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Central Fla. Religious Leaders Offer Perspectives On Getting Into ... 5 May 08, 23:57 ET ORLANDO, Fla. -- Central Florida religious leaders from the Muslim and Catholic faiths offered perspectives on how a person can get into Heaven in the first ... more Central Fla. Religious Leaders Offer Perspectives On Getting Into Heaven 5 May 08, 23:42 ET ONLY ON 6: How do you get into heaven? Some local religious leaders offer their thoughts in a special report. more Religion will prove a real traffic stopper 5 May 08, 21:37 ET World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08) organisers have appealed for patience from Sydneysiders in relation to road closures and long delays during the weeklong event, ... more 3 religious leaders make 'Time 100' 5 May 08, 21:29 ET By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service Religious leaders Bartholomew I, the Dalai Lama and the Rev. Richard Cizik are named in this year's "Time 100" ... more Which religion has the best mobile phone? 5 May 08, 21:16 ET The Ilkone I-800 mobile phone from Ilkone Asia plays its own call to prayer and other features for Muslim users. (Photo courtesy of Ilkone Asia. ... more Turkish Alevis fight back against religion lessons 5 May 08, 21:06 ET Dancing to express their piety, the young women and men in a solemn circle are part of a Turkish religious community whose members say they are fighting assimilation by the government. more Is Liberal Catholicism Dead? 5 May 08, 20:05 ET Time.com - Pope Benedict's visit may have pulled the plug on a movement that helped define the faith here for almost a half-century more BAD RELIGION: 'New Maps Of Hell' Reissue To Include Bonus Material ... 5 May 08, 19:57 ET The revered punk band BAD RELIGION is set to reissue last year's acclaimed "New Maps of Hell" with expanded features and bonus material on July 8. ... more Cruelty under the guise of religion 5 May 08, 19:20 ET The decision by three rabbinic judges at the Supreme Rabbinic Court in Jerusalem, headed by Rabbi Avraham Sherman, to annul conversions conducted since 1999 ... more In Hoosier State, Age And Religion Play A Role 5 May 08, 19:19 ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Though Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have been in a tight, back-and-forth battle in their race for the Democratic presidential nomination, not every voting bloc has been evenly split when making a decision between the candidates. more Republican evangelical support has peaked: analyst 5 May 08, 18:55 ET Reuters - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain will almost certainly garner less of the evangelical vote in November than the almost 80 percent that President George W. Bush took in 2004, a former top Bush aide said on Monday. more Ontario Panel Accused of Attacking Religious Rights 5 May 08, 18:41 ET TORONTO, MAY 5, 2008 (Zenit.org).- A Canadian commission has "brazenly attacked" the rights of some in an attempt to protect the rights of others, ... more Religious superiors confer on AIDS treatment 5 May 08, 18:17 ET Rome, May. 5, 2008 (CWNews.com) - AIDS treatment was the top item on the agenda this past weekend for a meeting of religious superiors in Rome, ... more Filipino prelate decries cross-dressing in religious festivals 5 May 08, 18:16 ET Manila, May. 5, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales of Manila has denounced the practice of allowing homosexuals to play the roles of ... more FM receives Pakistani religious leaders 5 May 08, 17:50 ET A number of Pakistani religious leaders discussed issues of mutual interest with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday. In the meeting, Mottaki, ... more USCIRF religious freedom panel urges Rice to take action 5 May 08, 17:25 ET WASHINGTON (BP)--A bipartisan United States commission has called for designation of the same 11 countries that it recommended last year as the world's ... more Discussion on Religion, Homosexuality, Therapy Canceled Amid Protest 5 May 08, 16:46 ET What was intended to be an academic symposium, or a "balanced" discussion, on religion, homosexuality and therapy has been canceled amid a wave of criticism from gay activists who painted the event as anything ... more Judge orders Ga. Tech gay 'Safe Space' program to drop religious ... 5 May 08, 16:29 ET By RYAN LEE, Southern Voice | May 5, 5:07 PM A gay student group at Georgia Tech, known as Safe Space and funded by student activity fees, cannot include ... more Reality Religion Basis of Award Winning Author's Latest Book on ... 5 May 08, 15:43 ET Warrington, PA (PRWEB) May 5, 2008 -- As our world continues to grow and change with advances in technology and new forms of entertainment, it seems that ... more Unintentional Promotion Of Religion In One High School May Lead To ... 5 May 08, 15:40 ET One school in North Dallas area under religious scrutiny by some Jewish residents as students felt pressured and teased over a table handing out free copies ... more Religious leader responds with challenge to debate, again 5 May 08, 15:33 ET Author and evolutionist Richard Dawkins has compared Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a leading voice for the belief system that relies on an intelligent designer and ... more George Bush and the Religious Reich 5 May 08, 15:25 ET George Bush and the Religious Reich. Once upon a time, Yeah!, like this was a fairy tale. The devastation that George W. Bush, Dick B. Cheney, The Military ... more The Inexorable Radiation of Waaqeffannaa, the Oromo Religion 5 May 08, 15:20 ET A while back, an Oromo friend forwarded to me an excellent paper, a theological rather than historical analysis of Waaqeffannaa, the genuine Oromo religion. ... more Catholics have become key Clinton base: analyst 5 May 08, 15:12 ET Reuters - White Roman Catholics have become a key base for Sen. Hillary Clinton in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination and one she needs to win by huge margin, a conference on faith and politics heard on Monday. more True Religion Opens New Store at 5 May 08, 14:34 ET True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRLG) today announced the opening of a new branded retail store in Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in Arlington, ... more Faith and Religion 5 May 08, 14:33 ET Congregation Agudas Achim-Ezrath Israel, 245 Bryant St., Malden, will host a Sisterhood Pre-Donor meeting at 7:30 pm on Monday, May 5 Gail Rotman will ... more True Religion Apparel Opens New Store At Fashion Centre In ... 