Religion

Mormons throw support behind gay-rights cause

It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard.
Modified: 11/11/09 07:18:22 PM

Banner with cross symbol being taken down

A street banner the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce has erected to promote San Clemente is being removed from public property after a local resident questioned whether its image of a Christian cross is compatible with separation of church and state.
Modified: 11/11/09 09:53:04 PM

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http://www.ocregister.com/

Religion News in Brief

Sweden's Lutheran church consecrated its first openly gay bishop, just two weeks after it gave clergy the right to wed same-sex couples.
Modified: 11/11/09 02:48:58 PM

Catholic documents in oldest US city preserved

Sister Catherine Bitzer slowly opened a file box and carefully removed a brittle page, scarred by years of neglectful storage, mold and insects. At 415 years old, the marriage record written by a Roman Catholic priest is still readable and is one of the oldest known European records from the United States.
Modified: 11/11/09 11:24:20 AM

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Diocese of St. Augustine

Voices of faith: Should you not ask for help in getting out of a situation that you created?

Voices of faith: Should you not ask for help in getting out of a situation that you created?
Modified: 11/11/09 08:37:59 PM

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http://www.kansascity.com
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Childhood abuse, assassin monks: Charges fly between priest, stripper

The already sordid tale of the Rev. David Dueppen and his baby's mother, former stripper Beatrice Hernandez, turned even tawdrier Tuesday as the two traded intimate and bizarre allegations in a Miami-Dade courtroom.
Modified: 11/11/09 08:18:28 PM

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http://www.herald.com/

Federal judge ends S.C. bid for Christian license plates

A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional a Christian "I Believe" vehicle license tag with the image of a cross authorized last year by the S.C. General Assembly.
Modified: 11/11/09 03:04:28 AM

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http://www.thestate.com/

Federal judge nixes SC license tag with cross

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that South Carolina can't issue license plates showing the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window along with the phrase "I Believe."
Modified: 11/10/09 06:04:16 PM

Abortion debate dogs U.S. ambassador to Vatican

As the son of Cuban immigrants, Miguel Diaz was drawn to Barack Obama for his ability to cross cultures and engage people from different backgrounds.
Modified: 11/10/09 11:38:55 PM

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http://www.startribune.com

Baptists scale back budget

Baptists gathering for their annual convention today will vote on a more modest 2010 budget - one that reflects not only the chastening effects of the recession but also the contraction of a once formidable organization.
Modified: 11/09/09 11:18:40 PM

Disgraced evangelist plans prayer meeting

Former New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard isn't sure how many worshipers will show up at his home for his first prayer meeting Thursday, but he can count on one loyal group to be there: the media.
Modified: 11/10/09 03:10:03 AM

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http://www.gazette.com

Churches use Upward to reach outward

It's a cool, damp fall afternoon, and a group of 6- and 7-year-olds are practicing soccer in a grassy field in Lexington, Ky.
Modified: 11/09/09 09:35:03 AM

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http://www.kentucky.com/

Pastor promises year's salary to inspire others to donate one day's pay

SEATTLE - The effort started, as these things do, with a great deal of idealism.
Modified: 11/09/09 08:17:22 AM

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http://www.seattletimes.com/

A call to live like there's no tomorrow

Shimron: Living life more intentionally is the theme of the past few weeks' sermons at Central Baptist Church.
Modified: 11/09/09 05:04:52 AM

Couple's book tackles evangelicals' questions on climate change

As an evangelical Christian living in Texas, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe found that many conservatives had questions about climate change based on things they'd heard on talk radio.
Modified: 11/08/09 03:14:00 AM

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http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts
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http://www.climate.noaa.gov/education/

Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash

As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
Modified: 11/07/09 12:38:15 PM

Correction: Rick Warren-Reader's Digest story

In a Nov. 4 story about the end of a publishing partnership between pastor Rick Warren and Reader's Digest, The Associated Press erroneously reported that subscriptions to the Purpose Driven Connection totaled 2,500 to 5,000 per month. Subscriptions were growing by 2,500 to 5,000 per month, a project editor said. A Reader's Digest spokesman declined to release figures but said subscriptions "fell far short of expectations."
Modified: 11/06/09 04:00:28 PM

Mosques step up security after Fort Hood rampage

U.S. mosques fearful of a backlash after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas are stepping up security.
Modified: 11/06/09 02:08:05 PM

Graham reaching 91

Billy Graham, born in Charlotte four days before the end of World War I, will turn 91 on Saturday.
Modified: 11/05/09 09:15:27 PM

Women still heeding the call to become nuns

A happy, party noise filled Annunciation Chapel on the last day of August, a breezy day that felt more spring than end of summer.
Modified: 11/04/09 05:30:29 PM

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