Deutsche Presse-Agentur London – Hundreds of Anglican bishops led a protest march through central London Thursday urging world governments to show the “political will” to fulfil pledges of eradicating global poverty by 2015. The colourful march, which turned the government centre of Whitehall into a sea of bishops’ purple, was led by Rowan Williams, the…

By Tim Murphy Religion News Service One year after winning college football’s highest honor, University of Florida star Tim Tebow was pulled from consideration for Playboy’s pre-season All-American team because the magazine conflicts with his Christian beliefs, a school official confirmed. Tebow, who last year became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, comes…

The Hartford Courant Washington – On Tuesday night, Sen. Joseph Lieberman spoke again to Christians United for Israel — with the tone and biblical references of a sermon — telling Pastor John Hagee’s group, “We Americans have real enemies; we do not need to make enemies of each other.” At last year’s conference, Lieberman compared…

By Mallika Rao Religion News Service Washington – Mosques across the country are beginning to use a model similar to the one used by some suburban and downtown megachurches, operating multiple sites to serve a large and dispersed congregation. Many of these “mosque chains” brand themselves as progressive, and sometimes feature gymnasiums and mixed-gender prayer…

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