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COMMENTARY: Why do men hate women?
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and a sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com or contact him via e-mail at agreel(at)aol.com.)
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COMMENTARY: Can a Christian support the death penalty for Timothy McVeigh?
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Kenneth Craycraft teaches moral theology at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.)
UNDATED _ As the jury for the Timothy McVeigh trial seeks to determine the appropriate punishment for the convicted bomber of the Oklahoma City federal buildi...
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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1997 Religion News Service
ABA urges moratorium on"seriously flawed"death penalty
(RNS) The American Bar Association has called for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty, saying the nation's implementation of capital punishment is"a haphazard maze of unfair practices."...
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NEWS FEATURE: Despite polls and set-backs, death penalty foes struggle on
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Late last month, as the date neared for the execution of convicted murderer and rapist Joseph O'Dell, death penalty foes worldwide, including Pope John Paul II, voiced their opposition.
But after O'Dell's life was ended by the commonwealth o...
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COMMENTARY: Certainty and the essence of faith
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, N.C., an author and former Wall Street Journal reporter. E-mail him at journey(at)interpath.com).
UNDATED _ As angry letters go, this one was mild. But I was struck by the writer's assertion that a"...
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COMMENTARY: Justice is a matter of the heart, not the law
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, N.C., an author and former Wall Street Journal reporter. E-mail him at journey(at)interpath.com)
UNDATED _ As one who devoured"Runaway Jury"in a single weekend, I understand why the courtroom dramas...
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COMMENTARY: The Bible’s silent presence in a courtroom
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, N.C., an author and former Wall Street Journal reporter. E-mail him at journey(at)interpath.com.)
UNDATED _ Bibles lie on our chairs in the jury pool room. Nice touch, I think to myself. Gives peopl...
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TOP STORY: ETHICS AND SOCIETY: Idaho prosecutor’s use of fornication law to fight teen pregnan
c. 1996 Religion News Service
EMMETT, Idaho _ A note arrived from the principal's office as Amanda Smisek, great with child, sat in class this spring at her high school here. The message: A detective at the city police station wanted to speak with her.
``I thought someone must hav...
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NEWS STORY: Cult Awareness Network files under Chapter 7 of bankruptcy code
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) _ Plagued by numerous lawsuits from religious groups, the Cult Awareness Network (CAN) filed under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Thursday (June 21) after the organization's attempts to reorganize were denied by a federal bankruptcy jud...
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NEWS STORY: Cult Awareness Network files under Chapter 7 of bankruptcy code
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) _ Plagued by numerous lawsuits from religious groups, the Cult Awareness Network (CAN) filed under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Thursday (June 21) after the organization's attempts to reorganize were denied by a federal bankruptcy jud...
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