UMNS Daily Digest - August 31, 2010 (Religious zoning battles, Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast service
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:59:48 -0700
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Tuesday, August 31, 2010 [5]Zoning battles endanger religious freedom [6]Baptismal waters bless post-Katrina church [7]Mississippi churches thank Katrina workers [8]History commission meets in Budapest [9] Katrina Special Coverage» [10] UMTV: New Church After Katrina» [11] UMTV: Church Soccer Outreach» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 âWe have rebuilt our church, and God truly was the power behind our success.â --Anita Crump, member of Bethany United Methodist Church in New Orleans. Zoning battles endanger religious freedom NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â A proposal to build an Islamic center near ground zero in New York is drawing a great deal of national attention, but battles over religious zoning are being fought throughout the country. Political scientist Anthony Gill of the University of Washington says it is difficult to estimate the number of cases nationally where local communities have tried to restrict religious buildings, but he gets the sense from his research that the number is increasing. And it is no small matter. The issue of whether religious groups can build sanctuaries convenient to their members is critical to the free exercise of religion. [15]Read full story and post a comment» Baptismal waters bless post-Katrina church NEW ORLEANS (UMNS) â A cloudy sky and blustery breezes greeted worshippers gathering Aug. 29 at Bethany United Methodist Church, a scene eerily reminiscent of Hurricane Katrinaâs approach five years ago. But on this Sunday, worshippers at Bethany and in many churches across the region gave thanks for people all over the country who welcomed nearly 1 million evacuees from the Greater New Orleans area. Most of all, as they prayed in their renovated worship center, Bethany members praised God. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Mississippi churches thank Katrina workers BILOXI, Miss. (UMNS) â Hurricane Katrina tore a gaping hole in the side of Mississippi City United Methodist Church in Gulfport. The organ was tossed upside down. On top was a worship book open to the âHymn of Promise.â That was the hymn the congregation sang in a remembrance service Aug. 29. The service was one of several throughout the state to give thanks to God and to the nearly 1 million, and counting, volunteers who have come and continue to come to rebuild homes on Mississippiâs Gulf Coast. [17]Read full story and post a comment» History commission meets in Budapest BUDAPEST, Hungary (UMNS) â For the first time, the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, led by Washington Area Bishop John R. Schol and the Rev. Bob Williams, held a meeting outside the United States. The commission presented its Distinguished Service Award to the Rev. Helmut Nausner of Austria, a leader in theological, historical and ecumenical work in Europe. The Aug. 9-10 event in Budapest preceded the Fourth Historical Conference organized by the European Methodist Historical Commission. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [18]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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