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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has appointed a Chicago lawyer as its national coordinator for Muslim affairs. Mazen Asbahi represents Muslim and Arab American businesses in his corporate law practice, reported Politico.com. A community blog on the Obama campaign’s Web site announced July 25 that Asbahi…

By Kate Coscarelli Religion News Service NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) Making jokes and comments about a person’s religion can create a “humiliating and painful environment” and be a form of on-the-job discrimination, New Jersey’s highest court ruled Thursday (July 31). The New Jersey Supreme Court said remarks about someone’s faith — even as a form of…

By Daniel Burke c. 2008 Religion News Service CANTERBURY, England — For five years, conservative Episcopalians eager to escape their liberal American church have been building ties with African Anglicans half a world away. But they have few connections with black Americans in their own back yard, say black Episcopal bishops gathered here for a…

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service Canterbury, England – For centuries, the cathedral at the heart of this city has drawn millions to its doors, from Chaucer’s rowdy pilgrims to throngs of Anglican bishops and clumps of camera-toting tourists. The Very Rev. Robert Willis, dean of the Canterbury Cathedral for the past seven years, says…
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