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Bill promotes religion 3 May 08, 23:52 ET By Staff Reports · heraldonline.com FTP State lawmakers are involved in another attempt to display the Ten Commandments in public buildings. ... more Religion in the Twin Tiers 3 May 08, 23:43 ET •Moreland Presbyterian Church, Beaver Dams-Moreland Road: Pastor Ann Campbell will give the sermon at the 9:30 am Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Sunday ... more Religion Calendar 3 May 08, 22:39 ET By Sandy Gerety WHAT: Calvary Church's annual fundraising sale featuring clothes, household items, sports equipment, jewelry, camping, tools and toys. ... more US religious rights panel wants Pakistan, Vietnam blacklisted 3 May 08, 19:02 ET WASHINGTON: A United States religious freedom watchdog on Friday asked the State Department to include Pakistan, Vietnam and Turkmenistan in its global ... more Tax deniers' crusade 'becomes a religion' 3 May 08, 18:38 ET Wealthy CEO Robert Beale might not fit the profile of a tax evader -- except for an unshakable faith in his own convictions. By JON TEVLIN, Star Tribune ... more Journalists need to hear ‘music’ of religion 3 May 08, 17:27 ET Most editors and reporters would panic, or call their lawyers, if news executives asked religious questions during job interviews. Yet it’s hard to probe the contents of a journalist’s head without asking big questions. more Our future is doomed if we abolish religious education 3 May 08, 17:18 ET MUSAAZI Namiti’s argument in last Thursday’s New Vision, that religion does not breed morality may sound logical, but offers no way forward. ... more Religion Briefs 3 May 08, 17:18 ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Struggling to confront a worsening homicide rate, the mayor invited pastors and citizens to don burlap sacks and ashes in a sign of ... more UN investigates reports about any Afghan explosion near religious site 3 May 08, 17:10 ET KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations on Saturday was investigating reports that a controlled explosion of old ordnance has caused more damage to one of ... more US Congressional panel targets Pak for violating religious freedom 3 May 08, 16:48 ET Online WASHINGTON: A US Congressional panel has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to include Pakistan, along with ten other nations, in her department’s list of ’’countries of particular concern’’ (CPCs) for violation of religious freedom. more Religious Briefs 3 May 08, 16:21 ET CHICO — A Bagel Brunch, hosted by the Congregational Beth Israel, will be held Sunday at the church on 14th Street and Hemlock. ... more Dasavatharam in a religious tangle 3 May 08, 16:15 ET Dasavatharam directed by KS Ravikumar with Kamal in ten different getups is ready for release soon. The audio release of the film was conducted amidst much ... more More Countries Are Named For Violation Of Religious Freedom 3 May 08, 13:45 ET By Kent Klein, VOA, Washington A US advisory panel is asking the State Department to expand its list of governments that it says routinely violate people's ... more Robert Seltzer: Religious rebukes should not become modern public ... 3 May 08, 13:39 ET Old enough to wake up early, I was too young to stay up late. So I missed out on TV shows I yearned to watch — “Gunsmoke,” “Have Gun Will Travel,” “Wanted: ... more Religion Journal Among Orthodox Jews, More Openness on Sexuality 3 May 08, 13:39 ET By DEBRA NUSSBAUM COHEN Shortly before Toby Goldfisher Kaplowitz married two years ago, she went to a kallah teacher — a woman who prepares Orthodox Jewish ... more US Congressional panel targets Pak for violating religious freedom - Online 3 May 08, 12:31 ET WASHINGTON: A US Congressional panel has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to include Pakistan, along with ten other nations, in her department’s ... more US Commission submits report on religious discrimination in Vietnam 3 May 08, 12:29 ET The US Commission on International Religious Freedoms, a religious freedom watchdog group appointed by the US Congress and the President, found increased ... more Evangelical Manifesto Calls For Reassessment Of Religion As Politics 3 May 08, 12:25 ET Wheaton, IL-- (AHN) With the line between religion and politics being blurred, a group of evangelists are set to release an Evangelical Manifesto on ... more Religion Briefs: May 3, 2008 3 May 08, 12:22 ET A presentation of “Christ in the Passover” by the Jews For Jesus organization will be presented at 9:45 am Sunday at Faith Community Church, 1670 Market St. ... more On Religion and Politics: Obama v. Wright - About 3 May 08, 12:04 ET In the Democratic campaign for the nomination, the ongong saga of Sen. Barack Obama and his minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright continued to play itself out ... more How does the religious right control US media, government policies? 