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License plate with cross likely will not move forward 29 Apr 08, 23:51 ET AP - A license plate that would have become the first in the nation to prominently feature a religious symbol is unlikely to be on the road any time soon after state lawmakers did not include it in a bill Tuesday. more The Confluence of Religion & Freedom 29 Apr 08, 23:42 ET By Nancy Salvato Tuesday, April 29, 2008 “Textbooks today are trapped in an ideological straitjacket that, in contrast to the surrounding popular culture, ... more Shawnee Mission religion notes 29 Apr 08, 23:21 ET Following the tea, fashions provided by Top Drawer, an upscale resale shop benefiting Kansas City Hospice, will be modeled with Joan Priefert as commentor. ... more Religion issue hurting Obama with Indiana cafe patrons 29 Apr 08, 22:34 ET SHELBYVILLE, Ind. - Barack Obama can talk about his childhood years in Kansas and upbringing by his white Midwestern grandparents, but if voters at one ... more Voting Variables: Men, Women, Race and Religion 29 Apr 08, 22:28 ET Superdelegates and pundits have spent much of the last week assessing whether Barack Obama’s skin color makes him unelectable. Well, here’s another awkward ... more Perak Religious Dept director transferred out 29 Apr 08, 21:00 ET IPOH: State Religious Department director Datuk Jamry Sury was slapped with a 24-hour transfer order by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin ... more JUI-F to work for safeguarding religious seminaries - The News 29 Apr 08, 19:38 ET By our correspondent Amir of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), Maulana Fazlur Rahman, has said that his political party would try its best to have the religious ... more Texas showdown: balancing child welfare, religious freedom 29 Apr 08, 19:32 ET By Charles C. Haynes Texas officials are trying hard to keep the focus on child abuse - and away from religion - in the custody battle involving 437 ... more Presbyterian Church clears minister in gay marriage case 29 Apr 08, 19:01 ET AP - The highest court of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has found that a Northern California minister did not violate denominational law when she officiated at the weddings of two lesbian couples. more Race, religion at issue as angry Obama draws line against pastor 29 Apr 08, 18:51 ET Washington - Race and religion moved to the fore of the bitter US Democratic presidential race Tuesday as candidate Barack Obama drew the strongest line yet ... more Earnings roundup: True Religion, US Steel 29 Apr 08, 18:37 ET VERNON, Calif. (AP) _ Pricey jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, due to a big boost in sales in ... more True Religion 4th-quarter profit more than 29 Apr 08, 18:04 ET VERNON, Calif. (AP) - Pricey jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, due to a big boost in sales in ... more Religion misused to kill and harm, says Karzai 29 Apr 08, 18:01 ET KUWAIT: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who escaped an assassination attempt this week, said on Tuesday that religion was being misused to “kill and harm” ... more True Religion 4Q profit more than doubles on sales 29 Apr 08, 17:45 ET Pricey jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, due to a big boost in sales in both its wholesale and retail businesses. more World Jewish Congress head wants Swiss to cancel Iran deal 29 Apr 08, 17:45 ET AP - The president of the World Jewish Congress said Tuesday that Switzerland should cancel a multibillion-dollar contract to buy natural gas from Iran because the deal will strengthen an Islamic regime that is a threat to Israel and the U.S. more US Jewish leaders call for boycott of Beijing Olympics 29 Apr 08, 17:37 ET AP - A wide-ranging group of U.S. Jewish leaders plans to release a statement Wednesday urging Jews worldwide to boycott the Summer Olympics in Beijing, citing China's troubling record on human rights and Tibet. more Religion Briefs 043008 29 Apr 08, 17:31 ET Fayette County will observe the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 1, with a daytime prayer walk and evening worship celebration beginning at 7 pm at ... more Pres. Lee Hosts Luncheon for Religious Leaders 29 Apr 08, 17:29 ET President Lee Myung-bak yesterday held a luncheon for religious leaders at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae, discussing pro-Japanese traitors, inter-Korean relations, high oil prices and reform of state-run companies. more Pres. Lee Meets Religious Leaders 29 Apr 08, 17:29 ET President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday has tea with religious leaders at the presidential office before a luncheon. more True Religion Apparel 4Q EPS, sales beat forecasts; stock gains ... 