Four Methodist Groups Seek Union Among Four Denominations
Leaders of a Pan Methodist Study Commission representing three historically black denominations and the United Methodist Church urge the four bodies to pursue reunion. They cite racism as the force behind past division and propose a plan of union to be debated at Separate conventions, aiming for action in the early next century.
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The
Commission
African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Religion News
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Faith Notebook Highlights Local Faith Efforts and Events
The Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Syracuse have raised 122901 for Oklahoma City bombing survivors, aiding counseling, medical costs, and funerals. The 11th annual St. Thomas More awards honor Bishop O’Keefe and others at Syracuse University. Sunday talks include David Walsh at University United Methodist Church, and more events nationwide.
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Catholic Charities
Syracuse
Oklahoma City
Associated Catholic Charities of
Joseph T. O'Keefe
St. Thomas More
Alibrandi Catholic Center
Syracuse University
Joseph O'Keefe
A. Robert Casey
Mary Ann C. Keenan
Cardinal Newman
David Walsh
America
University United Methodist Church
E. Genesee St
Inter Religious Council of
Newark
Walsh
Seminary President John Bennett Dies at 92
John Bennett, internationally prominent ethicist and former Union Theological Seminary president, co founder of Christianity and Crisis, died April 27 at 92 from respiratory failure at his Claremont California retirement home.
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Seminary
John Bennett
Union Theological Seminary
Christianity and Crisis Magazine
Bennett
Claremont
Calif
Relief groups unite to oppose U S foreign aid cuts
Catholic Relief Services World Vision and Lutheran World Relief lead a coalition of major humanitarian groups against proposed reductions in the 6.5 billion U S foreign aid appropriation. Senators including Jesse Helms advocate deep cuts while InterAction coordinates the campaign highlighting that only 1 percent of the federal budget goes to international development aid.
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Catholic Relief Services
World Vision
Lutheran World Relief
U.S
Sen
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
InterAction-2
Serbian Orthodox Church appeals for support
The Serbian Orthodox Church urged international pressure to end a Croatian army offensive threatening a Serb enclave in Western Slavonia. The appeal to the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches came too late as Croatian forces overran Serb positions and 200 soldiers surrendered. Remaining Serb troops retreated toward Bosnia under UN protection.
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Slavonia
Yugoslavia
World Council of Churches
Conference of European Churches
Zagreb
Croatia
Bosnia
Honduran Archbishop Elected Head of Latin American Bishops
Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras was elected president of the Latin American Episcopal Council. He urged renewing efforts to strengthen families, fight drugs, and ease foreign debt. The region remains split between liberation theology supporters and traditional prelates. He criticizes free market policies but backs family and social stability.
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Oscar “Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga
Honduras
Latin America
Wednesday
Latin American Episcopal Council
Organization of Catholic Bishops
Rodriguez
Latino Amenca
Liberation Theology
Les 10
Female clergy break glass ceiling in ministry growth
Rhashell Hunter, a Black woman, began full time ministry at a Chicago Presbyterian church amid lingering prejudice. The rise in women in religious education from the 1990s to today reflects broader access, yet many face limited job prospects in certain congregations and roles.
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Rhashell Hunter
Chicago
Hunter
Texas
McCormick Theological Seminary
Hyde Park
Association of Theological Schools
United States
Women still trail men to church leadership from seminary
A Hartford Seminary survey of 10,000 ordained Protestant clergy shows women inching toward leadership but far fewer become ministers. Only 11 percent of female theology students pursue master of divinity degrees versus 31 percent of male students, and women spend longer job-hunting than men.
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Hartford Seminary
Barbara Brown Zikmund
Hart
Ford Seminary
Patricia-Anne Johnson
African Methodist Episcopal
A.M.E
Johnson
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston, Ill
Alice Goldfinger
San Francisco
Congregation
Sherith Israel
Hebrew Union College
United States
AIDS crisis rebuttal and call for truthful action
A reflective essay rejects the idea that AIDS is a divine punishment and argues the disease spreads through humanity. It highlights personal memories of victims, condemns myths, and presents race and gender disparities in AIDS infection and deaths, urging readers to confront facts and contact the Syracuse NAACP for change.
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Wendy Modeste
Charles Horne
Marlon Riggs
Mame Johnson
New York City
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Syracuse
Pyracuse Naacp
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North Country Preservation
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Religion News Service
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Center For Social and Religious Research
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Goldfinger
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Catholic Theological Union
Kathleen Hughes
Klabacha
Lee M. Miller
Upstate New Synod
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