3 May 08, 11:17 ET John Gorenfeld’s book Bad Moon Rising examines power of one America’s most influential policy shapers. CALIFORNIA – On March 23, 2004, Reverend Sun Myung ... more How does religious right control US media, government policies? 3 May 08, 11:05 ET John Gorenfeld’s book Bad Moon Rising examines power of one America’s most influential policy shapers. CALIFORNIA – On March 23, 2004, Reverend Sun Myung ... more 5 books about religion 3 May 08, 10:53 ET AP ''I was sent a letter not long ago,'' writes Jeevan, ''by someone who demanded I take God out of the title of my book because it would put off too many ... more Religion: A quiver full of contraception 3 May 08, 10:13 ET For most of the five centuries since the Protestant Reformation, the Protestant churches and the Church of Rome have agreed on the issue of contraception. ... more A Clinton Religion Aide Is Careful Not to Preach 3 May 08, 10:12 ET By JOHN M. BRODER DUNN, NC — For Burns Strider, this was something close to heaven on earth. The smoke from the roasting pig was wafting over him, ... more Religious and Spirituality : Man's Faith Prevents Removal of 15 ... 3 May 08, 10:04 ET (SkyNewswire.com)-- Some religions don't believe in or support certain aspects of medicine. Jose Maestre is one man who has been unable to receive ... more Big step from the church to the hothouse - Ministers of religion ... 3 May 08, 10:01 ET By LUKE SCOTT TWO ministers of religion who know nothing about agriculture decide to set up a giant hydroponic capsicum farm ... It sounds like it could be ... more Op-Ed: Why Atheists Should Start Their Own Religion-Free Churches 3 May 08, 09:41 ET Is it an oxymoron for atheists to start their own churches? Even God-less ones? As more North Americans continue to move away from religion, ... more Religion Calendar: 05/03/2008 3 May 08, 09:40 ET Religion Calendar is published weekly by the Traverse City Record-Eagle. Information may be mailed to Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685; fax to 946-8632; e-mail gmurray@record-eagle.com . Items should be sent at least two weeks in advance. more Religion Calendar: Saturday, May 03, 2008 3 May 08, 09:11 ET For more information or to register, call the number or use the e-mail or Web address given. Items must be received at least 10 days before publication. ... more Religion briefs: Saturday, May 03, 2008 3 May 08, 09:10 ET A fundraising silent auction and dinner will be held from 6 to 8 pm Friday at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 123 SW 25. Proceeds from the event will ... more Religious leaders to discuss cancer 3 May 08, 08:46 ET “Mere Mortals Facing Cancer” will be discussed by Bishop R. Sheldon Duecker, retired from United Methodist Church; the Rev. Richard Frazier, pastor emeritus ... more Localism Divides Religious Groups 3 May 08, 08:26 ET By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/5/2008 The FCC's proposals for increasing public interest reporting requirements and other steps to promote ... more Religious commission urges US to put Vietnam on list of oppressors 3 May 08, 07:55 ET Washington, May 3 (DPA) An independent US group that monitors religious freedom around the world has urged the US government to put Vietnam back on its list ... more Controversy over religion, schools is not new 3 May 08, 07:04 ET Earlier this month, parents of a California public school student complained and subsequently filed a federal lawsuit alleging their son's teacher ... more New 25th Infantry leader riles religious-rights group 3 May 08, 06:31 ET By John Milburn AP TOPEKA, Kan. » The founder of a foundation that has sued the military, alleging widespread violations of religious freedom, ... more Calif. man accused of investment scam targeting Christians 3 May 08, 06:07 ET AP - Federal authorities arrested a man accused of running an investment scheme that netted more than $25 million by targeting Christian investors nationwide. more Portsmouth area religious services 3 May 08, 06:01 ET n THE SALVATION ARMY, a nondenominational church at 15 Middle St., conducts weekly worship services. Join them for fellowship and practical Christian ... more THIS WEEK IN RELIGION HISTORY 3 May 08, 06:00 ET In 1038, St. Gothard, bishop of Bavaria, died. St. Gothard Pass in the Swiss Alps derives its name from the chapel built there to honour him. ... more North Shore Religion Calendar 3 May 08, 05:55 ET Spring Rummage Sale, Bag Day, 9 am to 5 pm, First Baptist Church in Beverly, 221 Cabot