New Prime Minister Julia Gillard assured Australia's Christian majority on Thursday that her atheism would not affect government funding to church-run schools if she is re-elected.
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The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95
percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for
rebuilding the war ravaged nation, according to an audit released
Tuesday.
Pictured: In this Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, Iraqi workers are seen at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the city of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Read More
The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95
percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for
rebuilding the war ravaged nation, according to an audit released
Tuesday.Pictured: In this Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, Iraqi workers are seen at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the city of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Read More
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The Scriptures may not be a source of comfort anymore at one British hospital. The London Daily Express reported that the Nottingham University Hospitals Trust wants to ban Bibles from patients' bedsides, saying the Bibles are hard to clean.
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An ecumenical prayer by a Catholic bishop, Protestants, and a Muslim opened the first State-of-the-Nation address of the newly elected Philippine President Benigno Aquino lll.
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The Archbishop of York yesterday revealed he has been stopped and searched by police eight times, as he warned new anti-terrorist powers are a threat to civil liberties. Read More
The Archbishop of York yesterday revealed he has been stopped and searched by police eight times, as he warned new anti-terrorist powers are a threat to civil liberties. Read More
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An Iranian Christian believer is being held in Iran's notorious Evin prison solely for owning a Bible. Read More
An Iranian Christian believer is being held in Iran's notorious Evin prison solely for owning a Bible. Read More
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When the rubble is cleared away, the roads repaved and the buildings rebuilt, will the people of Haiti be back on their feet? Read More
When the rubble is cleared away, the roads repaved and the buildings rebuilt, will the people of Haiti be back on their feet? Read More
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Celebration for the Nations, which is a gathering of worshippers in Wales from the nations touched by the 1904 Welsh Revival, including intercessors from South Korea, is partnering with Global Day of Prayer London to launch 500 days of prayer for the nation. Read More
Celebration for the Nations, which is a gathering of worshippers in Wales from the nations touched by the 1904 Welsh Revival, including intercessors from South Korea, is partnering with Global Day of Prayer London to launch 500 days of prayer for the nation. Read More
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Hebrew University has announced today (Monday, July 26, 2010) the discovery of a law code written on fragments of cuneiform tablets dating to the 17th or 18th century BC. Read More
Hebrew University has announced today (Monday, July 26, 2010) the discovery of a law code written on fragments of cuneiform tablets dating to the 17th or 18th century BC. Read More
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The tax office wants a special national body set up to monitor "not for profit" charities, admitting that churches - such as the multi-million-dollar phenomenon Hillsong - are literally "invisible" to it. Read More
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Leaked documents on the Afghanistan conflict, including accusations that U.S. ally Pakistan is helping the Taliban, further complicate President Barack Obama's strategy at a time of mounting doubt over the war effort.
Afghan children look on as a United States Marine from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Marines walks past on a patrol near Musa Qaleh, in northern Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, July 21. The White House is condemning the release of classified documents on the Afghanistan war by the website WikiLeaks.
Christian
This week, as Jews around the world observed the fasting day of Tisha B'av,
commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples in
ancient Jerusalem, a Brazilian megachurch received planning permission
to build a 10,000-seat replica of Solomon's Temple in the city of São
Paulo. Read More
World
Scores of women workers
who are linked with All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) recently
staged a protest rally against what they consider to be the
"discriminatory laws" prevailing in Pakistan.
Pictured: Mrs. Nasreen Maqbool addressing the women
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Scores of women workers
who are linked with All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) recently
staged a protest rally against what they consider to be the
"discriminatory laws" prevailing in Pakistan.Pictured: Mrs. Nasreen Maqbool addressing the women
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President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut off oil sales to the United States if Venezuela is attacked by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia in a dispute over allegations that Venezuela gives haven to Colombian rebels. Read More
President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut off oil sales to the United States if Venezuela is attacked by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia in a dispute over allegations that Venezuela gives haven to Colombian rebels. Read More
Christian
As the height of the wedding season approaches, clergy in the Church of
England have seen a dramatic rise in the number of requests for a religious
ceremony.
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As the height of the wedding season approaches, clergy in the Church of
England have seen a dramatic rise in the number of requests for a religious
ceremony.
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World
Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain's socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver the best care for the cheapest price while costs and demand escalate. Read More
Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain's socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver the best care for the cheapest price while costs and demand escalate. Read More
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A gang of youth attacked a house church as the congregation worshiped in Xi Thoai village in Phu Yen Province on Vietnam's south central coast, Christian sources said. Read More
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Jews praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Matters of liturgy have been left to Orthodox authorities in Israel, and many people lead largely secular lives.
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North Korea said it would counter U.S. and South Korean joint naval exercises with "nuclear deterrence" after the Obama administration said the government in Pyongyang shouldn't take any provocative steps. Read More
North Korea said it would counter U.S. and South Korean joint naval exercises with "nuclear deterrence" after the Obama administration said the government in Pyongyang shouldn't take any provocative steps. Read More
World
Check out this fascinating CNN Connect the World interview with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair about his personal faith, his conversion to Catholicism and his awards for short films about religion, which were announced yesterday.
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A gay priest sex scandal has rocked the Catholic Church in Italy today after a weekly news magazine released details of a shock investigation it had carried out.
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People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because
they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something
equally rare -- an honest politician. Read More
People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because
they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something
equally rare -- an honest politician. Read More
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The Catholic Church in Italy, still reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal, lashed out Friday at gay priests who are leading a double life, urging them to come out of the closet and leave the priesthood.
The Vicar of Rome is aghast at a weekly magazine expose of three gay priests partying in Rome. The scene in Panorama magazine was not the serene image of St. Peter's Square in this 2000 photo.
Christian
Shall the religious inherit the earth? With 'God as family planner', perhaps. Read More
World
Two Pakistani brothers accused of "blaspheming" Islam's prophet Muhammad were gunned down by suspected Islamic extremists on July 19 in Faisalabad, the country's third-largest city. Read More
Two Pakistani brothers accused of "blaspheming" Islam's prophet Muhammad were gunned down by suspected Islamic extremists on July 19 in Faisalabad, the country's third-largest city. Read More
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