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Illinois business urges federal court to lift contraception mandate
Lawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First...
Tags: Laws, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Justice and Rights, Judges
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FEATURE-Turkey presents Prophet's sayings for the 21st Century
ReutersBy Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor ANKARA, May 22 (Reuters) - Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Mohammad's sayings that might scrap those it...Tags: Martin Luther, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Germany, Education
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Austin American-Statesman Ken Herman column
Austin American-StatesmanI favor separation of church and state. But I preach against separation of church and politics. There's nothing wrong with believers voting their beliefs. In fact, they should. And I'm OK with them voting to inflict their beliefs on others, within...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Church and State Relations, Martin Luther King Jr., Voting, Religion and Belief
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Tenets of Hinduism
The Akron Beacon JournalHinduism is the third-largest organized religion in the world, with almost a billion followers. Most Hindus live in India, and there is a growing population in the United States. Because Hindu temples do not require membership, there is no official count....Tags: Religious Texts, Religious Events, Hinduism, Religion and Belief, Rituals
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Supreme Court to hear prayer case
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature's practice of...Tags: Church and State Relations, Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Litigation, Trials
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Mid-South voices weigh in on eve of vote to allow gay youths in Boy Scouts
Commercial AppealFor most Boy Scouts, their Eagle Scout badge is a mark of honor. But for Ijpe Dekow, a gay former scout living in Memphis, it became a mark of intolerance. In 1999, when he was an 18-year-old in Rhode Island, Dekow returned his Eagle Scout badge after...Tags: Civil Rights, Lifestyle and Leisure, Justice and Rights, Social Organizations, Politics
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OPINION: Our place in life often provides opportunity to have an impact
Reading Eagle, Pa.Warning: What you are about to read is of a spiritual nature. If that bothers you, I still hope you will continue reading and that this will have a positive effect on you. I was standing in the concourse at the Sovereign Center talking to some old...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Boyertown, Gun Control, Minority Groups, Personal Weapon Control
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Christian, Muslim leaders have friendly disagreement
Reading Eagle, Pa.They came from two seemingly opposite ends of the spectrum. Muslims and Mennonites. But in the gymnasium at Fairview Christian School on Saturday night, they were just there to hear each other out. Representatives from Berks' Christian and Muslim...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Mennonite, Religion and Belief, Pakistan
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Catholic Leaders Call Faithful Back To Confession, Report Some Success
The Hartford CourantThere's an iPhone app for confession. Password protected, of course. You can't tell it your sins, receive forgiveness, and fulfill the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance, or reconciliation. But the Confession app — billed as "the perfect aid for...Tags: Francis I, Christianity, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Roman Catholicism, Politics
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Capt. Seranko will soon retire from Greensburg police
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.Next month, Greensburg police Capt. George Seranko will exchange his handgun for power tools. Seranko, 57, a 26-year veteran of the city police force, will retire June 7. "I'm looking forward to being with my family, my grandkids, going camping and...Tags: Religion and Belief
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Early terrorist in U.S. condemns today's jihad
WASHINGTON — Long before Sept. 11, the war on terrorism and two pressure-cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon, a young Muslim from Egypt walked into the ballroom of a New York City hotel and shot to death an outspoken Jewish rabbi. El Sayyid A....Tags: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Boston Marathon, FBI, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Prisons
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Washington Co. leaders vote unanimously in support of Ten Commandments
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.The Ten Commandments could soon hang on a wall at the county government building, after a unanimous Washington County Board of Supervisors vote Tuesday night. More than 300 people turned out in support of a motion by the Rev. Jerry Eggers, of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Politics, Elections
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