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Religion Briefs • May 8 8 May 08, 23:49 ET Celebrate spring at the Unitarian Universalist Society of River Falls with “A Fresh Start 2008” 10 am to 3 pm, Saturday, May 10. ... more Religion and Freedom 8 May 08, 22:06 ET By Mitt Romney Note: The following are remarks made by Gov. Mitt Romney at the Metropolitan Club in New York City where he accepted the Becket Fund’s ... more A skeptical analysis of the global warming religion - The Star-Ledger 8 May 08, 21:36 ET I have always been skeptical of the religious view of scientific questions. To that end, I greatly admire The Skeptic magazine. ... more May 9, 2008 Religion Digest 8 May 08, 20:50 ET The First Church of God in Christ will honor Bishop W. Charles Green Sr. and his wife Ange this weekend for 51 years of service. The Rev. J. L’Keith Jones, ... more May 9, 2008 Religion Calendar 8 May 08, 20:45 ET Lighthouse Disciples Benefit Car Wash — 1 pm every Friday (weather permitting). All donations go toward the Lighthouse Mission Discipleship Program. ... more Religion and Politics 8 May 08, 20:33 ET Religion achieves its highest social ministry when it has least connection with the secular institutions of society. In past ages, since social reforms were ... more Press Release: Chinese Authorities Raid Religious Gathering ... 8 May 08, 20:15 ET Human Rights in China condemns last week's raid on Chengdu Qiuyu Blessings Church by Chengdu religious affairs authorities who declared the gathering to be ... more True Religion Apparel posts higher profit in Q1; raises FY08 ... 8 May 08, 19:27 ET (RTTNews) - True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG) on Thursday revealed first-quarter financial results, reporting a rise in profit on higher revenues. ... more Correction:True Religion Apparel Q1 earnings rise; lifts FY08 ... 8 May 08, 19:19 ET (RTTNews) - Correction: Corrects the Headline to read “True Religion Apparel Q1 earnings rise; lifts FY08 guidance”. Rest remains the same. ... more Outlook roundup: True Religion, Brooks Automation 8 May 08, 19:05 ET Jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. on Thursday raised its 2008 guidance after the company posted strong first-quarter results that were boosted by a jump in sales. more Ethics and religion 8 May 08, 19:04 ET Calum MacKellar (Letters, 8 May) is quite right to say that Christians should "be able to speak on behalf of non-religious organisations". ... more Religion events in the southwest suburbs 8 May 08, 18:30 ET A spring fashion luncheon will be held at noon Thursday at Lexington House Banquet Facility, 7717 W. 95th St. The Beverly South Christian Women's Club event ... more Religion briefs 8 May 08, 18:26 ET LUVERNE — The Magnolia United Methodist Women will host a salad luncheon today at the American Legion in Luverne. LAKEFIELD — A Mother’s Day dinner will be ... more Religion events in the northwest suburbs 8 May 08, 18:25 ET Faith Lutheran Church will host its eighth annual flower and plant sale from 10 am to 5 pm Friday and 9 am to 4 pm Saturday in front of the church, ... more Defend religious freedom: Jesuit calls on Muslims 8 May 08, 18:16 ET Muslims must defend religious freedom if dialogue between Christianity and Islam is to progress, a German Jesuit expert on Islam has said. ... more True Religion boosts 2008 guidance; shares climb 8 May 08, 17:48 ET Jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. on Thursday raised its 2008 guidance after the company posted strong first-quarter results that were boosted by a jump in sales. more Graven Images: Religion in Comics 8 May 08, 17:44 ET by David Moran, Guest Contributor Faith in comics, much like in politics, is often times a considerably sensitive subject, just as often swept under the rug ... more "Minister Of Marijuana" Says It's His Religion To Use Pot 8 May 08, 17:42 ET PALM BAY, Fla. -- A self-proclaimed "minister of marijuana" says pot is his religion and he has every right to use it. Cops disagree and busted him while ... more True Religion Apparel Q1 earnings fall; lifts FY08 guidance ... 