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Group prepares for battle against stifled religious expression at ... 7 May 08, 23:56 ET By Chelsea Schilling Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization, is on a mission to ensure student prayer and religious ... more Explore religious and medical ethics 7 May 08, 23:50 ET The Conejo Jewish Academy will host a two-part lecture series on science, Intelligent Design, religion and Jewish medical ethics at 8 pm Mon., ... more Religious enclave of Binghampton recalled 7 May 08, 23:23 ET By Delane Cleveland, Fox 11 News Another community that was swallowed up as Tucson grew was the religious enclave of Binghampton. ... more My take of Religion 7 May 08, 22:56 ET I'm from Jamaica which is a country where many people have died for being homosexual. This is also a country where nothing is open on a Sunday because ... more Religious group says Shippensburg U. violates its rights - The Patriot-News 7 May 08, 22:16 ET by JOHN BEAUGE, Of The Patriot-News A campus religious group claims Shippensburg University is violating its right to free speech by threatening its student ... more Fighting the good fight for religious freedom in the military 7 May 08, 21:07 ET He is the Air Force Academy honors graduate, boxer, Air Force officer, lawyer, Nixon staff person and bundle of energy who is devoting himself and his own ... more Homage paid to Nirmala Deshpande at all-religion prayer 7 May 08, 21:04 ET PTI NEW DELHI: Dignitaries, friends and family members of noted Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande, who passed away last week, paid homage to her at an all-religion ... more Obama expands religious support 7 May 08, 20:41 ET It’sa campaign in which pastors cause controversy and Democrats compete for religious votes. The latest exit polls from North Carolina and Indiana’s ... more Religious Contempt Among Americans May Foreshadow Actions Overseas 7 May 08, 20:31 ET By Dan Ivers The very words “radical fundamentalism” undoubtedly produce many similar thoughts and images in the minds of the average American. ... more Catholic League: Obama Should Purge Anti-Religious Bigots 7 May 08, 20:13 ET “Obama is not responsible for Pollitt’s bigotry and he does not need to renounce her. But what he must do is start the purge—he must rid his ranks of those ... more Religious Icon crosses the paths of Dandenong’s youth 7 May 08, 20:12 ET By Shaun Inguanzo Above: From left, Callum, Tess, Yasmin, Jennifer, Ruari, and behind, Marissa and Adrian, carry the World Youth Day Cross at St John’s ... more Women's : Religious Jewelry: A Memorable Gift 7 May 08, 19:05 ET The wearing of religious jewelry is steeped in many faiths. Christian jewelry often takes the form of a cross that is worn by the Christian as an outward ... more Bible Park USA could draw tourists, religious travel expert says 7 May 08, 19:05 ET By TURNER HUTCHENS A religious tourism expert and advocate believes the proposed Bible Park USA could be part of the expanding faith-based travel market. ... more Lebanon's religious pluralism figures to deny firm foothold for Al ... - Daily Star 7 May 08, 18:27 ET By Inter Press Service BEIRUT: Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, declared in an audiotape released on April 21 that Lebanon would be a pivotal ... more Evangelical leaders say their faith is too politicized 7 May 08, 18:06 ET AP - Prominent evangelicals urged Christian conservatives Wednesday to support "an expansion of our concerns beyond single-issue politics," angering some leaders on the religious right who have been closely allied with the Republican Party. more Journalists need to hear ‘music’ of religion 7 May 08, 17:22 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 Religion Calendar 7 May 08, 17:09 ET The Wilson Family of Shelbyville, Tenn., southern gospel group; 7 pm Saturday; Abundant Life Fellowship, 51980 Portage Road, South Bend. ... more The Religious Right 7 May 08, 16:49 ET Larison questions Damon Linker's thesis that the religious right has been bad for the United States. But Larison's abhorrence of the liberal achievement in ... more McCain Gets Religion 7 May 08, 16:09 ET Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain spoke about an issue near and dear to the Jewish community (Orthodox or not) today as well as one that is of ... more Obama Holds On to His Jewish Supporters 7 May 08, 15:51 ET U.S. News & World Report - Democrat Barack Obama currently does better among Jewish voters than presumed Republican nominee John McCain, according to a Gallup Poll released today. He continued to trail opponent Hillary Clinton slightly among Jewish Democrats interviewed in April. But this looks to be good news for Obama, who has battled persistent and false Internet rumors that he is Muslim. And he appears to have maintained his Jewish support after breaking last month with his former pastor, the Rev. ... more 'Evangelical Manifesto' Aims to Depoliticize Religion 7 May 08, 15:02 ET Would you like to receive information from your local NPR member station? (see NPR's privacy policy) May we contact you with information about NPR ... more McCain to focus on religious freedom 7 May 08, 