Baptists split over Clinton resignation calls
Conservative Baptist leaders led by Patterson press for President Clinton to resign over alleged sexual indiscretions with Monica Lewinsky. Some moderates urge forgiveness and note political motives, while church autonomy and church discipline debates surface amid criticism.
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National Council
Jim Jones
Michael Heath
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Fayetteville
McConnellsville Community Church
Oval Office
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Revised prayer book ports gender sensitive Amidah change
A new Conservative prayer book titled Siddur Sim Snalom arrives before Rosh Hashanah. It adds gender sensitive language by replacing He with God or Adonai and includes the matriarchs, expanded readings, home rituals, Israel and Holocaust notes, larger type, transliterations, and two volumes for Sabbath holidays and weekdays.
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Rabbis confront Clinton affair in high holiday sermons
Clergy struggle to address repentance and forgiveness amid the Clinton affair as rabbis debate how to reference national politics without endorsing or condemning. Leaders note teshuva as central to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, urging sincere apology.
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David Teutsch
Reconstructionst Rabbinical College
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Teutsch
Geela Rayzel Raphael
Leyv Ha- Tr
Fuchs Kreimer
Labor-Religion Coalition Calls for Livable Wage Campaign
The Labor-Religion Coalition kicks off a new fall effort advocating laws requiring firms to pay wages enabling rent, childcare, and 40 hours of work. The Westcott Cinema event screened Michael Moore's The Big One to highlight corporate downsizing and the disparity between wealth and working families.
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