8 May 08, 17:41 ET (RTTNews) - True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG: News, Chart, Quote ) on Thursday announced financial results for the first quarter, posting net income of ... more True Religion 1Q profit soars on surge in sales 8 May 08, 17:37 ET Jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit jumped 35 percent on surging sales in both North America and abroad. more McCain Vows To Make Religious Rights A Priority Of His Presidency 8 May 08, 17:28 ET Senator John McCain says that as president he would make advancing religious liberty a priority in international relations. At a campaign stop in Michigan, ... more Journalists need to hear ‘music’ of religion 8 May 08, 17:25 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 Religious, Civil Leaders Call for "Ecological Conversion" 8 May 08, 17:08 ET BRUSSELS, Belgium, MAY 8, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Church and political leaders have agreed that there is need for an "ecological conversion. ... more Letter: Religious Prejudice 8 May 08, 17:05 ET In response to John Corvino's 'After the dialogue, what?" (BTL, 5/01/2008, Issue 1618), had (Oklahoma State Rep. Sally) Kern used race, skin color or ethnic ... more May 10th Marks Fourth Global Anonymous Protest Against Abusive ... 8 May 08, 16:55 ET This Saturday will be the fourth global protest in a series of monthly protests staged and organized by the internet activist group called Anonymous. ... more 60-year horror in the name of religion 8 May 08, 16:33 ET By Ameen Izzadeen The First Amendment to the United States Constitution calls for the separation of church and state. Seemingly, the crux of the first ... more True Religion Apparel Reports 2008 First Quarter Financial Results 8 May 08, 16:07 ET VERNON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRLG) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. ... more Superintendent saw long odds on religious art lawsuit 8 May 08, 15:45 ET By Steve Rundio Tomah Superintendent Bob Fasbender said there was less than a “50-50 chance” that the school district would prevail in a lawsuit over a ... more The religion of youth...now we have a name for it 8 May 08, 15:14 ET And the name is..."Moralistic Therapeutic Deism." Problem is, I don't think that it is just youth. Smith described the problem facing so many teenagers who ... more Religious Statue Stolen from Filipino Center in Queens 8 May 08, 15:08 ET NEW YORK (AP) -- The NYPD is investigating the theft of a religious statue in Queens. Councilman James Gennaro says the statue of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila ... more Fighting AIDS: Religious Do 26% of Work With 5% of Money 8 May 08, 15:08 ET ROME, MAY 8, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Superiors-general of religious communities are calling for better teamwork among their congregations so as to make their ... more Spanish government weighs changes in religious-freedom law 8 May 08, 15:05 ET Madrid, May. 8, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Spain's governing Socialist Workers' Party plans to change the country's laws on religious freedom, to pursue a more ... more Vietnam: Religious Freedom Denied 8 May 08, 15:04 ET (New York, May 8, 2008) – As Vietnam prepares to host the United Nations Day of Visak next week, one of the most sacred days for Buddhists, the government ... more Reader comments: Advocacy group: Sex abuse would trump FLDS ... 8 May 08, 14:46 ET There are no comments for this story. You can be the first to comment on this story. Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, ... more Court rules against man in bald eagle-religion case 8 May 08, 14:46 ET AP - May 8, 2008 2:45 PM ET CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A federal appeals court in Denver says that a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe who killed a bald eagle ... more Advocacy group: Sex abuse would trump FLDS religious freedoms 8 May 08, 14:34 ET A legal advocacy group has filed a brief in the FLDS case, warning the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals against making "hasty judgments" that could violate parental rights and trample religious freedoms. more 'Religion in the Public Square' - RCCouncil Monthly Meeting 8 May 08, 14:25 ET Religion is everywhere in presidential campaigns, but is rarely portrayed in a positive light. Often tied to extreme positions, faith is used for political ... more Bill Maher Finds Religion 8 May 08, 14:11 ET Comic and political pundit Bill Maher takes the stage at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Saturday night fresh off a controversy involving things he said about the pope ... more The leader of a controversial religious group in New Mexico was ... 