The Associated Press has a story about three Church of England bishops who traveled to Rome last week to discuss the possibility of joining with the Catholic Church : Rev. Keith Newton, the bishop of Richborough, said the trip consisted of “nothing more than exploratory talks” and denied a report in The Sunday Telegraph that he and his colleagues had secretly promised the Vatican they were ready to defect to Rome. And, before we discuss that excerpt, let’s look at the headline: “British bishops in defection talks with Vatican.” Defection?
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The latest Vatican spy thriller?
LONDON: A new gurdwara is coming up in Manchester at a cost of two million pounds to cater to the religious needs of the growing numbers of Sikh worshippers living in the area. The Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurdwara Temple is being built on the premises of a former car parts warehouse demolished earlier this month. The site is close to the current place of worship which will be retained for community activities
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New gurdwara coming up in Manchester
In In re Z.S., (OH Ct. App., May 3, 2010), an Ohio appellate court rejected the claim that parents’ free exercise rights and their right to control the education of their six children were infringed by a Juvenile Court’s determination that the children were neglected and dependent.
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Court Says Dependency Finding Did Not Infringe Parents’ Free Exercise Rights
An Illinois federal district court last week issued yet another decision in the long running litigation against a suburban Chicago school district over its attempt to prevent two Christian students from wearing a T-shirt carrying the slogan “Be Happy, Not Gay” as their participation in “Day of Truth,” an event set up to counter the LGBT “Day of Silence” event. In 2008, the 7th Circuit granted a preliminary injunction limited to allowing student Alexander Nuxoll to wear the T-shirt for that year’s event
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Nominal Damages Awarded In "Day of Truth" T-Shirt Case
In Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday, a federal jury convicted husband and wife co-pastors of the Greater Salem City of God Church on numerous counts of tax evasion and fraud. WCNC News reported yesterday on the convictions of Anthony and Harriet Jinwright, following their 4-week trial for failing to report some $1.8 million in income
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Pastors Convicted of Tax Evasion Despite "Love Offering" Defense
In Khatib v. County of Orange , (9th Cir., May 3, 2010), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, concluded that a court house holding cell is not covered by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act .
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9th Circuit Says RLUIPA Does Not Cover Court House Holding Cell
Editor’s Note: Back in March, I wrote an essay encouraging atheists to join the Foundation Beyond Belief, a new charitable group doing good for human beings and the world in the name of freethought. I also offered to write a front-page …
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Hospitality has always been viewed by Christians as an important virtue and it is one for which the Benedictines are especially known. One of the original Rules of Benedict states, “All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for him himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me (Matt
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Hospitality
The Malaysian Government has been urged by an NGO, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, to give more importance to the growth of Hinduism under the Tenth Malaysia Plan.
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NGO asks Malaysian Government to promote Hinduism
Moga, Punjab: A debt-ridden septuagenarian farmer allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a goods train near railway station at Moga late last night. His body was recovered by the railway police this morning. Jagjit Singh, son of the deceased farmer identified as Saggar Singh, resident of Raunta village of Nihal Singh Wala subdivision, in a statement recorded before the railway police, alleged that his father had committed suicide after an arhtiya Jagat Singh tried to take possession of their agricultural land last morning
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Debt-ridden Punjabi farmer jumps before train, dies