14:49 ET PRESUMPTIVE Republican Party presidential nominee John McCain vowed in a speech today to make freedom of religion a key foreign policy issue if he is elected to the White House in November. more Religion Column 7 May 08, 14:26 ET Israel will be 60 years old on May 8. That is the day on which we mark Yom Ha-Atzmaut- Israel Independence Day. Israel was born in 1948, and so was I, ... more McCain to make religious freedom a key foreign policy issue 7 May 08, 14:18 ET Presumptive Republican Party nominee presidential John McCain vowed in a speech on Wednesday to make freedom of religion a key foreign policy issue if he is ... more U.S. evangelicals call for step back from politics 7 May 08, 14:09 ET Reuters - A group of U.S. evangelical leaders called on Wednesday for a pullback from party politics so that followers would not become "useful idiots" exploited for partisan gain. more McCain pledges to champion religious freedoms 7 May 08, 13:57 ET Republican John McCain said on Wednesday religious freedom was suffering in China, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere and pledged to champion the right to worship if elected president in a speech aimed at mending fences with conservatives long suspicious of him. more "I Believe" Tag Causes Religious Controversy 7 May 08, 13:39 ET A South Carolina House subcommittee is discussing a bill that would create a new license plate for Christians. It would have a cross with the words "I ... more Panel debates religion and politics 7 May 08, 13:19 ET "It's the government's job to lead and ensure the daily reading at the legislature reflects the diversity of Ontario," Mr.McGuinty added, according to the ... more Critic of US 'religious right' takes on a new worry: Atheists 7 May 08, 13:18 ET New York (ENI). Having addressed the issues of humanity's love of war and the dangers he believes are posed by the "religious right" in the United States, ... more The greatest development in modern religion is not a religion at ... 7 May 08, 13:14 ET by Jonathan Rauch It came to me recently in a blinding vision that I am an apatheist. Well, "blinding vision" may be an overstatement. ... more Iran clerics query president's religious remarks 7 May 08, 13:05 ET By Edmund Blair TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president has alarmed some conservative clerics with remarks suggesting he believed a mystical Shi'ite religious ... more John Ortberg on Religion AND Politics 7 May 08, 13:02 ET Anybody but me notice that this is an election year? I have loved politics since I was a kid; one of my first and favorite books was a little Cold War ... more McCain Vows to Push Religious Freedom 7 May 08, 11:47 ET By Juliet Eilperin ROCHESTER, MI--Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) delved into issues of religious freedom and human rights Wednesday morning, telling a crowd of ... more Chinese printer jailed over religious material 7 May 08, 11:40 ET A Chinese businessman, jailed late last year for printing and distributing Christian literature at no charge to the consumer, was released after ... more Reza Pahlavi and the Question of Religion 7 May 08, 11:26 ET By Reza Bayegan, Paris Reza Pahlavi has by and large been reticent on the issue of religion. He mainly mentions it in order to reiterate his belief in an ... more Obama Claims Religious Victory 7 May 08, 11:18 ET This was just sent to me from Barack Obama's religious outreach team. They are excited about winning an even greater share of the religious vote within ... more USA: race for Democratic candidacy shows new religious side to Party 7 May 08, 11:16 ET The battle between Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama to be the presidential candidate for the US Democratic Party has revealed the way in which religion has ... more John McCain Talks About Religious Freedom At Oakland University 7 May 08, 11:02 ET By JEFF KAROUB AP Writer ROCHESTER, Mich. -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain says there's no more fundamental right to a free society than the ... more John McCain talks about religious freedom at Oakland U. 7 May 08, 10:36 ET Entertainment News from AP AP - May 7, 2008 10:34 AM ET ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain says there's no more ... more Saudi Anthropologist Sa'd Al-Sowayan Advocates Modern ... 7 May 08, 10:12 ET To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1757.htm . Sa'd Al-Sowayan: "Our education institutions are very deficient in various ... more Telegraph titles appoint religion editor 7 May 08, 10:00 ET This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Wednesday May 07 2008. It was last updated at 14:52 on May 07 2008. The curate of St Bride's church in ... more McCain Advocates for Religious Freedom 7 May 08, 09:34 ET John McCain will reach out to social conservatives today, addressing religious freedom, human trafficking and internet child pornography. ... more Religion Briefs: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 7 May 08, 09:28 ET VATICAN CITY — Americans are more likely than Europeans to own and read a Bible, but Poles are most likely to have a basic knowledge of Scripture, ... more Religious displays bill makes progress 7 May 08, 09:05 ET (AP) -- COLUMBIA, SC - A bill allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in South Carolina schools and courthouses with other historical documents is ... more Religious idiots freak out about Motley Crue touring in Sarania ... 