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Beatles’ Maharishi Retreats Into Silence
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – January 29, 2008 THE HAGUE, Netherlands – It was 1967 and the Indian meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, dressed in white with long flowing black hair and a gray beard, beamed as he stood surrounded by four smiling young Beatles at the peak of their popularity. George Harrison, clutching a sitar, John…
Denmark’s National Library to Archive Original Prophet Muhammad Cartoons
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – January 30, 2008 COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark’s National Library plans to archive the original Prophet Muhammad caricatures that sparked violent protests across the Islamic world two years ago, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Despite objections from some Muslim leaders, the library in the Danish capital will preserve the 12 cartoons for research purposes…
Presbyterians Test New Rules on Gay Clergy
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nsymmonds
By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) Minnesota Presbyterians have voted to restore the ordination of an openly gay man who has refused to pledge celibacy, the latest test of revamped pastoral guidelines in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Paul Capetz, a seminary professor, asked to be removed from ministry in 2000 after the PCUSA voted…
Latinos Courted as Wild Card Among Shifting Evangelical Voters
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akornfeld
Chicago Tribune When Republican presidential candidates John McCain or Mike Huckabee need advice on the nation’s surging Latino evangelical vote, there is one man to call: Rev. Samuel Rodriguez. The young California pastor serves as president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, making him the link to nearly 18,000 Latino evangelical churches and some…
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