What Should We Tell Our Children About Vietnam
A reflective piece urges Americans to rethink war with lessons from Vietnam. It notes presidents, historians, and veterans weigh moral limits, while warning against declaring war without broad public support. Opinions from McCloud, Westmoreland, Trudeau, Summers, Pulliam, Perez, and Dafoe shape the debate on policy and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McCloud
Pryor
Okla
Vietnam
McCloud
Berkley Books
Bush
U.S
Gary Trudeau
Conesbury
Jeff Perez
Mike Dafoe
Vietnam Veterans Center
Sioux Falls
S.C
Religion Dominates U S Charitable Giving In 1991
New York report shows religion received 67.59 billion dollars, about 54 percent of total charitable gifts of 124.77 billion, with individuals the main source and corporations minimal. The study notes higher giving during recession, and that church members and regular worshippers donate more.
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New York
United States
American Association of Fund- Raising Council
Giving USA
Martin Grenzebach
Council
Trust For Research
Princeton Religion Research Center
GI Bill for Children proposed to fund private and religious schools
A new bill named the GI Bill for Children would allot $500 million in 1993 for $1,000 scholarships to help low and middle income families send children to public private or religious schools. The plan would continue beyond 1993 with budgets set later. Both Senate and House approved education bills without school choice language, but a fight is anticipated when the bill reaches the floor.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
First Israeli woman ordained Reform rabbi Naamah Kelman
Naamah Kelman becomes the first woman ordained as a rabbi in Israel at a Reform ceremony. Reform leaders call the move historic and symbolic, noting equality in service to God, while 10 other Reform rabbis in Israel remain men. Associated Press.
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Jerusalem
Naamah Kelman
Israel
Alfred Gottschalk
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
U.S
Baptist criticizes abortion ruling in sharp analogy
Nashville Reverend Richard D. Land of the Christian Life Commission rebukes Supreme Court decisions upholding abortion while permitting state limits, likening the justices to a hesitant diver at the board’s end awaiting a plunge. In New York, Church World Service ships aid to Cuba valued at 77124 dollars, including flour pork milk and soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Southern Baptist Social-Ethics
Supreme Court
Richard D. Land
Christian Life Commission
High Court
NEW York — Church World Service
National Council of Churches
Cuba
U.S. Commerce Department
New York
Volunteers sought to visit Van Duyn residents
A resident shares a chat with pastoral visitor Edna Rebstock as the Area Interreligious Council seeks more volunteers. Volunteers from multiple faiths undergo a 20 hour course to provide ongoing visits, Bible reading, and prayer if requested at Van Duyn Home and Hospital. Contact Shirley Moore-Krackhardt for registration between 9 am and 3 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Right
van Duyn
Edna Rebstock
Anti war priest expands protest to abortion clinics
The Rev. Daniel Berrigan, longtime anti war activist from Syracuse, now links opposition to abortion with his cause. In a Rochester clinic protest he challenged tactics and discussed the seamless garment concept linking war, capital punishment and abortion. He noted a divided church and warned of powerful forces behind abortion. He rejected voting and spoke of broader social decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Berrigan
Syracuse
le Moyne College
Berrigan
Philip
Catonsville
Selective Service Office
New York City
Doug Cumming
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rochester
Federal
U.S
Iraq
Baghdad
Operation Rescue
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Mander
the Coudier
George Bush
Los Angeles
Central America
Arabian Desert
Tle
Nixon
William Westmoreland
Col
Harry G. Summers Jr
Aumn
Ed Pulliam
Eddie
Golphin
Locie
Baptist
Asaciated Press
Dlassh
Cox News Service
White House
Rev
Dorothy Day
Catholic Workers Movement
Thomas Merton
Dorothy
United Methodists
Sue Phate Berrigan
Martin Sheen
Kairos Community
Riverside Research Institute
Photic
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