8 May 08, 14:06 ET Wayne Bent, 66, referred to by his followers as Michael Travesser, was arrested by state police at his compound near Union County, New Mexico. ... more Ecology explained to women religious 8 May 08, 13:51 ET Sister Judy Schachtel told the Council of Women Religious annual assembly April 25-26 that God gave humans the earth to care for and not to dominate and ... more Marital Rights Vs. Religious Freedom 8 May 08, 13:47 ET When Irfan Aleem found out in 2003 that Farah, his wife of two decades, was filing for divorce in Maryland court, he tried to take matters into his own ... more Jazz owner Larry Miller to skip Sunday game for religious reasons 8 May 08, 13:46 ET SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller says he won't attend Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals because it's being played on a Sunday. ... more True Religion Apparel Inc (TRLG) dumped by Whitebox Advisors Llc 8 May 08, 13:15 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more True Religion Apparel Inc (TRLG) newly added by Ah Lisanti Capital ... 8 May 08, 13:15 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Secular Humanism Is New National Religion 8 May 08, 13:15 ET By Rick Coddington SOCORRO, New Mexico (STPNS) -- If you have been following these last columns, you know I believe America’s fall into the chaos that we ... more Citing religious reasons, Jazz owner Larry Miller to skip Game 4 ... 8 May 08, 13:13 ET AP SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller says he won't attend Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals because it's being played on a Sunday. ... more Religious statue stolen from Filipino center in NYC - Staten Island Advance 8 May 08, 13:08 ET AP VIDEO AP NEW YORK (AP) — The NYPD is investigating the theft of a religious statue in Queens. Councilman James Gennaro says the statue of San Lorenzo ... more Religious statue stolen from Filipino center in NYC 8 May 08, 12:51 ET Councilman James Gennaro says the statue of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, a Filipino Catholic martyr and saint, was found stolen on Tuesday. ... more Religious statue stolen from Filipino 8 May 08, 12:43 ET NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD is investigating the theft of a religious statue in Queens. Councilman James Gennaro says the statue of San Lorenzo Ruiz de ... more British Church says religious trends report 8 May 08, 12:34 ET The Church of England hit back after a Christian think tank claimed active Christians in Britain will be outnumbered by mosque-going Muslims within 30 years ... more Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Program Listings for May 9, 2008 8 May 08, 12:28 ET The organizations and/or individuals who submit materials for distribution by Religion Press Release Services are solely responsible for the facts in and ... more Religion news in brief - The Times-Picayune 8 May 08, 12:21 ET AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two-dozen conservative Christian leaders have signed a letter to the Senate Finance Committee questioning an investigation into ... more Religion news in brief - The Oregonian 8 May 08, 12:20 ET AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two-dozen conservative Christian leaders have signed a letter to the Senate Finance Committee questioning an investigation into ... more Religion news in brief 8 May 08, 12:00 ET AP - Nearly two-dozen conservative Christian leaders have signed a letter to the Senate Finance Committee questioning an investigation into six large ministries that preach a gospel of prosperity. more Religion in the news 8 May 08, 12:00 ET Author Brian McLaren is among the most influential American religious thinkers of the last decade. more Religious freedom ruling hailed in Malaysia 8 May 08, 11:44 ET A religious court in Malaysia has allowed a Muslim convert to leave the Islamic faith, in what is being hailed as a landmark ruling. ... more Police Arrest 3 Religious Group Members In NY 8 May 08, 11:44 ET Mike Hellgren reports those arrested may be connected to an East Baltimore cult that grandmother Seeta Newton believes is behind the disappearance of her ... more Local baseball teams find religion 8 May 08, 11:22 ET By David Dagan Three blindfolded kids scrambled about the field between innings looking for a mock-up Bible. Usually, they're searching for a ringing cell ... more From Anti-Religious to Love of Israel, Chabad Inspires Israelis ... 