29 Apr 08, 17:12 ET NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - True Religion Apparel Inc. late Tuesday said fourth-quarter adjusted earnings were $9.4 million, or 40 cents a share, ... more True Religion Apparel Q4 Earnings Rise On 73.5% Higher Sales - Update 29 Apr 08, 17:10 ET 4/29/2008 4:52:11 PM Tuesday after the closing bell, True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG), a manufacturer of apparels and related products, said that its ... more True Religion Apparel Q4 Earnings Rise On 73.5% Higher Sales 29 Apr 08, 17:00 ET (RTTNews) - Tuesday after the closing bell, True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG), a manufacturer of apparels and related products, said that its earnings for ... more True Religion Apparel Q4 Earnings Rise On 73.5% Higher Sales ... 29 Apr 08, 16:55 ET 4/29/2008 4:52:11 PM Tuesday after the closing bell, True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG), a manufacturer of apparels and related products, said that its ... more TRUE RELIGION 4Q ADJ EPS 40C 29 Apr 08, 16:49 ET The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the ... more TRUE RELIGION 4Q REV $52.7M 29 Apr 08, 16:49 ET The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the ... more TRUE RELIGION 4Q TR AVG 39C 29 Apr 08, 16:49 ET The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the ... more True Religion Apparel Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results 29 Apr 08, 16:43 ET True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRLG) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. more UZBEKISTAN: Is a four-year sentence for religious activity too harsh? 29 Apr 08, 16:26 ET By Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service Jehovah's Witness Olim Turaev has begun a four-year labour camp sentence imposed in Samarkand on 25 April to punish ... more True Religion Apparel Q1 Profit More Than Doubles - Quick Facts 29 Apr 08, 16:23 ET (RTTNews) - True Religion Apparel, Inc. (TRLG) reported fourth quarter net of $8.9 million, or $0.37 per share, sharply up from $4.1 million, ... more True Religion Apparel Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year ... 29 Apr 08, 16:13 ET VERNON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRLG) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December ... more Largo religion calendar 29 Apr 08, 16:13 ET • Sunday worship: traditional at 8 am in chapel; blended service at 9 am in worship center; contemporary service at 9 am in fellowship center; ... more Hearn will address UUVC on what it means to be religious 29 Apr 08, 15:46 ET The Unitarian Universalist Village Church will hear a message Sunday from the Rev. Dr. Bud Hearn. Hearn's message is, "Encountering Religion at a Lunch ... more Gouverneur religious truck controversy 29 Apr 08, 15:46 ET GOUVERNEUR, NY -- Lawyers for the Gouverneur man displaying religious messages on his tractor trailer are asking the town to dismiss the charges against him ... more Religion is Not Entirely Responsible for America's New "Crusader ... 29 Apr 08, 15:00 ET Soren Kierkegard once wrote that Christendom is the great enemy of Christianity. He insisted that Christianity is inherently a polemic notion (polemos is ... more Invitation to Constructive Religious Debate 29 Apr 08, 15:00 ET Is the Bible true? Can one be a person of faith and not believe in the literal word of the Bible? Is religious fundamentalism a slippery slope, ... more Last Jewish resident's house in Polish city faces demolition 29 Apr 08, 14:14 ET AP - A house once owned by the last Jewish resident of the city where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp faces demolition if funds are not found for its renovation, an official said Tuesday. more The Marriage of Technology and Religion 29 Apr 08, 14:12 ET Have you noticed how neatly religion is wedded to technology in India? Like hot water and noodles, we've cleverly mixed the two to serve up God in an ... more Religion: Vatican hosts Iranian delegation 29 Apr 08, 13:10 ET Rome, 29 April (AKI) - The sixth bilateral meeting between Vatican representatives and clerics from the Islamic Republic of Iran began on Tuesday. ... more How Jeremiah Wright Found Religion 29 Apr 08, 12:49 ET A few weeks ago, after his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, first drew headlines for his fiery sermons ... more Bad Religion singer honored at Harvard 29 Apr 08, 12:46 ET Greg Graffin, of the punk band Bad Religion was honored at the Cambridge Forum April 26 for “lifetime achievement in atheism, punk rock and science. ... more How does religion on DU's secular campus affect students? 