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(RNS) The most populous diocese in the Episcopal Church doesn’t sit along the Eastern seaboard; it’s not a notch on the Bible Belt; and it lies nearly 3,000 miles from California’s golden shores. Actually, it’s in Haiti, a fact that escapes even many Episcopalians. Asked how many members of her church know about the Diocese…

(RNS) A report for Canada’s national housing agency says Shariah-compliant mortgages would pose no legal problems. Neither would other Islamic financial products, states the 88-page study, done for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. “Islamic financial products should not present any particular difficulties under Canadian accounting standards,” says the study by the Canadian law firm…

(RNS) Young American Catholics largely support their church’s teachings against abortion and euthanasia, while taking a relativistic attitude to religion and morality in general, according to a new poll. According to a poll released on Thursday (Feb. 11), two thirds (66 percent) of Catholic “millennials” (aged 18-29) say that abortion is morally wrong, while 63…

The White House’s faith-based office is defending itself against critics who complain that not much has changed since president bush was in office. In recent weeks, the complaints against the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships have mounted. The 25-member Coalition Against Religious Discrimination has accused Obama of failing to keep campaign promises. A prominent…
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