5 May 08, 14:30 ET 5/5/2008 2:22:38 PM Monday, True Religion Apparel Inc. (TRLG) revealed that it has opened a new branded retail store at Fashion Centre in Arlington, ... more True Religion Opens New Store at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in Arlington, VA 5 May 08, 14:27 ET True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRLG) today announced the opening of a new branded retail store in Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. Located at 1100 S. Hayes Street, the 1,695 square-foot branded store will offer shoppers the entire True Religion branded collection for men, women and kids, including its signature denim styles, its expanding sportswear line including ... more E.U. Urges Religious Leaders to Boost Climate Change Fight 5 May 08, 14:24 ET European Union officials urged Europe’s religious leaders on Monday to be more active in the fight against climate ... more True Religion Opens New Store at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City ... 5 May 08, 14:13 ET VERNON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRLG) today announced the opening of a new branded retail store in Fashion Centre at ... more Sambo says religion is vital to security 5 May 08, 13:48 ET By Super Admin Governor Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State has said that religion is vital to the security of the state. He made the remark in Kaura at the ... more Religion needed to help in healing, says European parliament head 5 May 08, 13:07 ET Brussels (ENI). The president of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, says that in parts of Europe, such as the western Balkans, where internecine ... more Religion and the Parties 5 May 08, 12:38 ET Mike Gerson and Bill Galston just gave the first presentations here at the Pew Forum's biannual conference on religion and public life. ... more EU top meets religious leaders and urges to do more to fight ... 5 May 08, 12:20 ET BRUSSELS (EJP)---Twenty high-level representatives of Christianity, Judaism and Islam in Europe met on Monday at the European Commission headquarters in ... more Restrictions dropped on religious art 5 May 08, 12:10 ET MADISON — The Tomah Area School District agreed Thursday to drop restrictions against the use of religious symbols in student artwork to settle a First Amendment lawsuit brought last month in federal court on behalf of a high school student. more The Global Warming Religion: A EU Press Release 5 May 08, 10:30 ET “an informal dialogue took place on 5 May in the headquarters of the European Commission, bringing together around twenty high-level representatives of ... more Tunisia strives for religious tolerance 5 May 08, 10:16 ET By Mourad Sellami TUNIS — In Tunisia, synagogues and churches stand side by side with mosques. Jewish and Christian minorities freely practice their ... more religious leaders to fight climate change 5 May 08, 10:09 ET 5 May, 2008, 1907 hrs IST, AP BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU officials urged Europe's Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders on Monday to increase awareness of climate ... more Asian art blends the religious with the creative 5 May 08, 10:08 ET An exhibit at the Crow Collection of Asian Art (2010 Flora Street, in the Dallas Arts District) demonstrates a "commingling of religious and aesthetic ... more EU urges religious leaders to fight climate change 5 May 08, 10:01 ET BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU officials urged Europe's Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders on Monday to increase awareness of climate change among their ... more Religious, academic bodies lock horns 5 May 08, 09:43 ET The Catholic Church of Nigeria and the National Universities Commission are disputing the legal and academic status of seminaries and institutions ... more True Religion to Report First Quarter 5 May 08, 09:34 ET True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRLG) today announced that the company will release its first quarter financial results after the market closes on ... more US: China-Dalai Lama talks should address Tibetan grievances 5 May 08, 09:32 ET The White House said Monday that renewed talks between China's government and representatives of the Dalai Lama should take up Tibetan complaints about freedom of religion and cultural values. more Uganda: Scrap Religious Studies From Curriculum 5 May 08, 09:26 ET I read with concern an article in The New Vision of April 29, where the lands commission boss, Mayanja Nkangi, was lamenting over a Cabinet proposal to have ... more Uganda: Religion Must Remain On School Curriculum 5 May 08, 08:49 ET THE Government has proposed to remove religious studies from the school curriculum for what they say are "strategic and ideological" reasons (The New Vision, Monday, April 28, 2008). Although we are entirely relying on the short article to react to this proposal, it is sufficient ground to deal with it from the outset. more EU urges religious leaders to do more to fight climate change 5 May 08, 08:39 ET AP BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU