Topic: Religion

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Occidental on Thin Ice, Suppressing Student Free Speech

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:53 AM

	Occidental College in Los Angeles is being accused of suppressing free speech by firing the host of a popular student radio program and finding him guilty of sexual harassment due to satirical jokes he made on the air. Read full article: 'Occidental on Thin Ice, Suppressing Student Free Speech'

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Articles: Islamic Prayer Ballot Referendum Described as 'Confusing'

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:52 AM

	Residents of a Michigan community are deciding today [Tuesday] whether to reverse a city council decision to let area mosques broadcast Islamic calls to prayer over loudspeakers. Some opponents of the ordinance are concerned that the ballot may confuse some voters. Read full article: 'Islamic Prayer Ballot Referendum Described as 'Confusing''

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Articles: A shepherd's trials

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:12 AM

	When Sean Patrick O'Malley was summoned last July to confront a widening abuse scandal in the Catholic Church's Boston Archdiocese, the genial Franciscan put on the archbishop's mantle and walked into an inferno. Read full article: 'A shepherd's trials'

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Articles: A bridge builder between America and Islam

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:09 AM

America's future is bound up with the Muslim world. Is that as grim a prospect as it appears today? The imam of a New York City mosque (located 12 blocks from the World Trade Center) insists that it doesn't have to be so. With a foot - and an extensive history - in both worlds, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf offers an encouraging vision and an ambitious blueprint for getting past the stereotypes and paralyzing myths. This is an invigorating glimpse into the heart and mind of a wise Muslim seeking the higher ground, and a moving example of the impact of the American experience.

Read full article: 'A bridge builder between America and Islam'

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Articles: Mixing prophecy and politics

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:07 AM

	Ray Sanders and his wife, Sharon, grew up on farms in the American Midwest, but Israel has long been their home. Their journey began in the 1970s, when they read Hal Lindsey's apocalyptic bestseller, "The Late Great Planet Earth," which laid out a scenario for the end of the world according to a literal interpretation of Bible prophecies. Read full article: 'Mixing prophecy and politics'

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Articles: New center to promote studies of effects of prayer

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:02 AM

	In the past century, physical scientists and religious believers have often taken separate paths in their pursuits of truth. But in recent years there's been a growing interest in applying scientific methods to study the effects of prayer. Read full article: 'New center to promote studies of effects of prayer'

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Articles: What happens when a church goes bankrupt

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:00 AM

	When the Roman Catholic archdiocese in Portland, Ore., declared bankruptcy this week, it began a new phase in the church's effort to put the sexual abuse scandal behind it. Other dioceses - finding themselves with not enough financial assets to settle the legal claims of the victims - may well follow suit. Read full article: 'What happens when a church goes bankrupt'

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Articles: Young Muslims embrace old ways

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:46 AM

	Mona Safiedine says she was the typical American girl, indistinguishable from thousands of others in southeastern Michigan. Smart and sociable, she wore the latest fashions and did not give it a second thought. Read full article: 'Young Muslims embrace old ways'

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Articles: Foes confounded by limited outcry against gay marriage

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:42 AM

	He has preached for months that gay marriage could be the downfall of Western civilization, but the Rev. Gary F. Smith is worried that the message is not getting across to his flock at the Church of the Nazarene in Leesburg, Va. Read full article: 'Foes confounded by limited outcry against gay marriage'

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Articles: Magazine created for a new generation takes contemporary look at Christianity

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:41 AM

	Cameron Strang, 28, is a well-disguised evangelist. Read full article: 'Magazine created for a new generation takes contemporary look at Christianity'

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