Politics
COMMENTARY: This just in: The `Honey’ syndrome
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Frederica Mathewes-Green is a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is the author of the recent book"Real Choices"and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today and other publications.)
(RNS)-One of the tasks of journalism is trend-spotting an...
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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1996 Religion News Service
Lost Luther manuscript returns to Germany
(RNS)-A rare manuscript by Protestant reformer Martin Luther, thought to have been lost at the end of World War II, has been discovered at the Concordia Historical Institute in the St. Louis suburb of Clayto...
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TOP STORY: ISLAM IN BOSNIA: From the ashes of war, Islamic awareness rises in Bosnia
c. 1996 Religion News Service
GORAZDE, Bosnia (RNS)-On the east bank of the River Drina, Mufti Muhammed Effendic, leader of Gorazde's Islamic community, inspects the latest repairs on the minaret of Sinanbeg Sijercic Mosque. The new minaret is an ungainly construction of steel poles...
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COMMENTARY: Without people’s trust, democracy doesn’t work
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Charles W. Colson, former special counsel to Richard Nixon, served a prison term for his role in the Watergate scandal. He now heads Prison Fellowship International, an evangelical Christian ministry to the imprisoned and their families. Contact Colson...
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Denominational Report
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Following is a collection of news stories compiled from RNS staff, wire and denominational reports).
Vatican delays acting on views of gay ministry leaders
(RNS)-The Vatican has delayed deciding whether the theological views of the Rev. Robert...
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TOP STORY: RELIGION AND POLICY: House hearings key on persecution of Christians around the world
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)-A diverse coalition of church leaders and human rights advocates is challenging the U.S. government to take a stronger international leadership role to combat ongoing persecution of Christians in many regions of the world. "Clearly, the...
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COMMENTARY: In Northern Ireland, peace didn’t have a chance
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist at the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center. His home page on the World Wide Web is at http://tekweb.com/greeley.html. Or contact him at his e-mail...
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Global Religion Report
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Following is a collection of international religion stories compiled by RNS staff, wire and denominational reports.)
State Department criticizes Farrakhan visits to Iran, Libya
(RNS)-The State Department has condemned Nation of Islam leader L...
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Michael W. Smith, dc Talk lead Dove Award nominations
c. 1996 Religion News Service
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS)-Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Michael W. Smith and dc Talk's Toby McKeehan led the list of nominees for the Gospel Music Association's 27th annual Dove Awards.
Smith, who will host the awards show set for April 25 at...
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NEWS FEATURE: Book gives an irreverent look at Hasidic Jews
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(RNS)-Robert Eisenberg urges you to imagine an America in which the only Jews will be Hasidim and other Orthodox. It's not merely possible, he says. By the year 2075, it's likely.
The vision shapes Eisenberg's new book,"Boychiks In The Hood: Travels i...
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