officials urged Europe's Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders on Monday to increase awareness of climate change among their ... more True Religion to report Q1 results on May 8 5 May 08, 08:37 ET True Religion Apparel Inc announced that the company will release its first quarter financial results after the market closes on Thursday, May 8, 2008. ... more Uganda: Racists, Religious Fanatics Are Idiots, Says Museveni 5 May 08, 08:35 ET President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday spoke angrily on the rising racial segregation and religious fundamentalism in the world, calling the extremists "idiots" who must be shunned. more Let's leave religion out of candidate assessment 5 May 08, 08:09 ET Must we debate theologies as a way to choose our president? Whatever your beliefs, our Constitution requires that no laws be made respecting religion. ... more True Religion to Report First Quarter Results on May 8, 2008 5 May 08, 08:00 ET VERNON, Calif.----True Religion Apparel, Inc. today announced that the company will release its first quarter financial results after the market closes on Thursday, May 8, 2008. True Religion management also will host a conference call that afternoon at 4:30 p.m. more JAMRY SURY REAPPOINTED PERAK ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DEPT DIRECTOR 5 May 08, 07:58 ET IPOH, May 5 (Bernama) -- Datuk Jamry Sury, whose immediate transfer out last week was ordered by the Perak Menteri Besar, has been reinstated as the State Islamic Religious Affairs Department (Jaip) director. more Philippine bishop says gays in religious festivals ‘horrendous’ 5 May 08, 07:22 ET MANILA - A senior Catholic bishop in the Philippines warned Monday that parishes allowing the "horrendous" practice of having homosexuals dress up as female saints in religious festivals would be prohibited from holding masses. more Bob Menamin: Only religious test for pols should be 'golden rule' 5 May 08, 07:10 ET Dear Editor: The religious genie is out of the bottle -- the spectacle of the pope's visit and empty rhetoric of an apology regarding a long history of ... more SUTTUR SEER INAUGURATES ALL RELIGION MEET IN CITY 5 May 08, 07:00 ET Mysore, May 5 (BRS)- National-level awards were presented to achievers in various fields on the occasion of celebrating the birth anniversary of Bhagavan ... more Philippine bishop says gays in religious festivals 'horrendous' 5 May 08, 06:25 ET Manila - A senior Catholic bishop in the Philippines warned Monday that parishes allowing the "horrendous" practice of having homosexuals dress up as female ... more Philippine bishop says gays in religious festivals "horrendous" 5 May 08, 06:20 ET Manila - A senior Catholic bishop in the Philippines warned Monday that parishes allowing the 'horrendous' practice of having homosexuals dress up as female ... more US urged to put Vietnam back on religion blacklist 5 May 08, 04:58 ET A US religious freedom watchdog group urged the United States on Friday to put Vietnam back on a religious rights blacklist, two years after the communist ... more States divided on approach to polygamous sect 5 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - It was a showdown, of sorts, over how far states should go to keep tabs on the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, the group known to endorse multiple wives for men and motherhood for underage girls. more Erdoğan: AKP not only for the religious 5 May 08, 03:10 ET “The AKP is not a party only for religiously observant people – we are the party of the average Turk,” said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during an ... more In Hoosier state, age and religion play a role 5 May 08, 03:09 ET By Chris Herring, Daily Staff Reporter on 5/5/08 SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Though Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have been in a tight, ... more US report raps state control over religion in Turkey 5 May 08, 03:07 ET A US religious freedom watchdog group has displayed a critical approach towards understanding secularism in Turkey while taking note of significant ... more Is Liberal Catholicism Dead? 5 May 08, 02:05 ET Time.com - Pope Benedict's visit may have pulled the plug on a movement that helped define the faith here for almost a half-century more Forum to explore energy, religion 5 May 08, 01:46 ET Panelists from four different religions and cultures will explore the current connection between religion and America’s energy policy as part of a public forum on Sunday, March 30. more Religious Notes 5 May 08, 01:45 ET ACTON — A Community Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 9 am to 2 pm at the West Acton Baptist Church, 592 Massachusetts Ave., Acton. ... more New network for law and religion experts 5 May 08, 01:42 ET The department, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, claims that the study of law and religion has blossomed in the UK over the last 20 years. ... more True Religion satisfies Nasdaq requirements for continued listing 5 May 08, 01:37 ET True Religion Apparel Inc announced that it received a letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel confirming that the Company has evidenced ... more Politics, religion a bad mix 5 May 08, 01:26 ET By MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS Either we need to elect an atheist as president, or we need to push the preachers and piety out of politics. ... more The resilient Religious Right 5 May 08, 00:16 ET With the deaths of prominent evangelical pastors Jerry Falwell and D. more Kazakh government throws weight behind religion law 5 May 08, 00:11 ET Kazakhstan (MNN) ― There's growing concern among Christians over the state-backed religion law in Kazakhstan. The legislation was approved for further ... more

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