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NEWS FEATURE: Did Dylan, the pope sell out in their joint appearance?
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Which is odder: Pope John Paul II's choice of a middle-aged Jewish folkie to inspire Catholic youth? Or a counter-cultural icon's decision to play for a culturally conservative cleric like the pope?
Music critic Tim Riley, author of"Hard Rai...
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NEWS FEATURE: Love thy neighbor _ and hope he takes a ten count
c. 1997 Religion News Service
NEW YORK _ Catholic boxer Tommy Rodriguez prays to God to protect him and his opponent before a fight. Still, the boyish, 132-pound former Golden Gloves champion says he can get ``really motivated'' when the crowd yells for him to ``take a guy out.'' Du...
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NEWS STORY: Theologians, scientists meet to discuss ethics of cloning
c. 1997 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ About 200 scientists, ethicists and theologians gathered here Wednesday (June 25) to hear a panel discussion on the ethical implications surrounding recent developments in cloning.
In an afternoon session of the one-day forum at the Ameri...
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NEWS FEATURE: Methodist minister takes on the gambling industry
c. 1997 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ When the National Gambling Impact Study Commission holds its first meeting June 20, the Rev. Tom Grey will be there, ready to fight the apostles of the gospel of gambling and the prophets of the get-rich-quick profits of gaming.
Grey, a U...
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NEWS STORY: Senate passes bill to outlaw late-term abortion procedure
c. 1997 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ The Senate, as expected, Tuesday (May 20) passed a bill banning a controversial late-term abortion procedure, but fell shy of achieving a margin of victory large enough to override an expected presidential veto.
The Senate vote on the Par...
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COMMENTARY: Help for coping with the ineffective TV-rating system
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Frederica Mathewes-Green is a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is the author of"Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy"(HarperCollins), and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.)
UNDATED _ Deep in...
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COMMENTARY: TV ratings system are an inadequate guide for parents
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Frederica Mathewes-Green is a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is the author of"Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy"(HarperCollins), and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.
UNDATED _ One side...
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COMMENTARY: The church could learn lesson on community from the military
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of"Turn Toward the Wind"and publisher of RNS.)
UNDATED _ Maybe I'm missing something. After reading article upon article concerning adultery in the U.S. Air Force, I have found very few that support the notion of indi...
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COMMENTARY: Death _ a taker, a giver and a teacher
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS and author of"Turn Toward the Wind.")
UNDATED _ We usually think of death as a taker _ it snatches a friend or loved one, leaving us to cry out in despair at the void left in our lives.
But death is a giver, t...
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COMMENTARY: Investment advice for the gurus of Wall Street
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS and author of and author of"Turn Toward the Wind.")
UNDATED _ This week's roller-coaster ride on Wall Street has left the experts bewildered and forced the analysts to scramble to look like they actually underst...
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