Ron Barnett
Ron Barnett is an author at Religion News Service.
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Calling Ten Commandments ‘sayings’ draws ire of Baptists
By Ron Barnett — January 22, 2015
GREENVILLE, S.C. (RNS) A Baptist minister is in hot water after preaching a sermon that called the Ten Commandments sayings or promises rather than mandates.
Senator’s Shift Hurts Congressional Effort to Block Assisted Suicide Law
By Ron Barnett — January 19, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Republicans control both chambers of Congress and likely could muster enough votes to block an Oregon law allowing physician-assisted suicide. But an apparent about-face by an Oregon senator could alter the political landscape dramatically in the Senate. After winning a 6-3 Supreme Court decision Tuesday, supporters of the […]
On Principle, Roberts Could Defend Assisted Suicide
By Ron Barnett — July 23, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ The conservative views that propelled John Roberts to a Supreme Court nomination also could make him a defender of the nation’s only assisted suicide law when it is tested before the high court this fall, proponents of the Oregon law say. On many issues, little is known about […]
NEWS STORY: Panel Debates How to Assign Relative Values to Lives
By Ron Barnett — April 3, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ President Bush declared in absolute terms that people such as Terri Schiavo deserve “a presumption in favor of life,” but his budget office is taking a relative approach to valuing life that runs counter to the ethics of the pro-life movement. By Bush’s logic, all life is equally […]
NEWS STORY: Panel Debates How to Assign Relative Values to Lives
By Ron Barnett — April 2, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ President Bush declared in absolute terms that people such as Terri Schiavo deserve “a presumption in favor of life,” but his budget office is taking a relative approach to valuing life that runs counter to the ethics of the pro-life movement. By Bush’s logic, all life is equally […]
NEWS STORY: Canada Charts Less Religious Course on Gay Marriage
By Ron Barnett — January 26, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service TORONTO _ Social conservatives in the United States won a huge victory last fall when voters in 11 states approved bans on same-sex marriage. But in Canada, they soon could lose a nation. Liberal leaders in Parliament plan as soon as February to pass a law guaranteeing same-sex marriage as […]
NEWS STORY: Canada Charts Less Religious Course on Gay Marriage
By Ron Barnett — January 26, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service TORONTO _ Social conservatives in the United States won a huge victory last fall when voters in 11 states approved bans on same-sex marriage. But in Canada, they soon could lose a nation. Liberal leaders in Parliament plan as soon as February to pass a law guaranteeing same-sex marriage as […]
NEWS FEATURE: Threatened Filibuster Looms Over Pain Relief Bill
By Ron Barnett — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ One day soon, some of the U.S. Senate’s most powerful members will hold a debate that determines the future of Oregon’s law allowing physician-assisted suicide. The exchanges could be sharp and personal. Senators’ values could be called into question. Relationships could be strained. But this debate won’t take […]
NEWS FEATURE: Threatened Filibuster Looms Over Pain Relief Bill
By Ron Barnett — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ One day soon, some of the U.S. Senate’s most powerful members will hold a debate that determines the future of Oregon’s law allowing physician-assisted suicide. The exchanges could be sharp and personal. Senators’ values could be called into question. Relationships could be strained. But this debate won’t take […]
NEWS STORY: Lieberman a Leader in Fight Against Assisted Suicide Law
By Ron Barnett — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Vice President Al Gore’s choice of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., as his running mate raises the odds that Oregon’s law allowing physician-assisted suicide will be a target of the new administration, no matter which party wins the White House. Like Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the Republican nominee […]
NEWS STORY: Lieberman a Leader in Fight Against Assisted Suicide Law
By Ron Barnett — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON _ Vice President Al Gore’s choice of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., as his running mate raises the odds that Oregon’s law allowing physician-assisted suicide will be a target of the new administration, no matter which party wins the White House. Like Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the Republican nominee […]
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