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Associated Press – June 30, 2008 BEIJING – The Dalai Lama called for “tangible progress” in talks with China beginning Tuesday, as international pressure builds for the two sides to ease tensions following anti-government riots that rocked Tibet. The Tibetan spiritual leader’s envoys Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen will meet Chinese officials in Beijing for…

Associated Press – July 2, 2008 ALGIERS, Algeria – Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their lawyer said. Rachid Mohammed Seghir, 40, and Jammal Dahmani, 36, were sentenced for “distributing documents that aimed at weakening the faith of Muslims,” lawyer…

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…

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…

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…

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…

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services — Unrestricted – June 30, 2008 Will Smith, who rose from Philadelphia roots to become perhaps Hollywood’s biggest box-office draw, has again been caught up in Scientology suspicions. In March, Smith denied a magazine report that the actor and his actress wife, Jada Pinckett Smith, were following close friends Tom Cruise and…

Associated Press – June 30, 2008 LONDON – The spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans raised questions Monday about the legitimacy of plans to create a global network of conservative Anglicans that would challenge his authority and the teachings of liberal North American churches. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said the proposal to form a…

Associated Press – June 27, 2008 FORT WORTH, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a jury award over injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her old church, ruling that the case unconstitutionally entangled the court in religious matters. In a 6-3 decision, the justices found…

United Press International – June 27, 2008 TEL AVIV, Israel, Jun 27, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) — The Israeli government is allowing hundreds of millions of dollars to go to Hamas in Gaza, a watchdog organization has charged. Shurat Hadin made the allegation Thursday, quoting government correspondence. But government representatives suggested facts were being taken…
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