Religion Briefs
Nominations sought for Peacemaker award
Candidates are being sought for the annual Hawaii Peacemaker Award, which Church of the Crossroads bestows on an individual or group each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.The award celebrates peacemaking efforts and "people whose lives are models of grace-filled living through their integrity and their vision of how justice can and should be working in all our lives," said co-chairpeople Gabriel Tiogangco and Liz Nelson.
Nov. 30 is the deadline for nominations to be sent to SACO-MLK Nominations, Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave., Honolulu 96826, or fax to 943-6719.
Last year, the award was presented to Robert R. Dye for his 40 years of work in local and international YMCA programs.
Christian music group to sing at youth event
A nationally known Christian music group with a Grammy nomination and a Dove award will be featured at a Nov. 22 youth worship event planned by Hawaii Youth for Christ.Sonicflood, known for its rock songs with a message for youth, will perform at the "Fusion 2002" celebration at Farrington High School. The worship and praise session from 7 to 9:30 p.m. will also feature the Rev. Wayne Cordeiro, senior pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship, as speaker.
Tickets at $20 are available from church youth ministries or the sponsoring campus ministry. For information call 946-1300 or see www.yfchawaii.org.
New York fights rental of school to church
NEW YORK >> A lawyer for New York City warned a federal appeals court Monday that churches would move permanently into public schools if a Bronx church wins its fight to rent a middle school."These are not temporary situations," city lawyer Jane Gordon told the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. "Other churches in the city can now go in and become permanent parts of city schools."
He said a federal judge went too far in a June decision that said the Bronx Household of Faith could use the school.
Church attorney Jordan Lorence said the Constitution "clearly protects against government limiting speech" so it would be illegal to bar a religious group when the city allows other activities in schools.
Gordon said the city has always barred school rentals for religious or political activities. He said the Supreme Court's "equal access" ruling "does not compel school boards to meet every demand a religious organization may make."
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