WORLDWIDE NEWS OF
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
FOR 2000-MAY

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MAY-1: England: Anglican bishop recommends Judaism:
According to ENI: 3
"A senior Church of England bishop has suggested that
people who believe in God but do not accept the claims of Christianity
might find a "spiritual home" in Judaism. Richard Harries,
Bishop of Oxford, said: "Looking at people's spiritual needs, I
see a category of people who are natural monotheists and who simply
cannot believe Christian claims about Jesus, but who would love to
have a spiritual home." |
 | MAY-12: USA: College renames sports teams:
According to ReligionToday: 5
"Elon College dropped the nickname 'Fightin' Christians'
and adopted 'Phoenix' for its sports teams. The former nickname had
developed at the North Carolina school after sportswriters called
Elon's football team the 'Christians' in a 1921 game, news reports
said. School officials said fewer people understood its meaning as
time passed because the 4,000-student school, historically linked to
the United Church of Christ, has students from many religions." |
 | MAY-12: USA: Gay positive denomination joins
church councils:
According to ReligionToday: 5
"A gay-oriented denomination has been admitted into membership
by church councils in four states. The Colorado Council of Churches
became the fourth such group to admit the Universal Fellowship of
Metropolitan Community Churches. The others are in North Carolina,
Hawaii, and California. James Ryan, council executive for the Colorado
group, said the action May 4 didn't endorse positions held by MCC but
is 'a statement of the inclusive nature of Christian unity,' according
to The Associated Press. The MCC, founded in 1968, has an estimated
45,000 members...Admission of the MCC 'puts us in a difficult
position,' said Greg Kail, spokesman for the Catholic Archdiocese of
Denver, whose 363,000 members account for nearly half of the council's
12-denomination membership. 'At a time when it's important for
Catholics in the pew to clearly understand the church's teaching on
homosexual behavior, the council's decision could be confusing.'
" |
 | MAY-18: Germany: Anti-semitic content of play
reduced:
According to ReligionToday: 5
Local citizens of Oberammergau in Bavaria have held a passion
play once every decade since 1634. In recent decades, certain anti-semitic
references have been removed. Matthew 27:25: "let His blood be
on us and our children," will not be included this year.
Jesus will be referred to as a rabbi, not Christ. The actor who plays
Jesus will say a prayer in Hebrew. The last supper will be called
Passover meal. |
 | MAY-22: Israel: Women allowed to pray:
According to the Toronto Star:
In a major victory for religious freedom and tolerance, the Israeli
Supreme Court decided that women are permitted to read aloud from the
Torah at the Western Wall, Judaism's most holy site. They will also be
permitted to wear a prayer shawl at the site. Ultra-orthodox Jews say
that women praying from the Torah violates Jewish law and the division
of roles assigned to men and women by God. |
 | MAY-30: India: Restrictive bill to be dropped:
According to Newsroom: 4 "Federal officials in New
Delhi have ordered the Uttar Pradesh state government to drop a
controversial bill that would have required Muslims to seek permission
from authorities to alter existing buildings or construct new mosques
in India's largest state." (Compiler's note: This
type of law is in place in some countries around the world. Some even
restrict minority religious groups from maintaining their own
buildings). |

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- DayWatch is a daily service of Maranatha Christian
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- ENI (Ecumenical News International) provides free bulletins
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- Reuters is "the world's leading financial
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- Earth Religions Legal Assistance Network is a leading
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- Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) maintains a free
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- "Tutu says no religion has a lock on truth: Religious
leaders asked to find new image of God," Associated Press,
at: http://www.spokane.net:80/news-story-body.asp
- EWTN is a news service of the Roman Catholic Church. It posts
news items from Newsline, Newslink, and The World Over on its Internet
site at: http://www.ewtn.com/news/index.htm
- "Pope Is in Egypt, Tracing Moses' Path and Urging Dialogue,"
at: http://www10.nytimes.com:80/library/world/global/
- People for the American Way is an organization dedicated to the
preservation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. See
their web site at: http://www.pfaw.org
Copyright © 2000
Originally written: 2000-MAY-1
Latest update: 2000-MAY-30
Compiler: B.A. Robinson

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