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By Adelle M. Banks c. 2008 Religion News Service LYNCHBURG, Va. — Nearly a year after his father’s death, the Rev. Jonathan Falwell walks up and down the stage of Thomas Road Baptist Church with a series of briefcases behind him like the set for NBC’s “Deal or No Deal.” There’s no pulpit in sight;…

Associated Press – May 8, 2008 BAD AROLSEN, Germany – A mother and child separated. A father’s war wound. An uncle’s name on a list. The unrelated and disparate items are among the discoveries made by 40 Jewish genealogists who spent the past week plumbing a trove of Nazi documents made public after 60 years.…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Washington — Evangelical Christians should be defined by their theology — and not their politics — to avoid becoming “useful idiots” of a political party, a group of leaders said Wednesday (May 7) in a new statement. The document, “An Evangelical Manifesto,” reflects the frustration of some within…

Associated Press – May 6, 2008 YANGON, Myanmar – International aid began to trickle into Myanmar on Tuesday, but the stricken Irrawaddy delta, the nation’s rice bowl where 22,000 people perished and twice as many are missing, remained cut off from the world. In the former capital of Yangon, soldiers from the repressive military regime…

Associated Press – May 7, 2008 VATICAN CITY – The China Philharmonic Orchestra performed for Pope Benedict XVI in a landmark concert Wednesday that could indicate warming relations between Beijing and the Vatican. Benedict called it a “truly unique event” and offered a “thank you” in Chinese at the end of the hour-long concert. He…

By Michele Chabin c. 2008 Religion News Service JERUSALEM — When Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary starting Wednesday (May 7) night, the event will touch people of different faiths in very different ways. Jews and Christian Zionists around the world will mark the milestone with celebratory prayer services in synagogues and churches — just one…
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