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c. 1998 Religion News Service
Survey: Religious teens more likely to avoid smoking, drinking, drugs
(RNS) A new survey of teens' attitudes shows that those who participate in religious activities are less likely than other teens to smoke, drink or use drugs.
The survey released...
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NEWS STORY: Israeli squabbling over `who is a Jew’ heats up again
c. 1998 Religion News Service
JERUSALEM _ Controversial legislation granting Israel's Orthodox leadership exclusive say over determining"who is a Jew"has resurfaced again in Israel's parliament and could be approved in the coming weeks, liberal Jewish leaders are warning.
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RNS NEWS Digest
c. 1998 Religion News Service
D.C. court nixes proposed school-prayer ballot initiative
(RNS) A District of Columbia appellate court has ruled unconstitutional a proposed ballot amendment that would have required all Washington public schools to authorize"student-initiated"prayer...
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NEWS STORY: Reed works Christian political base to re-elect Alabama governor
c. 1998 Religion News Service
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. _ Christian conservatives"could make the difference"for Alabama Gov. Fob James in his runoff showdown with Winton Blount, according to Ralph Reed, the former Christian Coalition director turned secular political consultant."The Christia...
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NEWS FEATURE: Rock group spoofing Amish draws laughs, sparks criticism
c. 1998 Religion News Service
ARTHUR, Ill. _ The tunes will sound familiar to listeners from the baby boom generation and forward _ until they hear the song titles:"I Want to Hoe Your Land,""Big Ol' Horse and Buggy,"and"Barn to Be Wild." Singing these songs' lyrics are three men sp...
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COMMENTARY: Learning how to pray
c. 1998 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is a pastor, writer and software developer living in Winston-Salem, N.C.)
UNDATED _ Years ago, while an ardent seminarian, I went to a spiritual director and said,"Teach me to pray." In response, he pointed me to Psalm 139. Its first line...
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COMMENTARY: Election ‘98: wading through the slime
c. 1998 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is a pastor, writer and software developer living in Winston-Salem, N.C.)
UNDATED _ It is early on Election Day. I have a decision to make.
Candidates desperate to catch the public eye have done their worst and now must wait to see if at...
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COMMENTARY: Lessons from a 35th high school class reunion
c. 1998 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is a pastor, writer and software developer living in Winston-Salem, N.C.)
UNDATED _"Bad news,"my mother said at breakfast on my first morning home for a high school reunion in Indianapolis. She pointed to the newspaper.
Big headline: Dan...
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COMMENTARY: Election confounded the political pundits
c. 1998 Religion News Service
(Rabbi Rudin is the National Interreligious Affairs Director of the
American Jewish Committee.)
UNDATED _ The surprising results of the 1998 elections illustrate once more how the religiously and racially diverse American electorate continues to confo...
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COMMENTARY: Moving and the bittersweet experience of looking back on life
c. 1998 Religion News Service
(Rabbi Rudin is the National Interreligious Affairs Director of the American Jewish Committee.)
UNDATED _ My family has lived in the same New York City apartment for the past 27 years, and it is the only home our two adult daughters have known. Becaus...
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