St. 978-922-3295. North Shore Israel at 60 Committee Celebration, ... more North Shore religion news in brief 3 May 08, 05:55 ET "Our Father Abraham ... Jewish/Christian Relations," a Sunday Forum, will be held Sunday, May 4, at 11 am in the Emerson Center Fellowship Hall on East ... more Tibetan religious heads congregate in Dharamsala 3 May 08, 05:35 ET By Phurbu Thinley Dharamsala, May 3: Tibetan religious heads, including that of ancient Bon religious tradition, have congregated here for a two-day ... more Religion digest 3 May 08, 05:05 ET Submissions to Religion Digest must be received by the Wednesday before publication. Items can be e-mailed to the editor, Forrest Orser, ... more Science and religion 3 May 08, 04:48 ET Dowd, once a United Church of Christ pastor, now travels full time with his wife, making impassioned presentations about how to bring science and religion ... more Laina Farhat-Holzman: The marriage of state and religion damages both 3 May 08, 04:47 ET After several hundred years of religious wars, founding fathers of the United States made a decision that the state must not promote a state religion. ... more • RELIGION EVENTS - The Plain Dealer 3 May 08, 04:47 ET Details: Singer-songwriter and artist in residence Sam Glaser will perform a concert, "The Soul of Israel at 60: An Intergenerational Performance," for Yom ... more Citizen writers nominated for awards in religion coverage 3 May 08, 04:43 ET Two Citizen writers have been named finalists for prestigious awards honouring journalistic coverage of religion. Senior writer Robert Sibley is nominated ... more Religion calendar TODAY 3 May 08, 04:30 ET SUMMER MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER hosted by Holy Disciples and Our Lady of Good Council Church, Old Country Buffet in the South Hill Mall from 8-11 am; ... more Religion: Calendar 3 May 08, 03:57 ET By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact) MUSIC, ART AND ENTERTAINMENT Winfield United Methodist Church, 20100 Cantrell Road, will have Neil Curry, ... more Religion scholarship has ancient roots 3 May 08, 03:39 ET By LARRY MITCHELL - Staff Writer Professor Jed Wyrick speaks about "When Men Become Gods" at a recent Chico State University religious studies lecture. ... more • IN THEORY: Thoughts on religious exemption 3 May 08, 03:31 ET A coalition including Roman Catholics and Protestants are reportedly urging parents of students in Quebec primary and high schools to demand their children ... more Religion Briefs: Series will explore 'Talmudic Ethics' 3 May 08, 03:13 ET Nashville joins a worldwide release of "Talmudic Ethics," a series about the Talmud presented by the Jewish Learning Institute, beginning May 14. ... more Mega and mini churches dominate religious landscape 3 May 08, 03:13 ET By BOB SMIETANA • Staff Writer • May 3, 2008 It was standing room only at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Thompson's Station last Sunday morning, ... more Scanning Religion 3 May 08, 03:12 ET Religion events listings. more Attacks on Valley religious sites assailed 3 May 08, 03:10 ET By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer PANORAMA CITY - The first Molotov cocktail exploded at a West Hills Jewish community center. A second lit up the door of ... more Religion briefs- May 3, 2008. 3 May 08, 03:09 ET "The Book of Ruth," a one-woman dramatization, will be presented at 9:30 am Sunday at Christian Church of the Hills. Karen Westcott will step into the role ... more Religion & Ethics calendar 3 May 08, 03:06 ET Centering prayer workshop; learn modern meditative prayer practice; 9:30 am-3:30 pm; Trinity Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave., Sacramento; (916) 368-1568. ... more Politics and religion must be considered in free society 3 May 08, 03:05 ET Unless some big controversy arises, local, state and national elections tend to inspire a big yawn. Yet, those elections may affect our lives more directly. ... more Religion calendar- May 3, 2008 3 May 08, 03:05 ET Religion calendar for May 3, 2008. more Religion briefly 3 May 08, 02:58 ET "A Tale of the Kingdom," an allegory based on a trilogy of children's books by David and Karen Maines called "Tales of the Kingdom" and "Tales of the ... more Blacklist Pak, Vietnam: US religious rights panel 3 May 08, 02:44 ET Washington, May 3: A US religious freedom watchdog has asked the State Department to include Vietnam, Pakistan and Turkmenistan in its global blacklist of ... more Religion news and events 3 May 08, 02:26 ET ORMOND BEACH -- The Jewish Federation of Volusia/Flagler Counties will have their annual Holocaust memorial observance on Wednesday at Temple Beth-El. This ... more USU religious