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TOP STORY: RELIGION IN AMERICA: Billy, Ruth Graham receive Congressional Gold Medal
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)-Surrounded by statues of historic American leaders, the Rev. Billy Graham, 77, and his wife, Ruth, 75, were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal today (May 2) in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
The Grahams were the guests of honor at a...
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COMMENTARY: Wisdom means learning to number our days
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Samuel K. Atchison is an ordained minister and has worked as a policy analyst and social worker to the homeless. He currently is a prison chaplain in Trenton, N.J.)
(RNS)-They buried my friend Andrea the other day, and part of my youth went with her....
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NEWS STORY: Catholic prelates rip `shameful’ Clinton abortion-bill veto
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(RNS)-In a strongly worded letter, American cardinals and the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops have condemned President Clinton's recent veto of a proposed law banning a controversial late-term abortion procedure.
``Your veto o...
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NEWS STORY: Catholic prelates rip `shameful’ Clinton abortion-bill veto
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(RNS)-In a strongly worded letter, American cardinals and the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops have condemned President Clinton's recent veto of a proposed law banning a controversial late-term abortion procedure.
``Your veto o...
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COMMENTARY: People for the Ethical Treatment of Fish
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 is a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.)
(RNS)-The latest animal-rights action spreads beyond usual bounds: M...
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COMMENTARY: A good media week for Jesus
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://www.greeley.com. Or contact him at his e-mail address:...
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TOP STORY: ABORTION: Clinton veto of abortion bill bodes far-reaching political effects
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)-President Clinton's veto Wednesday (April 10) of a proposed ban on a controversial late-term abortion procedure has highlighted an emotional moral battle that may have profound implications for the 1996 presidential race.
Condemned ha...
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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1996 Religion News Service
Bishop's doctrine committee criticizes third edition of Catholic textbook
(RNS)-The U.S. Catholic Bishops' doctrine committee is criticizing the latest edition of the textbook"Catholicism,"saying it could prompt dissent.
The popular textbook, by t...
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SIDEBAR: Nouvelle Jewish cuisine for Passover
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(RNS)-The following recipe for Passover Moroccan Lamb is also a delicious Easter dish, says Chef Jim Cohen of Wildflower, the signature restaurant of the Lodge at Vail, Colo., a Rocky Mountain resort that offers an annual ``Ski and Seder'' package. For...
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From cross to empty tomb: Behind the story of Holy Saturday
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(RNS)-They are words that echo in churches everywhere this time of year, sacred sentences that go to the heart of the Christian faith:"You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him." Yet h...
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