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c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Terry Jones of the contemporary Christian music group Point of Grace lives one state west from the charged musical environment of Nashville. From her perspective in Little Rock, Ark., she believes the gospel music industry can benefit from coo...
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NEWS STORY: Presbyterians gear up for new debate on gay clergy
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Opponents and proponents of a proposed church rule tempering restrictions on the sexual activity of Presbyterian clergy and other congregational and denominational officials, especially gays and lesbians, are gearing up for a nearly year-long...
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NEWS OBIT: Mother Teresa, Calcutta’s `saint of the gutters,’ dead at 87
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Mother Teresa, the tiny nun with a large heart whose compassion for the poorest of the poor won the world's admiration as well as a Nobel Peace Prize, died Friday (Sept. 5) at her convent in Calcutta, India. She was 87.
Her death was announc...
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NEWS STORY: Belief in afterlife grows among Jews, Catholics
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ More Americans than ever before _ 81 percent _ say they believe in an afterlife, according to a sociologist at the University of Chicago.
But the Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, a Roman Catholic priest and columnist for RNS, who presented his findin...
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NEWS STORY: First group of gospel greats for Hall of Fame unveiled
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Legendary singer Shirley Caesar and prolific composer Thomas Dorsey are among 16 individuals and groups to be inducted Friday (Oct. 10) into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, a new organization to honor significant contributions to the gospel mus...
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NEWS STORY: First group of gospel greats for Hall of Fame unveiled
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Legendary singer Shirley Caesar and prolific composer Thomas Dorsey are among 16 individuals and groups to be inducted Friday (Oct. 10) into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, a new organization to honor significant contributions to the gospel mus...
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NEWS FEATURE: AIDS’ youngest victims alter attitudes about disease
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Lana Aumer used to think AIDS was a gay man's disease.
Then she met 3-year-old Shanita."It never occurred to me that it'd be a child,"said Aumer, a Roman Catholic who volunteers for the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) in Charlotte, N...
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NEWS SIDEBAR: RNS-CHAVIS-BELIEFS: What the Nation of Islam believes
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Key beliefs of the Nation of Islam include:
_ W. Fard Muhammad, the mysterious founder of the sect, whose origins remain unclear and who disappeared in 1934, was God incarnate, and that Elijah Muhammad, his successor, was God's messenger, or...
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Key Mormon beliefs
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Key beliefs and doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, include:
_ The church"is Christian but is neither Catholic nor Protestant,"according to a statement issued by the Latter-day Saint...
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NEWS FEATURE: In music, it’s going to be a Celtic Christmas
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ It's going to be a Celtic Christmas.
Celtic music and culture are enjoying a revival thanks to the worldwide success of the"Riverdance"and"Lord of the Dance"revues, the films"Braveheart"and"Michael Collins,"best-selling books such as"Angela'...
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