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Evangelist Franklin Graham Visits China Ahead of Olympics
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – May 9, 2008 BEIJING – The son of American evangelist Billy Graham said Friday he is opposed to missionary work at this summer’s Beijing Olympic Games. Franklin Graham, also an evangelist, was speaking to reporters Friday during a visit to Beijing for meetings with the Communist Party-controlled Protestant church movement. He said…
Did Bad Karma Cause the Myanmar Cyclone?
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nsymmonds
By Daniel Burke c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) After a natural disaster strikes in the United States, the question almost immediately arises: Where was God? Or, did God allow this to happen? Half a world away, as Myanmar digs out from a devastating cyclone that experts say could claim 100,000 lives or more, the…
Dalai Lama’s Envoy Details Tibetan Proposals at China Talks
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akornfeld
Associated Press Dharmsala, India – The Dalai Lama’s envoys and Chinese officials disagreed more than they agreed at weekend talks on how to move beyond the unrest in Tibet, one of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s representatives said Thursday. Both sides made “concrete proposals” that could be part of a future agenda for discussions on Tibet,…
Pope’s Approval Ratings Rise After U.S. Visit
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akornfeld
By Daniel Burke Religion News Service After Pope Benedict XVI’s first papal visit to the U.S. last month, about 60 percent of Americans now report favorable views of the pontiff, a modest bump from pre-trip opinions, according to new polls. Before his April 15-20 visit to Washington, D.C. and New York, the German-born pope was…
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