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News Feature: ‘South Park’ Creators to Take Mormons to Broadway
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mconsoli
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) The Book of Mormon will make its debut next spring as a Broadway musical, and a lot of Latter-day Saints may not like it. Fans of satire, on the other hand, may love it. “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are crafting a play — tentatively dubbed “The Book…
Legal Skirmish Colors National Day of Prayer
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mconsoli
WASHINGTON — As Rep. Randy Forbes sees it, the decision by a Wisconsin federal judge that the law creating a National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional is little more than one person’s opinion. Millions of Americans, Forbes said, think otherwise. “That’s not what the Constitution says,” the Virginia Republican declared Wednesday (April 21), surrounded by…
Controversial Cardinal Bows Out of D.C. Latin Mass
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mconsoli
WASHINGTON (RNS) A former Vatican official who praised a French bishop for not reporting an abusive priest to the police has withdrawn from celebrating an upcoming Latin Mass at the nation’s largest Catholic church. Victims’ advocates had blasted the Maryland-based Paulus Institute for inviting retired Colombian Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos to celebrate Mass at the…
Court Rejects Unemployment Pay for Jehovah’s Witness
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mconsoli
(RNS) A Pennsylvania judge has denied unemployment benefits to a Jehovah’s Witness who quit her job in a jewelry store when her responsibilities conflicted with her religious beliefs against celebrating birthdays. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s ruling reversed a decision by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review to grant benefits to Trista Reichman after she quit…
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