8 May 08, 11:06 ET Editor’s note: On its 60th anniversary, Israel is greeted by world public opinion with a barrage of hateful recrimination. There’s probably also nothing new ... more Covering China, Religion & Human Rights: Register Now for This ... 8 May 08, 11:01 ET Fierce debates about human rights and religious freedom in China are intensifying as the Beijing Olympics draw near. This seminar will give you advice and ... more British Church says religious trends report ‘misleading’ 8 May 08, 10:02 ET London, May 8 (IANS) The Church of England hit back after a Christian think tank claimed active Christians in Britain will be outnumbered by mosque-going ... more US panel voices concern over lack of religious freedom in 11 countries 8 May 08, 10:01 ET The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a body appointed jointy ly the president and Congress, has identified 11 "countries of particular ... more Court in landmark religious ruling 8 May 08, 09:49 ET A Malaysian Islamic court has allowed a Muslim convert to return to her original faith of Buddhism - a precedent that could ease religious minorities' worries. more MCOT English News : Religious teacher shot dead in Yala 8 May 08, 09:43 ET YALA, May 6 (TNA) – A Muslim religious teacher was gunned down in Yala early Tuesday morning. Abdulmana Masae, 55, a religion teacher at Prateep Witthaya school was ambushed and shot in the head and torso by an unknown number of assailants. He died at the scene. more British Church Says Religious Trends Report 'misleading' 8 May 08, 09:36 ET The Church of England hit back after a Christian think tank claimed active Christians in Britain will be outnumbered by mosque-going Muslims within 30 years ... more Francisco Ayala Makes Confused Religious Arguments for Evolution 8 May 08, 09:33 ET The mainstream media's “framing” of the evolution-debate would have us believe that Darwin-skeptics are the ones who make religious arguments and try to ... more Pupils' religious symbols facing potential restrictions 8 May 08, 09:01 ET By Philip Bradfield Education Minister Caitriona Ruane hopes to issue guidance before the end of term which could restrict religious symbols being worn by ... more Evangelical Statement on Faith, Politics Stirs Up Religious Right 8 May 08, 08:33 ET AP Religion Writer Prominent evangelicals urged Christian conservatives Wednesday to support "an expansion of our concerns beyond single-issue politics," ... more Courts lack right to dictate religion 8 May 08, 08:19 ET The column by Charles C. Haynes [Opinions, April 29] about a polygamist cult in Texas asks if their constitutional right to freedom of religion has been ... more RELIGION WEEK 8 May 08, 07:52 ET Immanuel Evangelical Free Church, 1140 Witmer Road, Springettsbury Township, Ichthus coffee house 7 to 11 pm with The Bodhi Tree and open mic. ... more Complaint claims Shippensburg U. 'speech codes' discriminated against religious group 8 May 08, 07:06 ET SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Alliance Defense Fund on Wednesday filed a complaint in federal court against Shippensburg University, claiming the university violated a 2004 settlement with a First Amendment advocacy group through "speech codes" that discriminated against a campus religious group. more Terengganu restores Sultan’s power to appoint Islamic religious ... 8 May 08, 07:05 ET The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly today unanimously approved the Islamic Religious Affairs Administration Enactment (Terengganu) (Amendment) 2008 ... more Complaint claims Shippensburg U. 'speech codes' discriminated ... 