Topic: Religion

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: `LOVING THY NEIGHBOR' LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY:

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 06:22 AM

On June 27, more than 50 teens from the Middle East, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the United States-Muslims, Christians, and Jews-will gather in upstate New York for the fourth year of Face to Face/Faith to Faith, an international, multifaith youth leadership program. Face to Face aims to develop a new generation of leaders who have the capacity to negotiate the challenges and opportunities of a multifaith global society. The program is rooted in the belief that young people of diverse backgrounds can find common ground despite the differences of religion and culture.

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Articles: SOULFORCE URGES PEOPLE OF FAITH TO STAND IN SILENT PROTEST AT HOUSES OF WORSHIP

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 06:20 AM

Soulforce, a national interfaith movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, is encouraging people of faith to protest if their religious leaders use worship time to urge their congregation to support the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, thereby, using the pulpit to oppress gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.

Read full article: 'SOULFORCE URGES PEOPLE OF FAITH TO STAND IN SILENT PROTEST AT HOUSES OF WORSHIP'

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Articles: THE SWORD OF ISLAM' NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY PROJECT

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 06:17 AM

	Volume 5 of the best-selling series, The Christians, has just been published by the Christian History Project. Read full article: 'THE SWORD OF ISLAM' NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY PROJECT'

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Articles: Child abuse arrests hit Aussie church

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 03:31 AM

	The Anglican Church in Australia has been engulfed in a child sex abuse scandal with nine people, including two former ministers, arrested or ordered to appear in court on sexual abuse offences, police said on Monday. Read full article: 'Child abuse arrests hit Aussie church'

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Articles: Evangelist Won't Help Receiver in Ponzi Case

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 03:29 AM

	Several high-profile evangelists entangled in an alleged investment scam targeting born-again Christians are helping authorities unravel the operation. Read full article: 'Evangelist Won't Help Receiver in Ponzi Case'

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Articles: Koreshan appeal heats up for summer

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 03:26 AM

	Spend some time this summer at the Koreshan State Historic Site campground and you’ll find yourself sharing the nature trail with grazing gopher tortoises. Read full article: 'Koreshan appeal heats up for summer'

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Articles: The gospel of Buffy

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 03:24 AM

	Two academic women were laughing over the absurdity of writing a book about the spirituality of the teen TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in May 2002. But by fall of that year, Jana Riess, religion book review editor at Publishers Weekly, was writing a book proposal. Read full article: 'The gospel of Buffy'

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Articles: Irish outlaw Muslim second wives

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 03:21 AM

	Muslims who marry Irish women have to make a formal declaration that they will not take more than one wife on being granted citizenship. Read full article: ' Irish outlaw Muslim second wives'

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Articles: Cult plans first Scots baby clone

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 03:20 AM

	A controversial religious sect is tonight expected to tell an Edinburgh audience that it attempting to produce the first Scottish cloned baby. Read full article: ' Cult plans first Scots baby clone'

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Articles: [Hate Groups] Fire destroys Bay County site of meetings held by a hate group

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 03:18 AM

	A Bay County furniture store that once was the site of meetings held by an anti-Semitic hate group was destroyed by a fire early Monday, officials said. Read full article: '[Hate Groups] Fire destroys Bay County site of meetings held by a hate group'

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