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(RNS) First there was Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy torn between two nations. Then there was Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged woman torn between two families. Now comes Rifqa Bary, the teenage runaway torn between two faiths. If you’re involved in a high-stakes custody fight, Florida, it seems, is the place to be. Could Rifqa’s father…

(RNS) California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed as “unnecessary” a bill that would require law enforcement officials to learn about Sikhs, specifically a ceremonial dagger called a kirpan considered a central article of faith. “The veto message makes no sense to us,” said Neha Singh, Western regional director of the Sikh Coalition. “The community is…

(RNS) Cohabitation, divorce, contraception and same-sex unions are undermining the traditional meaning and purposes of marriage, the nation’s Catholic bishops warn in an upcoming statement. “We are troubled by the fact that far too many people do not understand what it means to say that marriage — both as a natural institution and a Christian…

The anti-Mormon backlash after California voters overturned gay marriage last fall is similar to the intimidation of Southern blacks during the civil rights movement, a high-ranking Mormon says in a speech to be delivered Tuesday. Elder Dallin H. Oaks refers to gay marriage as an “alleged civil right” in remarks prepared for delivery at Brigham…
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