8 May 08, 06:47 ET By DON AINES (chambersburg@herald-mail.com) SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Alliance Defense Fund on Wednesday filed a complaint in federal court against ... more Hinduism: A fast growing religion 8 May 08, 06:08 ET by Sarah Beers Hinduism has a very unique set of beliefs. This religion has been in practice for hundreds of years. It is a collaboration of many traditions ... more Russia To Restore Religious Monuments In Kosovo 8 May 08, 04:58 ET MOSCOW, May 8 (Bernama) -- Russia will actively join UNESCO efforts to restore religious monuments in Kosovo, Russia's news agency Itar-Tass quoted Deputy ... more Brandon religion calendar 8 May 08, 04:42 ET By Times staff Our Lady of Guadalupe, 16650 South Highway 301 in Wimauma, hosts a Voice of the Faithful meeting at 1:30 pm Monday. ... more Religion: The great divider 8 May 08, 04:32 ET I was sorry to hear that Premier Dalton McGuinty is on the outs with his mom, but for once I agree with him. Well, sort of. I don't think there's any need ... more McCain Pledges to Champion Religious Freedoms 8 May 08, 04:21 ET Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain speaks at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Davis Turner/Getty Images) ROCHESTER, ... more Islam in Europe: Power wars spell dead-end for French Muslim council 8 May 08, 04:09 ET AFP - Five years after it was set up by Nicolas Sarkozy, France's official Muslim council has hit a wall: hamstrung by infighting, critics accuse it of failing the country's five million Muslims while giving fundamentalists a stronghold in French public life. more Political minds mired in that old-time religion 8 May 08, 03:57 ET How numbed are Canadians by the nation's politics? It's so bad, pollsters tell us, they don't care whether there's an election. Ottawa is all boilerplate ... more Soldier sues Army, says they didn't protect religious rights 8 May 08, 03:37 ET A Fort Riley soldier has sued the US Army, claiming his right to religious freedom was infringed during his service in Iraq last year. ... more Uganda: You Just Can't Ban Religious Education 8 May 08, 03:33 ET I wish to observe that Mr Mayanja Nkangi is on cue to root for Religious Education (not studies as reported by the press) as a medium of promoting religious ... more Panel debates religion and politics 8 May 08, 03:22 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 Religious group members arrested in New York City 8 May 08, 03:21 ET By Annie Linskey | Sun reporter Two women and one man connected to the religious group 1 Mind Ministries in Baltimore have been arrested in New York City on ... more RELIGION NOTES 8 May 08, 03:09 ET The Fusion youth group of First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis will lead the 10:55 am worship service on Sunday.Members will honor their mothers by ... more The Marriage of State and Religion Damages Both 8 May 08, 02:53 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 Spanish Government announces plans to promote religious freedom 8 May 08, 02:48 ET By hb - May 8, 2008 - 8:43 AM The Deputy Prime Minister gave the Government's plans to the Constitional Commission in Congress yesterday. ... more Words of hate not religious 8 May 08, 02:36 ET By Gail Schoettler One of the best outcomes of this election season just may be the "outing" of preachers who spout hate in the name of religion. ... more OPINION-Religion and the economy 8 May 08, 02:29 ET Historically, there has always been a relationship of interdependence between organized religion and the Bahamian economy. more Religion digest 8 May 08, 02:16 ET Breakfast, Hagerstown Christian Women's Connection, 9:30 am, Venice Ballroom (downstairs), Dual Highway, Hagerstown, Md.; Wendy and Richard Shank, ... more McCain vows to push religious conservatives' causes 8 May 08, 01:51 ET Sen. John McCain appealed to religious conservatives on Wednesday with pledges to prosecute sex traffickers, fight Internet child pornography and make religious freedom a priority in American diplomacy. more Pope to give new meaning to ‘religious text’ on Youth Day 8 May 08, 01:44 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 McCain vows to make religious freedom a key foreign policy issue 8 May 08, 01:38 ET WASHINGTON • Presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee John McCain vowed in a speech yesterday to make freedom of religion a key foreign policy ... more Manatee Religious Services cuts back 8 May 08, 00:48 ET By TIFFANY ST. MARTIN Manatee Religious Services is getting more calls from people seeking help, but now more than ever the organization has fewer resources ... more N KOREA STILL COUNTRY OF CONCERN ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: US COMMISSION 8 May 08, 00:04 ET SEOUL, May 08, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- -- A US commission recommended on May 2 that the State Department re-designate North Korea a "country of ... more

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