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BASEBALL 'FAITH NIGHT'
InterFaith Conference Questions Event
The InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington sent a letter yesterday to the Washington Nationals saying it is "very concerned" about the team's plan to host a postgame Christian fair tomorrow, complete with player testimonials and a Christian rock performance.
The Nationals are the fourth major league baseball team to host a "Faith Night," which allows fans who pay an extra $10 to stay after the game and visit booths from various Christian organizations. Nationals officials say that they would stage a similar event for any faith group and that it is no different than Realtors' Night or 4-H Night.
But InterFaith Conference officials say it's divisive to promote ticket sales using religion.
The letter expresses concern that, while the game is still going on, religious groups will start handing out literature and that religious players will engage in "extraordinary" displays of faith.
"We therefore urge that this kind of sectarian religious programming not be repeated," the letter says.
-- Michelle Boorstein
CAPITOL SECURITY
Officials Reassure Norton on Terrorism Risk
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said yesterday she had been reassured by Capitol officials that they had no credible reports of an impending terrorist attack on Congress.
Norton met with House Sergeant-at-Arms Wilson Livingood and Capitol Police Assistant Chief Dan Nichols after Roll Call reported that intelligence was indicating an increased possibility of an al-Qaeda strike at the Capitol before Sept. 11.
The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and other law-enforcement agencies have expressed growing concern about the possibility of an attack on the United States but have emphasized that they have no specific information about one.
Norton said in a statement that she was "particularly reassured" when Nichols told her there was no reason people should avoid coming to Washington.
-- Mary Beth Sheridan
