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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1996
Page
4
The pope marks his birthday with a three day trip to Slovenia. He plans to meet young people in Pastojna and will engage with leaders from the former Yugoslav republics. NATO peace efforts and the Bosnian war loom as background to his diplomacy during the visit.
A national gathering of black Baptists at Morris College in Sumter DC denounced church burnings at rural black churches across the South and urged South Carolina leaders to lower the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse dome. The convention of 1,800 churches and 700,000 members pledged aid to rebuild affected churches as SLED ties report 13 black church fires and eight white church fires in South Carolina since 1991 with the FBI investigating fires nationwide.
A coalition of 12 anti abortion leaders urged adopting the current anti abortion plank of the Republican Party without changes. They cited media talk on changing language and calls from Ralph Reed and governors to drop the plank, stressing support for a constitutional amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Eugene B Habecker, president and CEO of the American Bible Society, was elected chairman of the board of United Bible Societies, the international network of 120 national Bible societies. He will remain ABS leader as UBS also advances global scripture distribution and printing projects in China and eastern Europe.
Baltimore activist Farl El-Amin says he votes for candidates aligned with his Islamic beliefs, not party lines, reflecting a divided Muslim American community. Scholars note diversity in origin and views, from African Americans to South Asian immigrants, shaping positions on Israel Palestine and domestic policy.
Syracuse Jewish Federation presents Jerusalem 3000 celebration at 7 p.m. Sunday at H W Smith School on Salt Springs. Combined choirs from Temple Adath Yeshurun Temple Beth El Congregation Beth Shalom Chevra Tar Agent and Syracuse Hebrew Day School join a musical narrative by Harold Lerner with performances by Oleg Shik Vladimy Pritzker and George Mace ro. Free admission and reception follow.
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