http://www.disciplesworld.com/rss/news.html DisciplesWorld News Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:37:00 GMT en-us http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13452 2008-05-15 05:44:59 CLEVELAND, Ohio (5/15/08) - A number of United Church of Christ (UCC) ministers will preach on the topic of race this Sunday, launching what the denomination hopes will be a civil and meaningful discussion of race and racism. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13451 2008-05-15 05:29:56 LAS VEGAS (AP, 5/15/08) - Even after death, Joe Egan wanted to keep fighting Yucca Mountain. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13450 2008-05-15 04:42:18 VATICAN CITY (AP, 5/15/08) - Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13449 2008-05-15 04:39:05 NEW YORK (AP, 5/15/08) - Moazzam Ahmed tried for years to square his investment goals with the tenets of Islam. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13448 2008-05-15 04:36:35 HONG KONG (ENI, 5/15/08) - Christian communities in mainland China and Hong Kong have offered support and prayers to victims in Sichuan, who have suffered a devastating earthquake, China's worst in 30 years, that has resulted in the deaths of nearly 12,000 people. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13447 2008-05-15 04:34:21 WASHINGTON (AP, 5/15/08) - John Hagee, an influential San Antonio televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having ``emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews.'' http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13446 2008-05-14 05:28:09 (5/14/08) - National figures and prominent Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) speakers are inspiring graduates of Disciples-related schools this spring during commencement exercises. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13445 2008-05-14 04:40:52 NEW YORK (AP, 5/14/08) - Author Brian McLaren is among the most influential American religious thinkers of the last decade. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13444 2008-05-14 04:24:19 SHILLONG, India (ENI, 5/14/08) - The National Council of Churches in India has joined the battle to turn green by calling for Christians to mobilize in the world's second most populous nation, and to join in the fight against global warming. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13443 2008-05-14 04:21:10 VATICAN CITY (AP, 5/14/08) - Pope Benedict XVI urged Israel on Monday to help the dwindling Christian community in the Middle East by assuring them of a secure future in the region. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13442 2008-05-14 04:18:16 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP, 5/14/08) - The congregation of a large Baptist church in Nashville that voted not to expel 71 dissident members over a week ago has now voted to reverse that decision. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13441 2008-05-13 05:51:25 NEW YORK (AP, 5/13/08) - A con man posing as a parishioner forged deeds to a Brooklyn church, then used the false documents to sell the property to a developer, the church's pastor said. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13440 2008-05-13 05:50:34 WARSAW, Poland (AP, 5/13/08) - Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who helped save some 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto and giving them false identities, has died. She was 98. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13439 2008-05-13 05:49:25 YANGON, Myanmar (AP, 5/13/08) - The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the United Nations urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who could help up to 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13438 2008-05-13 05:48:01 CAIRO, Egypt (AP, 5/13/08) - Arab foreign ministers urged warring Lebanese factions to immediately cease fighting and said Sunday they will send a delegation to try to broker a settlement between the Hezbollah-led opposition and U.S.-backed government. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13437 2008-05-13 05:46:36 SAN ANTONIO (AP, 5/13/08) - Mental health workers sent to help care for the women and children removed from a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch are criticizing Texas' Child Protective Services, saying the state's decision to seek custody of the children was unnecessary and traumatizing. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13436 2008-05-13 05:45:20 GREELEY, Colo. (AP, 5/13/08) - The four Somalis moved into the apartment last August, six floors up in a downtown Greeley building. The living room is furnished with only a metal folding chair and small table covered in papers and a laptop computer. A Somali flag, a white star against light blue, is the only wall hanging, draped behind the table. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13435 2008-05-13 05:44:34 PITTSBURGH (AP, 5/13/08) - A religious group is planning to distribute 250,000 Pittsburgh-themed New Testament Bibles in advertising pouches to be delivered with editions of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper. http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13434 2008-05-13 05:43:44 LOS ANGELES (AP, 5/13/08) - Come on, now. You already know "What Happens in Vegas." http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=13433 2008-05-12 04:53:53 ROME (ENI, 5/12/08) - Mozart's music may open bridges between Beijing and the Holy See that have been closed until now. That's what some of those who followed a performance by the China Philharmonic Orchestra at the Vatican in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI are saying.