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Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Tuesday declared as illegal a Constitutional amendment that had allowed religion-based political parities to flourish in the country, paving the way for the government to ban such groups.
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Chief Rabbi backs Pope's condemnation of equality laws
ChristianToday Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has said Pope Benedict XVI's attack on the Government's equality … British government retreats after Pope's critique of Equality BillCatholic News Agency Row continues over Pope's remarks on equalities in the UKEkklesia Pope can fly with us for free: easyJetAFP Law Gazette (blog) -Washington Post -BBC News all 535 news articles » |
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Years before Martin Luther King Jr. shared his vision of a color-blind America, his father, “Daddy King,” told of a dream that persuaded a young woman not to abort her baby. Multimedia Videoview all videos Alveda King at the Capitol Feb 3Alveda King was the key note speaker at the annual Rose Day rally… Photoview all photos Related content Links Ongoing Coverage: Politics Know it: Parenting Alveda King, niece of the slain civil rights leader and keynote speaker for Rose Day at the state Capitol, said Wednesday she was the child whose life was saved. “He fought for my life in 1950, and I am here before…
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A western Oklahoma Democrat has filed a proposal he says will give school districts guidelines in teaching elective classes on the Bible. Related content Links Ongoing Coverage: Politics Senate Bill 1338 would allow districts to offer students in grades nine or higher an elective class on the Bible and its historical significance. The bill passed a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday….
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LONDONDERRY, N.H. — The Londonderry Town Council unanimously rejected a petition Monday night to consider challenging the new gay marriage law in New Hampshire, which took effect Jan. 1. Since then, opponents have launched an effort to challenge the law by raising the issue at town meetings around the state.
Opponents of same-sex marriage want residents to be able to vote on a constitutional amendment that would define marriage. Petitions have gone before town councils across the state, urging communities to send letters to state leaders requesting residents vote on gay marriage.
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Lima, Peru, Jan 28, 2010 / 11:13 pm (CNA).- Bishop Carmelo Martinez Lazaro of Cajamarca in northern Peru has suspended the controversial priest, Father Marco Arana, both because of his participation in partisan politics and for voicing his support for abortion on several occasions.
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CBS Says Gay Dating Super Bowl Ad 'Under Review'; Pro-Life Christian Ad …
BNET Having allowed FOF inject politics and religion into the event, CBS could now expose itself to accusations of hypocrisy and discrimination if it declines to … Super Bowl ad shows networks favor evangelicals: PastorUSA Today CBS fails Super spot checkChicago Sun-Times Super Bowl Ad Exposes NOW's Anti-Christian BigotryChristian News Wire (press release) Associated Content -SportsBusiness Daily (subscription) -Christian News Wire (press release) all 1,848 news articles » |
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Pope 'used to whip self'
Mirror.co.uk Pope John Paul II regularly whipped himself with a belt "in remorse for his sins". The revelation emerged during a probe into whether he should get a … The Vatican: Book Says John Paul Flagellated HimselfNew York Times Pope John Paul II whipped himself. The making of a saint…Kansas City Star Pope John Paul II regularly whipped himself, book saysThe Guardian Reuters -Politics Daily (blog) -Huffington Post (blog) all 330 news articles » |
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Fire and brimstone evangelicalism has simmered down into a broader movement of cooler approaches.
Yet much of what has been said about the expanded political agenda and softer tone of evangelical Christians has missed the point, say observers of the Christian right.
“Every time a Democrat gets elected they say: ‘That’s the end of the Christian conservatives. They’re gone,’ ” said D.C.-based Ethics and Public Policy Center vice president Michael Cromartie. “But they’re not. Broadening their agenda doesn’t mean they are suddenly liberal Democrats.”
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Dr. James Dobson, an influential voice for Christian conservatives, will have greater leeway to hold forth on politics and the opportunity to work with his son.
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 Bradenton Herald |
God as politics in Malaysia
Asia Times Online UMNO's politicization of ethnicity and religion has a long history. Many feel those tactics have paved the way for the recent senseless attacks against at … The wave of anti-Christian violenceThe Guardian Malaysian bishops' meeting marked by worry over church attacksThe Pilot Compromising on 'Allah' Ashvin RajMalaysia Kini The Sikh Times, UK -Belleville News Democrat -UNLV The Rebel Yell all 394 news articles » |
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Pat Robertson's Haiti Comments Spark Controversy, Discussion of Country's Religion
ABC News The hymns they sang were Christian, but religion in Haiti has long been a fluid mix of Catholic and Afro-Caribbean spiritual traditions, which for centuries … Arianna: Pat Robertson Gives Religion A Bad Name With His Disaster CommentsHuffington Post (blog) Is Pat Robertson's Statement on Haiti a Christian Thing to Say?Associated Content Thinking Christian: Unintended ConsequenceCarlisle Sentinel FOXNews -Philadelphia Inquirer -Gather.com all 1,180 news articles » |
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I don’t ever want to hear another sermon from liberals about “civility” or “the politics of personal destruction.” They are no longer allowed to talk about “hate” or pass judgment on what is “mean-spirited.”
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HOUSTON — When an openly gay woman won the mayor’s race here this month, it was the latest in a string of victories by gay candidates across the country, a trend that seems to contradict the bans on same-sex marriage that have been passed in most states in recent years.
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AFP – Assaults on Pope Benedict XVI and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi within two weeks show the danger of ostentatious displays of power and risk triggering copycat attacks, experts said.
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The leader of a Messianic Jewish ministry believes politics, not a genuine change of heart, was the motivation behind former President Jimmy Carter’s recent apology to the Jewish people for his anti-Semitic stances over the years.
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Pope lights Vatican's 'eco-friendly' Christmas tree
Manila Bulletin VATICAN CITY (dpa) – Pope Benedict XVI on Friday triggered a remote switch to light hundreds of golden bulbs on the Vatican's Christmas tree, … Like the tree, Christ's light should shine from Christians, says popeU.S. Catholic magazine Environmentalism is moral issue, part of promoting peace, pope saysThe Pilot Pope to replace Christmas mass with PowerPoint presentationNewsBiscuit (satire) Spero News -mediabistro.com (blog) -The American (blog) all 37 news articles » |
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Religion in Uganda: Christianity fuels attack on homosexuals
Examiner.com The dark continent grows darker, as a deep and dangerous homophobia sanctioned by a government and a society steeped in the Christian faith runs rampant. … Uganda leaders want Christian OK for 'gay death bill'USA Today Faith, folly and Uganda's anti-homosexuality billWashington Post Anti-Homosexuality Bill Divides American and Ugandan ChristiansPolitics Daily (blog) Sacramento Bee -ChicagoNow (blog) -ChristianityToday.com all 132 news articles » |
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Following the furore by the international community and threats to cut the much needed donor aid over the Anti-Homosexuality legislation, Inside Politics’ Ismail Musa Ladu, and Risdel Kasasira face-off Sheikh Nsereko Mutumba, the public relations officer of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council and Dr Nsaba Buturo, the Ethics and integrity minister on the matter.
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Poll: Religion and politics do mix
USA Today (blog) Americans' intensity of religious belief is a strong predictor of whether they call themselves Republicans or Democrats, a new analysis from Gallup shows. … New Poll Shows Religion Impacts Many Americans' Political LeaningsRTT News all 292 news articles » |