Monthly Archives: December 2007
Huckabee Still Wants to Take America `Back for Christ’
By Kevin Eckstrom — December 31, 2007
Mike Huckabee says he won’t step away from his comments 10 years ago in which he urged fellow Southern Baptists to “answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ.” I’ve long thought that if Huckabee succeeds in getting the nomination, we had all better be prepared for the press (and Huckabee’s opponents) […]
Giving Mitt Romney a Run for the Money
By Kevin Eckstrom — December 31, 2007
The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (now head of Health & Human Services) spent considerable time mulling how Mormon doctrine could better be applied to public life. Also turns out that many of those “private” conversations were tape-recorded, to do away with the hassle of taking notes. Leavitt has […]
Away in a Manger …
By Kevin Eckstrom — December 31, 2007
Sometimes you never know what your’e going to find in the Vatican’s attic … Seems they still have pieces (or what they think are pieces) of the crib used by the baby Jesus some 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem. They’re kept in Rome, at the basilica of St. Mary Major, and apparently they’re in such […]
There is No Name but Allah
By Kevin Eckstrom — December 31, 2007
Al Jazeera is reporting that the Malaysian government has agreed to allow a Catholic newspaper to use the term “Allah” to refer to God (in a Christian context) after earlier saying Allah could only refer to the God worshipped by Muslims. The government gave no reason for the about-face. From Al Jazeera: The government has […]
Huck Meets the Press
By Mark Silk — December 31, 2007
On yesterday’s Meet the Press, Tim Russert taxed Huckabee with a line, apparently from his speech to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Salt Lake City in 1996, where he urges the audience to “take back the nation for Christ.” This has roiled the waters a bit, causing various cries of outrage in the […]
Huck Shakes Up GOP
By rvineis — December 30, 2007
This weekend’s NYT has worthwhile piece by David Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick explains how the rise of Huckabee might be signaling a change in the traditional anatomy of the GOP. “Now his success is setting off a debate in his party over whether his success marks the fading of the old Reaganite conservative coalition — social conservatives, […]
Coalapse
By Mark Silk — December 30, 2007
The New York Times‘ estimable David Kirkpatrick has a good piece in today’s Week in Review on Huckabee and the putative collapse of the Reagan coalition of social conservatives, economic conservatives, and defense, ah, conservatives. Ed Rollins, the old GOP hand now managing Huck’s campaign, pronounced it dead, claiming that the “key” is a “whole […]
Funeral home finds a niche in Hindu funerals
By RNS Blog Editor — December 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service SAYREVILLE, N.J. _ When Sejal Vyas’ mother died suddenly last year, her family wanted a traditional Hindu funeral with sacraments like incense and kindling, but her father also had a special request. After the service, the father wanted his wife’s casket carried from room to room in the couple’s house […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — December 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service Al Gore named `Baptist of the Year’ (RNS) Former Vice President Al Gore has been named “Baptist of the Year” by EthicsDaily.com, the Web site of the Baptist Center for Ethics. “He has pressed for the global good with a compelling message about the danger of climate change and a […]
NEWS FEATURE: 2008 Religion Calendar
By RNS Blog Editor — December 29, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service NOTE: Holidays that begin at sundown continue through sundown of the next day, unless otherwise noted. (UNDATED) This calendar of events is a listing of major religious holidays, conferences and denominational meetings for 2008. It will be updated each month. Jan. 3-5 Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities: Symposium for […]
Orthodox Jews and Pius XII
By Francis X. Rocca — December 28, 2007
A New York State politician plans to petition the Vatican against the possible beatification of the controversial wartime pontiff, Pius XII. The news has generated some fascinating comments on an Orthodox Jewish Website. A number of the writers support the politican’s initiative. A few express fear of provoking an anti-semitic backlash. But the most common […]
Book chronicles sect’s troubled past
By Andrea Useem — December 28, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Like the circumstances of his birth, nothing about Ricky Rodriguez’s life was normal. His death, in 2005 at the age of 29, would be no different. He was born to an American woman, Maria Zerby, who embraced the gospel of “flirty fishing” that used sex as a tool to […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — December 28, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service Analysis says clergy turning dollars toward Democrats WASHINGTON (RNS) Clergy and staffers of religious organizations are giving more to Democratic campaigns this year, marking a shift from four years ago when Republicans had the advantage. Contributions to candidates, parties and committees from clergy and other individuals affiliated with religious groups […]
In Newark, a black Baptist mayor mulls Maimonides
By Jeff Diamant — December 28, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service NEWARK, N.J. _ Of all the political dirt slung in this city’s recent mayoral races, perhaps none was more curious than the claim in 2002 that challenger Cory Booker was Jewish. The claim was viewed in political circles as an attempt both to emphasize Booker’s newcomer status (he moved to […]
COMMENTARY: All you need is love?: 725 words: A photo of Dick Staub is available via www.religionnew
By Dick Staub — December 28, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Being a child of the ’60s, my theology was shaped by those great British theologians, The Beatles, who announced good tidings of great joy: “All you need is love,” followed by “Love, love me do, you know I love you” and “She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah.” But lingering […]
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