Naples Daily News has a story about the first day of classes at Ave Maria University in Florida, the upstart (and way conservative) Catholic school started by Domino’s Pizza magnate Tom Monaghan. “Salve, regina, mater, misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve …” chants Ave Maria University professor Daniel Nodes. Freshman Keith Badinelli recites […]
Embracing Old World Values, Wenger Mennonites Show Sharp Growth Rates
By Daniel Burke — August 30, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) On the highways of American life, one might expect the “horse-and-buggy” Mennonites to be left in the dust. But this conservative Christian sect, whose members eschew the indulgences of modern life _ including computers, cell phones and cars _ is quietly thriving, according to a new in-depth study. The […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 30, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Two Churches Fined for Cuba Travel Get New Licences (RNS) As the Alliance of Baptists appeals a $34,000 penalty for allegedly violating travel rules to Cuba, two of the five churches charged with breaking the rules have recently received new licenses to visit the island nation. The Treasury Department’s Office […]
COMMENTARY: Getting It Right, and Getting It Done
By Tom Ehrich — August 30, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) With a defiant look backward, Chrysler has unveiled a 10-cylinder, 510-horsepower pickup truck that costs $57,000 and guzzles fuel as if gasoline still costs 25 cents a gallon. Toyota, meanwhile, is adapting its product line to the reality of $3-plus gasoline. With a defiant look backward to the 1950s, […]
Study Says Half of Katrina Donations Went to Red Cross
By Jeff Diamant — August 30, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A year ago, Americans started signing checks and clicking on Web sites to raise an estimated $4.2 billion in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the most they have ever donated in response to a natural disaster, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. After Katrina roared ashore a year ago […]
RNS Clips: Calif. Bishops Worried About Secession
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 29, 2006
The Christian Century has Dan Burke’s story about four Episcopal bishops who are taking Bishop John-David Schofield to the woodshed over his perceived desire to leave the Episcopal Church. By allowing critical changes to his diocese’s bylaws, conservative bishop John-David Schofield of San Joaquin, California, is clearly preparing to abandon the 2.2-million-member Episcopal Church, the […]
RNS Clips: British Scientologists Win Tax Fight
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 29, 2006
The Christian Century has our story on British Scientologists’ win in their long fight for tax-exempt status.
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — August 29, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service Study Says Muslim Men Saw Wages Drop After Sept. 11 (RNS) Men from predominantly Arab and Muslim countries employed in the U.S. saw their wages drop about 10 percent in the years following the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a new study. While approximately the same number of hours were […]
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