7 May 08, 08:29 ET Att: You fu*ks, we don’t need you God’s Love. We love love Jesus instead so buzz off and bug someone else. ir: Regarding letters to the editor on the issue ... more Religious freaks told to get lost as Motley Crue tour hits Sarnia 7 May 08, 08:29 ET Sir: This is for those who are preaching to save our souls concerning Bayfest. Get over it! David Boushy is concerned about tarnishing the "image" of Sarnia ... more Uganda: Religious Studies Can't Be Scrapped From Curriculum 7 May 08, 07:51 ET AFTER the shock of Budo Junior School inferno, many would think that the Government is finding solutions to the problem such as hiring school inspectors to ... more I’m not losing my religion 7 May 08, 07:11 ET A Rastafarian student has been banned from Carlisle clubs and bars because she wears a hat as part of her religion. Aisha Brown, 20, is turned away from ... more China may be signalling change on religion 7 May 08, 07:09 ET The China Philharmonic and the Shanghai Opera chorus will perform Mozart's Requiem and Chinese folk tunes for the pope. While serving to burnish Beijing's ... more Fleet Street vicar to head up Telegraph religion team 7 May 08, 06:54 ET By Dominic Ponsford Curate at the journalists’ church on Fleet Street – St Brides – George Pitcher has been appointed as the new religion editor for the ... more What's happening Thursday: Talk on religion; panel discussion - Kalamazoo Gazette 7 May 08, 05:09 ET "Standing at the Crossroads of Inheritance & Discovery: How to Make Religious Pluralism Work in 21st Century America" is being presented in the Olmsted Room ... more Letters: Keep religion and science at arm's length 7 May 08, 05:09 ET Language evolves to meet needs. "Manufactroversy" is a recently invented term, which means "the art of creating controversy where none exists, ... more RELIGION NOTES 7 May 08, 05:05 ET Grace Lutheran Church and School, 7300 Division St., River Forest, will sponsor a workshop from 9 am to 3 pm May 10 titled "The Church as Sanctuary: ... more religion calendar 7 May 08, 05:02 ET Comedian Will Miller: Christ Community Church will host comedian Dr. Will Miller at 6 pm May 10 as well as the 9 and 11 am Sunday services May 11, ... more Religious School Vouchers: An Obstacle to Education Reform 7 May 08, 04:53 ET By Boston, Rob SUPPORTERS OF EXTENDING tax aid to religious schools through vouchers argue that private institutions do a better job than public schools. ... more Uganda: Religion to Remain On Curriculum - Govt 7 May 08, 03:49 ET RELIGIOUS studies will remain on the primary and secondary schools syllabus, the minister of ethics and integrity said yesterday. James Nsaba Buturo refuted ... more Society, religion and violence 7 May 08, 03:31 ET Nineteenth- and twentieth-century scientists examined aspects of primitive and conservative tribes in Australia, Latin America, and Africa in order to prove ... more Freedom From Religion leader frustrated by Rio 7 May 08, 03:06 ET The co-president of the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation said she has "never been as frustrated by a school district" as she has been with Rio over its policy of allowing a religious group to use its facilities for free.More than a year ago, the foundation started corresponding with the Rio School District, asking it to charge rent to the Child Evangelism Fellowship Group because, ... more Keep religion where it belongs 7 May 08, 03:05 ET Deerfield Beach government has been involved in plenty of divisive battles in recent years, and what is going on now only adds to city hall's dubious lore. ... more Iraqi teacher says religious leaders destroying Islam 7 May 08, 02:50 ET By Haider Ajina Said Yassin Al-Musawi, a Shi’ite religious teacher said: “There is a group which seeks to destroy the religion and sect, ... more Pope to give new meaning to religious 7 May 08, 02:41 ET Pope Benedict XVI will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in ... more Religion Briefs: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 [7 hrs ago] 7 May 08, 01:36 ET AP Video VATICAN CITY — Americans are more likely than Europeans to own and read a Bible, but Poles are most likely to have a basic knowledge of Scripture, ... more Pope to give new meaning to religious text 7 May 08, 01:18 ET SYDNEY -- Pope Benedict XVI will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World ... more Turkish Alevis Fight Back Against Religion Lessons 7 May 08, 00:49 ET By Thomas Grove ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Dancing to express their piety, the young women and men in a solemn circle are part of a Turkish religious community ... more New president may or may not mean more religious restrictions in ... 7 May 08, 00:06 ET Russia (MNN) ― It's been eight years since Russia has had a new president, but today Dmitry Medvedev takes over that position. At the same time, ... more

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