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• Irish Nun Backs Right To Divorce Church Opposes Referendum In Ireland, But Parties Back It

  November 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A11 Margaret MacCurtain is a nun preaching a strange message to the devout of Ireland: The Roman Catholic hierarchy is wrong, and divorce should be their right. Her campaign has brought …

• Book Of Hope Mormon Doctor Tells Of Her Spiritual Quest While Pursuing Secular Achievement

  November 4, 1995 in Features on Page E3 Dr. Anne Osborn Poelman reviews radiological scans with resident physicians at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City. Photo by Associated Press

• Research Suggests Genesis’ Message May Go Below Surface Analysis Of Text Reveals Improbable, Hidden Word Patterns

  November 4, 1995 in Features on Page E3 In a mystifying mathematical and biblical puzzle, researchers have found hidden word patterns in Genesis that suggest the Old Testament book is the work of a divine author. By treating …

• Craft Sales Will Help Get The Shopping Season Rolling

  November 4, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V7 The kids are still going through Halloween sucrose withdrawals and the Thanksgiving turkey specials are barely under way - still, Christmas wares already get top billing at church craft sales. …

• Pope Plans Visit To Venezuela

  November 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Pope John Paul II will visit Venezuela from Feb. 9 to 11, Catholic Church officials said Tuesday. The pope will celebrate Masses at La Carlota airport in central Caracas and …

• Church Has A Less Scary Alternative

  October 21, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V9 Ghouls too ghastly? Spooks too, well, spooky? Six years ago, a group of parents at Pasadena Park Church of the Nazarene thought so. But rather than tell their grade school-age …

• TV Quiz Show Tests Biblical Knowledge

  October 21, 1995 in Features on Page E3 Think of it as a mix of “Jeopardy!” without the greed, “Wheel of Fortune” without Vanna White, and other popular TV game shows without the double entendres. What is left …

• Christians Plan Prayer Event To Bring Unity, Spread Faith ‘Great Healing In Body Of Christ’ Sought For Denominations

  October 19, 1995 in City on Page B1 Ruth Hamp is helping to organize local congregations in the National Concert of Prayer on Saturday. File/The Spokesman-Review

• Pope John Paul Ii Builds A Following On Simple Word

  October 14, 1995 in Features on Page E3 Pope John Paul II prays at the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore on Sunday. Photo by Associated Press

• Net Guide Written For Christians

  October 14, 1995 in Features on Page E3 The Internet, with its glittering midways and dark alleys, has been compared to a jungle, a Wild West town, a medieval bazaar - all distant images from the peaceful, orderly, …

• Preaching Homestyle Morality Columnist Helps Kick Off Christian Conference

  October 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Burgeoning government. Declining morals.

• Mass Will Be On Internet

  October 7, 1995 in Features on Page E3 The information superhighway leads to the electronic church, Baltimore archdiocesan officials say. Anyone who wants to watch Pope John Paul II deliver Mass Sunday at Camden Yards but can’t get …

• ‘Rome Of U.S.’ Pope Will Find Strong Catholic Roots During His Visit To Baltimore

  October 7, 1995 in Features on Page E3 Baltimore’s Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States. Photo by Associated Press

• Teacher Has A Lively Class On The Bible

  October 7, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Those who couldn’t keep their eyes off the clock in grade school shouldn’t fear next week’s “Walk Through the New Testament” seminar. The hours just fly by when Dr. Lowell …

• Mormons Maintain Hard Line Against Dissidents

  October 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 There is no place in the Mormon Church for naysayers who point to past problems while ignoring its bright future, the faith’s president said Sunday. “This work has consistently moved …

• Catholics Defy Pope, Polls Find Americans Like His Leadership But Feel Free To Ignore Doctrine

  October 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Sister Maria Grace sells a poster of the pope at St. Paul’s Bookstore in New York on Saturday. Photo by Associated Press

• Shift To The Right Poll Indicates Young Priests Holding More Conservative Attitudes Than A Quarter-Century Ago

  September 30, 1995 in Features on Page E3 Roman Catholic seminarians participate in a Mass at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y.. which Pope John Paul II will visit on Friday. Photo by Associated Press

• Zion Lutheran Associate Pastor Will Reach Out To Gang Members

  September 30, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V8 The Rev. Michael Harrington didn’t come to the Valley just to organize youth group meetings and afternoon potlucks. The new associate pastor at Zion Lutheran Church, 8304 E. Buckeye, wants …

• Atheist Has Dropped Out Of Sight Some Believe O’Hair Has Died

  September 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Madalyn Murray O’Hair in 1988. File/Associated Press

• Religious Retailing: Mission Or Mammon? Some Reassured, Others Troubled By Flood Of Christian Merchandise

  September 25, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 If Jesus had been in Denver this summer, he could have thumbed through the pages of a bulletproof New Testament, posed for snapshots with a super-hero named “Bibleman” or shopped …

• Some Specialty Bibles Are Not-So-Good Books

  September 25, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 One of the great miracles of religious retailing is the selling of the Bible. In a country saturated with Scriptures (one survey found 98 percent of Americans own a copy), …

• Hasidic Jews Flock To Grave Of Leader Celebration In Ukraine Town Grows Since Fall Of Communism

  September 25, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 As many as 6,000 Hasidic Jews from around the world flocked to the small Ukrainian town of Uman to celebrate the beginning of the Jewish New Year Sunday at the …

• Looking For Angels Accumulated Writings Give Wing To New, More Open Thinking About Heavenly Creatures

  September 23, 1995 in Features on Page E3 Singer Dolly Parton says angels “don’t ever think of themselves as angels. They just are.” Photo by Associated Press

• Reports Of Hindu Miracle Draws Millions To Temples

  September 22, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Millions rushed to Hindu temples across India on Thursday after reports of a miracle - the statues of one of their gods were drinking milk. The faithful - bearing milk …

• Going In Peace Pastor Who Helped First Presbyterian Church Grow Leaves Spokane For Houston Congregation

  September 18, 1995 in City on Page B1 A way in the wilderness. After giving his last sermon at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Pastor David Peterson, center, listens to a final prayer from the congregation. Photo by …

• Performers Very Happy To Be Here

  September 16, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V9 During their music careers, Dave and Barb Anderson have been through trials a that make performing for hecklers seem like choir practice. Two years ago, the Andersons were aboard a …

• Bishops Neutral On Anti-Gay Rights Initiatives After Opposing Measures Last Year, Archdiocese Declines To Take Stand On Initiatives 166 And 167

  September 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Roman Catholic Archbishop Thomas Murphy and two bishops are not taking sides on two anti-gay rights initiatives after opposing two comparable propositions last year. A four-page paper by the church’s …

• Less Extreme Christian Coalition Risks Losing Loyalists At The Polls Oratory Has Been Toned Down And Some Moderates Supported

  September 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Coalition founder Pat Robertson File/Associated Press

• Vatican Attacks U.N. Document Bella Abzug Defends Plan Meant To Promote Women’s Equality

  September 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 The Vatican accused European nations on Saturday of opposing motherhood and the traditional family. European and American representatives shot back that the Roman Catholic church is trying to restrict women’s …

• Lutheran Churches Finish Merger

  September 9, 1995 in Features on Page E3 As of Monday morning in Spokane, there will be no Calvary Lutheran Church and no Ascension Lutheran Church. But there will be Prince of Peace Lutheran. The two congregations have …

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