29 Apr 08, 12:12 ET "This campus has a very strong Jewish presence. It's around 20 percent Jewish, and in the world there are so few Jews so it's nice to have that community especially when holidays happen like Passover. "I felt like more of an insider and less of a minority than usual because of being able to share religious holidays with others. more Religion on a secular campus 29 Apr 08, 12:12 ET Last Friday students, faculty, community leaders and religious professionals attended a Religion on the Secular University Campus symposium which took place ... more Crossing The Line: Religious Right Activists Plump For Politics In ... 29 Apr 08, 11:29 ET The Family Research Council (FRC) has big plans for this election year – perhaps even legally questionable ones. Kenyn Cureton, FRC’s vice president for ... more 'Secular' Discrimination Against Religion 29 Apr 08, 11:12 ET Many people today are concerned about the "separation of church and state." More often than not, this means keeping religion out of the public sphere. ... more Religious tolerance taught to Glasgow children 29 Apr 08, 10:59 ET Scottish pupils have recently benefited from a course that teaches them the benefits of religious tolerance. A college-based anti-bigotry course saw 70 ... more RELIGION-COLOMBIA: Children of Hope in a Violent World 29 Apr 08, 10:19 ET By Helda Martínez BOGOTÁ, Apr 29 (IPS) - When she was 12 years old in her native Colombia, Ornella Barros decided that she did not want to be "the future, ... more In book and talk, columnist Dionne says 'era of religious right is ... 29 Apr 08, 10:04 ET In his new book, cleverly titled "Souled Out," and in an appearance last week at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, liberal columnist EJ Dionne ... more BELARUS: Official justifies rejection of religious freedom petition 29 Apr 08, 09:58 ET By Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service Three human rights defenders have been punished for organising the mass petition to challenge the 2002 Religion ... more Life, religion tied together at Evangelical Free Church 29 Apr 08, 09:19 ET By Steve Arney Brian Gilroy started coming to the Evangelical Free Church in east Bloomington with wife Becky about the time their son was born. ... more Gwyneth Paltrow on religion: “There is something out there” 29 Apr 08, 09:18 ET Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has given a rare insight into her views on religion, revealing she believes “there is something out there”. The 35-year-old ‘Running ... more RELIGIOUS EVENTS 29 Apr 08, 08:18 ET Music at St. Matthew’s Concert Committee announces the second concert series to be held at St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, 435 Central St. in Acton. ... more Judge says ex-officer deserves back pay for religious firing 29 Apr 08, 07:47 ET AP PITTSBURGH - A federal magistrate says a police officer fired from a Washington County force for his religious beliefs deserves back pay, but won't get ... more Early conversion to the rugby religion 29 Apr 08, 07:46 ET In the south-west of France where Catharine Higginson lives, the locals have taken up rugby with gutso. Rugby has long since replaced Catholicism as the ... more Balancing child welfare, religious freedom 29 Apr 08, 07:41 ET By Charles Haynes Texas officials are trying hard to keep the focus on child abuse - and away from religion - in the custody battle involving 437 children ... more US religious schools see student decline 29 Apr 08, 07:12 ET By LEDYARD KING and SETH ROY NEWARK -- Newark's Catholic schools have shown a decline in enrollment from the mid-to-late 1990s, though not at the same rate ... more Church to become centre for arts and religion 29 Apr 08, 06:49 ET ROCK musicians, singers, dancers and theatre groups could all soon be performing at the 15th century All Saints Church in Huntingdon's Market Square. ... more Religion tells us it's a sin to see suffering, and do nothing about it 29 Apr 08, 06:49 ET Re: Organ donations and religious people: Shame, shame, shame, The Standard, April 21 and Bill C-484 is hypocritical, but it is worth supporting nonetheless ... more Senate Rejects Religious Plate 29 Apr 08, 06:17 ET A license plate that would become the first in the nation to prominently feature a religious symbol was not included in a package of legislation creating ... more Child welfare vs. religious freedom 29 Apr 08, 06:01 ET Texas officials are trying hard to keep the focus on child abuse — and away from religion — in the custody battle involving 437 children seized from a ... more Karzai says religion misused to "kill and harm" 29 Apr 08, 05:58 ET KUWAIT - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who escaped an assassination attempt this week, said on Tuesday that religion was being misused to "kill and harm" and Muslim countries needed to join forces to fight extremism. more Live, don't advertise, religion 29 Apr 08, 05:46 ET Darryl Owens' take on the proposed "Christian" license tags in Saturday's Sentinel was interesting, and I agree: It's what happens on the inside of a person ... more Malaysian Islamic body rejects proposed conversion rule meant to ... 