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Toronto school defends Muslim prayers in cafeteria
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By RON CSILLAG Religion News Service TORONTO — A majority-Muslim public school in Toronto is defending its policy of allowing an imam to lead Friday prayers in the cafeteria, saying students who leave school for prayers at a mosque typically don’t return to school. Christian and other prayers are disallowed in the public school system. For…
In these difficult times, the thrifty Amish offer lessons to us all
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By ERIN ALBANESE Religion News Service GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The old Lorilee Craker would have picked up a couple of $16 children’s shirts without a second thought, ordered a $20 pizza without checking what’s in the fridge, and sent out her bills a few days late. The Amish-makeover Lorilee peruses garage sales and finds…
Federal cemetery defies judge, bans “Jesus” or “God bless you” from veterans’ funerals
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Three national veterans groups have complained that officials at the Houston National Cemetery have defied a federal judge’s order to quit censoring prayer and banning the words “God” and “Jesus” from funeral services. Despite a Memorial Day court order, local veterans say the Department of Veterans Affairs continues to censor their prayers, eulogies and traditional ceremonies in violation of the First Amendment’s…
Congressman under fire for comment that liberalism is based on a hatred of God
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U.S. Congressman Todd Akin from Missouri says he’s not surprised at the firestorm of criticism he’s gotten after telling a Christian radio program that “at the heart of liberalism, really, is a hatred for God and a belief that government should replace God.” Monday, a spokesman for his U.S. Senate campaign said the Congressman was speaking “off…
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