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Catholic Bishops Fault Theologian’s Book
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akornfeld
Associated Press Washington – A book on interfaith relations by a Georgetown University theologian does not accurately reflect Roman Catholic teaching, a U.S. bishops’ committee said Monday. The Rev. Peter C. Phan, in his book “Being Religious Interreligiously: Asian Perspectives on Interfaith Dialogue,” writes that the terms “unique” and “absolute” when referring to Christ may…
Colo. Church Gunman ‘hated Christians’
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – December 10, 2007 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The deadly shooting sprees at a megachurch and a missionary training school were believed to have been carried out by the same person – a 24-year-old suburban Denver man who “hated Christians,” a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official, who spoke on…
Police Investigate Colorado Church Shootings
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akornfeld
Associated Press Colorado Springs, Colo. – Authorities searched a home in suburban Englewood early Monday, seeking any link between two deadly shooting sprees at Christian religious centers that left both communities stunned on a day of worship. Five people, including a gunman, died in the attacks Sunday at a megachurch in Colorado Springs and at…
Diocese Splits with Episcopal Church
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akornfeld
Associated Press San Francisco – The conservative Diocese of San Joaquin voted Saturday to split from the liberal-leaning Episcopal Church, becoming the first full diocese to secede from the denomination in the debate over the Bible and homosexuality. Clergy and lay members of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin voted 173-22 at their annual convention…
Huckabee Second in National GOP Race
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – December 7, 2007 WASHINGTON – Mike Huckabee has vaulted from nowhere into second place in the Republican presidential race, riding a burst of support from evangelicals, Southerners and conservatives, a nationwide poll showed Friday. The surge by the former Arkansas governor has come largely at the expense of Fred Thompson, according to…
California Diocese First to Consider Formalizing Break with Episcopal Church
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – December 6, 2007 FRESNO, California – Headed into a critical vote, an Episcopal diocese in central California is poised to split with the national denomination over what its bishop sees as the threat of moral decay. The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin is expected to vote by Saturday to secede from the…
Manhattan Grocery Store’s Gaffe Advertising Hams as Hanukkah Food
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – December 7, 2007 NEW YORK – A luxury grocery store in Manhattan made a food faux pas, advertising hams as “Delicious for Chanukah.” Chanukah – an alternate spelling for Hanukkah – is the eight-day Jewish holiday that began Tuesday evening, and hams – as well as pork and other products from pigs…
Churches Push ‘Advent Conspiracy’ to Teach Real Giving
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akornfeld
By Nancy Haught Religion News Service Portland, Ore. — The Christmas contradiction gives Pastor Rick McKinley a headache. Americans will spend about $475 billion this year on gifts, decorations and parties that many won’t even remember next year. They will run themselves ragged — shopping, wrapping and celebrating. And some won’t pay off their Christmas…
Dalai Lama Starts Italian Visit; No Papal Meeting Planned
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akornfeld
Associated Press Milan, Italy – The Dalai Lama opened a 10-day visit to Italy on Thursday with few official meetings on his schedule and no plans by the Vatican for a papal audience for the Tibetan spiritual leader, despite earlier reports there would be one. “I’m sorry I won’t meet him,” the Italian news agency…
Romney: No Religious Test for President
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akornfeld
Associated Press College Station, Texas – Republican Mitt Romney, confronting voters’ skepticism about his Mormon faith, declared Thursday that as president he would “serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause,” and said calls for him to explain and justify his religious beliefs go against the profound wishes of the nation’s founders. At…
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