A new generation of pro-life activists are emerging that take a more “evangelical” approach, seeking to convert teens and young adults to the cause through personal contact and Internet use, according to an in-depth article in the Washington Post Magazine (April 18). While the confrontational activism of anti-abortion “rescue” efforts have been marginalized by tough laws and […]

An increasingly popular drive is emerging among religious right leaders to weaken the public education system with its alleged hostility to traditional morality and poor record of classroom achievement. In recent months such prominent leaders as the Rev. D. James Kennedy of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Tim LaHaye, popular rightist author, have endorsed plans “to […]

Is the religious right going underground? That question is making the rounds in political circles as leaders of the religious right themselves question whether American society has moved beyond the pale of reform after the failure to impeach President Bill Clinton. The Wall Street Journal (April 9) reports that much of this talk started when Paul Weyrich, […]

While religion has carved out its own niche on the Internet, observers are questioning  how “cyber-faiths” will impact actual religious involvement and institutions. This concern has come to the surface especially in recent months as churches and individuals have established web sites devoted to delivering sermons from a wide variety of faiths to believers and seekers […]

The Old Catholics, a movement of European churches that retained many Roman Catholic practices and teachings while opposing papal authority, appear to be moving toward Protestantism, particularly the Anglican church. The current issue of the conservative journal Touchstone (January/February) reports that the issue of women’s ordination is moving the various Old Catholic (OC) churches away from their […]

The reluctance and silence in addressing issues relating to AIDS in many black churches is changing with the emergence of special ministries dealing with the disease in African-American congregations and denominations, reports Sojourners magazine (March/April). Issues surrounding AIDS, such as homosexuality and drug use, were often seen as problems beyond the walls of the church, write Marion […]

Starting within the Jewish and Christian  communities in Los Angeles, a fresh initiative to bring disabled persons into full participation in congregations is spreading across the country. Headed by The Arc (formerly Association of Retarded Citizens), thousands of copies of materials for Sabbath Sunday worship are being distributed. According to the Los Angeles Times (March 6), the Arc and […]