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NBC Rejects Anti-Abortion Super Bowl Ad
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nsymmonds
WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — A Chicago-based Catholic organization says NBC-TV won’t air an anti-abortion video during Sunday’s Super Bowl that portrays President Obama as an unborn child. The spot has had more than 700,000 hits on YouTube since CatholicVote.org, a subsidiary of Fidelis, ran it on its Web site, The Washington…
Jewish Coalition Calls for Immigration Reform
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akornfeld
Jewish groups are asking the Obama administration to make immigration reform a priority for the new president’s first 100 days, by suspending raids on businesses and private homes and developing a path to citizenship for undocumented families. Progress by Pesach, named for the Jewish holiday also known as Passover, which begins April 9 this year,…
Anglicans Set to Consider Rival North American Church
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akornfeld
Conservative Anglicans say they do not expect their new North American church to receive official approval from Anglican archbishops who will convene next week (Feb. 1-5) in Alexandria, Egypt. “We do expect that our situation will be discussed,” said the Rev. Peter Frank, a spokesman for the newly established Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).…
Obama Taps Campaign Aide to Head Religious Office
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akornfeld
Washington – President Barack Obama has chosen Joshua DuBois to lead his White House-based effort to steer federal social service dollars to religious charities and get them more involved in government anti-poverty efforts. DuBois, a political strategist who was religious affairs director in the Obama campaign, will head the President’s Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood…
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