Politics
TOP STORY: SEEKING REFUGE: As Germany prepares to evict Bosnians, churches fight back
c. 1996 Religion News Service
BERLIN _ Religious leaders and refugee advocates here are in an uproar over the recent decision by the German government to force many of the estimated 320,000 Bosnian refugees who have sought safety in Germany to go back home.
According to a new poli...
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TOP STORY: Pope meets with Castro, accepts invitation to visit Cuba
c. 1996 Religion News Service
VATICAN CITY _ In a dramatic coda to the end of the Cold War, Pope John Paul II welcomed Cuban President Fidel Castro to the citadel of Roman Catholicism Tuesday (Nov. 19) and accepted the communist leader's invitation to visit Cuba next year.
For 35...
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TOP STORY: AUSTRIA TILTS TO THE RIGHT: Missteps of church and political establishment aid rise of Au
c. 1996 Religion News Service
VIENNA _ He bashes them at will, but Joerg Haider has Austria's political and religious establishments to thank for his rising fortunes.
The leader of the resurgent Freedom Party torments the ruling Social Democrats and Christian Democrats by claiming...
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NEWS STORY: Pope, Carey agree on stronger ties, but deep divisions remain
c. 1996 Religion News Service
VATICAN CITY _ Pope John Paul II and Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, said Tuesday (Dec. 3) they would seek to forge improved ties between Catholics and Anglicans aimed at eventually creating f...
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NEWS FEATURE: Shareholder season: Time for idealists to challenge business practices
c. 1997 Religion News Service
SEATTLE _ More than 1,000 shareholders of the Boeing Company came together here April 28 for the annual ritual of assessing the aerospace giant's past performance and anticipating the year to come.
And in a footnote to the proceedings, shareholders ov...
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COMMENTARY: Cheap cuts on TV: Humiliating people for fun and profit
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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COMMENTARY: Dunce caps for the candidates when talk turns to religion
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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COMMENTARY: A lost generation, running on empty
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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COMMENTARY: No matter who occupies the Oval Office, God’s on his throne
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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COMMENTARY: Whitewater pardons: Shall the law be king?
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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