Boy Scouts face Supreme Court over leader choice
A religion columnist notes the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Boy Scouts may veto a homosexual scoutmaster. NJ ruling upheld the Scouts' right to select leaders, citing First Amendment limits and Scouting’s mission, while emphasizing the message the organization would send to youth.
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Washington
New Jersey
US Supreme Court
James Dale
Rutgers University Lesbian/Gay Alliance
Newark Star Ledger
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
New Jersey Supreme Court
Dale
Davidson
Scouting
Janet LaRue
Family Research Council
Boy Scouts
Evan Wolfson
Supreme Court
David Souter
Stephen Breyer
Wolfson
Spe
Bethesda
Speed Dating for Jewish Singles Aims to Fast-Track Matches
In Birmingham Michigan during an AP report, speed dating pairs meet for seven minutes at each table. They discuss goals values and views on Israel without revealing jobs or addresses or phone numbers. Organized by Aish HaTorah, the event began in Los Angeles in March 1999 and has already produced one marriage.
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Birmingham
Mich
Israel
Aish HaTorah
Los Angeles
Nuns on Mount Carmel Pray for Jews to Stay Jewish
In Haifa, 17 Carmelite nuns on Mount Carmel pray for Jews to remain Jews, not to convert. Sister Angela del Bono says Christians should honor Jewish covenant and conscience, while papal visits and Vatican reforms shape their quiet, contemplative ministry.
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Haifa
Israel
John Paul II
Holy Land
Mount Carmel
Angela del Bono
Monastery of Our, Lady of Mount Carmel
del Bono
Jerusalem
Avignon
France
Joseph
Augustin Lemann
Elijah
Baal
Leo XIII
Land of Israel
Auschwitz
Vatican
Edith Stein
Odessa church launches Spanish translation ministry during services
Odessa Christian Faith Center operates a translation program with eight Spanish-speaking volunteers rotating at a microphone. English service is heard in Spanish via receivers, with Spanish announcements on two projectors. The church plans ESL classes later to aid non English speakers while maintaining the translation ministry.
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Tower of Babel
Odessa Christian Faith Center
Pen Senor Hae
8 Nile Church
Odessa
Cagwood
Killam
Caywood
Ector
Regalado
Frank Gonzales
Armstrong maps religious fundamentalists across nations and faiths
British author Karen Armstrong discusses The Battle for God, tracing fundamentalist currents in Israel, Egypt, Iran and the United States. She argues the term suits embattled faiths reacting to modernity, yet notes the clash with secularism and the tension within Roman Catholicism.
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Karen Armstrong
Stanhope Hotel
New York
Israel
Egypt
Iran
United States
Knopf
God
Armstrong
John Paul II
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