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At Chicago assembly, NCC reaches out to Muslims, evangelicals
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) The National Council of Churches (NCC) bridged deep theological divides this week, reaching out to American Muslims, evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics during its annual general assembly held in Chicago.
During the five-day meeting,...
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POLITICAL STORY: VOTER GUIDES, LEFT AND RIGHT: Religious activists’ election guides vie for vo
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ As Election Day approaches, religious liberals and conservatives are engaged in a duel of voter guides, with each side maintaining that their guides just present the facts while the other guy's are partisan.
The latest shot in this contes...
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NEWS STORY: Clinton and Dole pitch morality to Christian radio listeners
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ President Clinton and Republican challenger Bob Dole have both started airing commercials on Christian radio stations, with each claiming the moral high ground during the last weeks of the presidential campaign.
Dole last week launched th...
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SPECIAL REPORT: RELIGION’S EFFECT ON ELECTION ‘96: Religious right a much tamer animal i
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ The religious right emerged from the 1994 election like a tiger, claiming a clear-cut victory in turning Congress over to conservative Republican control. After this week's election, the religious right, while hardly declawed, seems a muc...
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SPECIAL REPORT: RELIGION’S EFFECT ON ELECTION ‘96: Religious right a much tamer animal i
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ The religious right emerged from the 1994 election like a tiger, claiming a clear-cut victory in turning Congress over to conservative Republican control. After this week's election, the religious right, while hardly declawed, seems a muc...
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COMMENTARY: Sorry, Bob, the presidency isn’t a reward for dutiful service
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"(Multnomah) and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.)
(UNDATED) Sunday night's episode of"The Simpsons"showed a b...
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COMMENTARY: Who is that idiot next to the potted plant?
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"(Multnomah) and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.)
UNDATED _ Has this happened to you? You're watching some ta...
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COMMENTARY: Finding a place in the human community
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"(Multnomah) and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.)
UNDATED _ This season of togetherness pushes people togethe...
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NEWS SIDEBAR: Ballot initatives related to faith and morality
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) Here is a rundown of the voting on ballot initiatives with moral dimensions or in which churches and religious groups played an activist role:
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Colorado: Defeated a measure that would have amended the state constitution with...
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COMMENTARY: Loathing the poor’s less about morals than money
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest, author and former Wall Street Journal reporter living in Winston-Salem, N.C. Contact Ehrich via e-mail at journey(at)interpath.com.)
(UNDATED)"The welfare system,"I heard a politician say,"is a disgrace to our Judeo...
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