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Va. Catholic Bishop Sorry After Abortion Mix-up
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – July 1, 2008 RICHMOND, Va. – Catholic leaders in Richmond are apologizing after a mix up enabled a 16-year-old illegal immigrant in a Catholic charity’s care to get an abortion with help from charity staffers. Richmond Diocese Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo issued a statement in Monday’s edition of the Catholic Virginian apologizing…
Maybe Indiana Jones Should Have Looked in Ethiopia…
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akornfeld
By Ron Csillag Religion News Service Axum, Ethiopia — “And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.” Such was God’s commandment to Moses in the book of Exodus after delivering…
Official: Taiwan Will Help Chinese Tourists Avoid Falun Gong Followers
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akornfeld
Associated Press Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese tourists arriving in Taiwan this week may meet face to face with followers of the spiritual group Falun Gong but tourism authorities will try to prevent any possible confrontations, an official said Tuesday. Tourism Bureau official Chang Shi-chung made the comments as Taiwan prepared to welcome hundreds of Chinese…
Obama to Expand Bush’s Faith Based Programs
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akornfeld
Associated Press Zanesville, Ohio – Reaching out to religious voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for expanding President Bush’s program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and – in a move sure to cause controversy – supported some ability to hire and fire based on faith. Obama unveiled his approach to getting…
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