studies in high demand 3 May 08, 02:23 ET By Carrie A. Moore Some have long viewed religious studies in Utah either as the purview of Latter-day Saint scholars at Brigham Young University or as a ... more The Religion Bulletin 3 May 08, 02:16 ET Items for the Bulletin must be received in writing at least one week before the Saturday the announcement is to appear. Mail the information to Religion ... more Religion & Politics 3 May 08, 02:15 ET By Becky Russell File photo | AP After weeks of chatter about the controversial remarks of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, presidential hopeful Barack Obama ... more Opening up to religion 3 May 08, 02:08 ET By MICHAEL MILLER A Leath Furniture decal from the address' most recent occupant. A rusted Brewers Distributing thermometer attached to a brick near the ... more Religion Briefs Birmingham mayor organizes 'sackcloth and ashes ... 3 May 08, 01:47 ET AP BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Struggling to confront a worsening homicide rate, the mayor invited pastors and residents to put on burlap sacks and ashes in a sign ... more Religious Persecution 3 May 08, 01:39 ET Religious persecution has laced throughout American history from its beginnings — Salem, Quakers, Anglicans, Baptists, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jews, ... more McHenry County religion notes 3 May 08, 01:32 ET On Sunday, McHenry County Jewish Congregation's Religious School will host a Yom Ha-atzmaut program in recognition of Israel's 60th birthday from 9 a.m. to noon. more Religion briefs of week of May 3 3 May 08, 01:30 ET - Rabbi Elisheva Salamo and Congregation Gan HaLev celebrate a morning Shabbat service at 10 am in Fairfax in commemoration of Yom HaShoah, ... more LOCAL RELIGION DIGEST: West Reading church to honor police officers 3 May 08, 01:16 ET Lighthouse Christian Center to hold Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Mission conference to be held in West Reading. Class on forgiveness planned in Temple. ... more Religion in brief | Believer's Fellowship to hold seminar 3 May 08, 01:10 ET BY JANICE RAINEY “Hearing the Voice of God Seminar” with Prophet Brent Pedro will be held at 10 am and 1 and 7 pm today at Believer’s Fellowship Family ... more Religion News 3 May 08, 01:09 ET The preschool/kindergarten choir and the children’s choir of Athens Christian Church, 1411 E. Illinois 29, will present their spring program at 6 pm Sunday. ... more Religion in brief for May 3 3 May 08, 01:08 ET by Erin Wisdom The Rev. George Ssebadduka celebrated the 30th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood with a dinner held April 28 at St. Patrick ... more Religion Bulletins for May 3, 2008 3 May 08, 01:08 ET STAR OF BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH: 1204 St. Joseph St. Louisiana Area Women in Ministry seminar on grief counseling for ministers and lay ministers 9:30 am ... more Religion roundup 3 May 08, 00:55 ET BIRMINGHAM, AL - Struggling to confront a worsening homicide rate, the mayor of Birmingham invited pastors and citizens to don burlap sacks and ashes in a ... more Religion notes 3 May 08, 00:22 ET ASHEVILLE — Sunrise Baptist Church, 419 Deaverview Road, will hold its 60th annual homecoming at 10:45 am Sunday. The speaker will be Chris Roberts, ... more Religion Calendar - The Oregonian 3 May 08, 00:21 ET "Healing Stories: The Metaphor of Light": Author Jane Kirkpatrick speaks of the power of story to heal and transform at the annual Grace Healing Ministry's ... more SU professor writes on religion, media, science - The Post-Standard 3 May 08, 00:20 ET In the first chapter of "Implausible Beliefs in the Bible, Astrology and UFOs," Syracuse University professor Allan Mazur asks, "Why are we so gullible? ... more Religion briefs 3 May 08, 00:20 ET CANTON The St. Paul's Music Gifts Orchestra will perform at 10:30 am Sunday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 425 Cleveland Ave. SW. ... more Religion briefs for May 4 3 May 08, 00:15 ET With the recent publication of books and articles touting the power of the Law of Attraction, many have come to believe that by just thinking a good thought ... more Religion briefs for week of May 3 3 May 08, 00:14 ET Carwash: Support ARC. St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, 350 NW California Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 8 am-noon, May 3. Sanctuary Celebration: Calvary Chapel ... more Religion notes - The Republican 3 May 08, 00:06 ET SPRINGFIELD - St. Michael's Cathedral on State Street will be the site for the annual multicultural Mass tomorrow at 4 pm Sponsored by the Catholic ... more

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