Portuguese-speaking priests scarce in New Jersey
Five years after Rev. Rene Lima arrived from Sao Paulo to aid Portuguese speakers in Newark area, the archdiocese has about 100000 Portuguese-speaking Catholics but only around 10 priests fluent in the language. Brazilian and Portuguese immigrants swell the need as clergy with language skills are scarce and priests like Lima must also recruit.
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Rene Lima
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Lima
Newark International Airport
New Jersey
Portugal
InterVarsity Convention Draws Thousands of College Delegates
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship held its foreign missions convention in Urbana Indiana at the University of Illinois closing on New Year’s Eve. The gathering drew 18 730 delegates with 8 392 registering definite or probable interest in pursuing Christian careers overseas. InterVarsity operates on 530 U S campuses.
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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Urbana
University of Illinois
InterVarsity
U.S
Catholics Top List in Congress Faith, Methodists Gain
A religious affiliations survey of the new U S Congress shows Roman Catholics at 150 members and senators, Democrats 61 percent, Baptists 72 members, Methodists rising from 59 to 65. Senate Methodists lean Democratic while House Methodists lean Republican. Presbyterians 49, Episcopalians 41, Jews 37, seven with no affiliation. No Buddhists Hindus or Muslims are listed.
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U.S. Congress
Congress
Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton
House
Web faith debate tests true church in cyberspace
Wired to worship the Internet blurs lines between church and online community. Silicon Valley executive Walt Wilson built a Los Gatos Baptist site drawing 1000 daily hits from 30 countries, offering testimonials and prayer topics that influenced a baptized follower. Some faith leaders say worship online is possible and real, while others insist cyberspace cannot replace gathering before the Lord. The First Church of Cyberspace was launched in New York City five years ago by Rev. Charles Henderson to explore this new form of religious life.
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Walt Wilson
Silicon Valley
Internet Church
Los Gatos
Calif
Wilson
Charles Henderson
New York City
Testament to Jew Hatred in New Testament Origins
Review of James Carroll's Constantine's Sword arguing the New Testament reflects early Christian sectarian conflict rather than Jew hatred. Discusses Gospel portrayal of Jews, Constantine era shifts, and critiques of liberal theologians and Raymond Brown while noting anti Judaism themes arise from context not universal blame.
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Houghton Mifflin
James Carroll
Carroll
Constantine
Christ
Jesus
Raymond E. Brown
U.S. Catholicism
Brown
Pilate
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Illustratio
Richard N. Ostting
Associated Press
Jerusalem
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