29 Apr 08, 05:19 ET AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Islamic authorities have rejected a proposal by Malaysia's prime minister that would require non-Muslims to inform their families ... more Paleobiologist attempts to find balance between religion, evolution 29 Apr 08, 05:12 ET by Andrew Frazier Abortion, evolution and the existence of heaven are only a few issues caught in the conflicting relationship between science and religion, ... more Religious homosexuals hold first meeting 29 Apr 08, 05:10 ET HOD group members convene in Jerusalem over weekend to discuss first version of 'gays' letter' sent to Israel's rabbis. Organizers: It was a historic and ... more Religious group to help family, chastises critics 29 Apr 08, 04:49 ET An online religious group says Dale and Leilani Neumann are being charged with the crime of praying, and have created a Web site where supporters can contribute to their defense. The Weston parents of Kara Neumann will be charged on Wednesday with second-degree reckless homicide charges. more OP-ED: Distorted religion is used to subjugate women 29 Apr 08, 04:45 ET by Hina Bukhari and Dr. Ashmita Khasnabish A few weeks back, a friend of mine, a fellow Muslim, described Islam as "not liberal" enough to allow complete ... more Did ritual religious sacrifices kill birds? 29 Apr 08, 04:34 ET By Ed Johnson • STAFF WRITER • April 29, 2008 SPRING LAKE — Investigators believe a Santeria ritual was responsible for scores of headless chickens, ... more Ramiz Mehtiyev: "Azerbaijan accounts for almost all religious ... 29 Apr 08, 04:06 ET The national and moral values have become priority trends of the Azerbaijani policy, owing to Heydar Aliyev, who raised religion to a state level, ... more Stance against polygamy lacks religious tolerance 29 Apr 08, 03:35 ET I have to say that after reading Andres Saenz's letter in Thursday's Daily Lobo, there are a few contentions I have. Many have deeper philosophical ... more 'Tibet issue' is by no means a religious issue 29 Apr 08, 03:02 ET The Dalai clique has been drumming for the international concerns over the so-called 'Tibet issue', and manipulated the foreign opinion by playing the card ... more Forum to explore energy, religion 29 Apr 08, 02:30 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 Uganda: Nkangi Roots for Religious Studies 29 Apr 08, 02:27 ET Religious studies should be maintained on the school curriculum, the Uganda Land Commission chief, Mayanja Nkangi, has said. A Cabinet memorandum circulated ... more Religious protest angers students 29 Apr 08, 02:08 ET By Kevin Butler, Staff Writer LONG BEACH - A group of religious activists carrying signs condemning Jews, Muslims and people of other faiths stirred a ... more Religion a figment of human imagination? 29 Apr 08, 01:49 ET Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics argues that humans are the only species to practice religion because they are the sole creatures to have evolved imagination. According to Bloch's theory, initially humans had to develop the essential brain architecture to imagine things and beings that don't subsist physically, and the likelihood that people somehow survive on after their death. more Tibet issue is not about religion 29 Apr 08, 01:44 ET BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The People's Daily newspaper on Tuesday posted a commentary saying the Tibet issue was not a religious issue. ... more Evolution and religion 29 Apr 08, 01:38 ET I appreciate the Chronicle's passion for the ideas and methods of science as shown in Sunday's editorial, "Sound ruling," but a couple of flaws need to be ... more The Confluence of Religion & Freedom 29 Apr 08, 00:21 ET By Nancy Salvato “Textbooks today are trapped in an ideological straitjacket that, in contrast to the surrounding popular culture, restricts content and ... more 'The Fall & Rise of American Liberalism: Media, Race, Religion and ... 29 Apr 08, 00:09 ET April 23, 2008 — Attacks from aggressive conservatives and trenchant criticism from the multicultural left have rendered American 20th-century liberalism ... more

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