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Judge: Gideon Bibles Don’t Belong in School
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akornfeld
Associated Press New Orleans – Tangipahoa Parish public schools must stop in-school Bible giveaways to students, a federal judge ruled. “Distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose” and amounts to school board promotion of Christianity, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier ruled. As requested by both sides, Barbier made a summary…
Critics Say Day of Prayer ‘Hijacked’ by Evangelicals
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akornfeld
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Washington – Is the upcoming National Day of Prayer a day for all Americans — or just evangelicals? That’s what some critics are charging in advance of the May 1 observances as they call for a more inclusive approach to an event they say has been “hijacked” by…
Descendants of Mormon Leader ID Burial Site, Find No Remains
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nsymmonds
Associated Press – April 23, 2008 RUDY, Ark. – Descendants of an early Mormon leader who was killed in Arkansas 151 years ago say archaeologists found no “identifiable human remains” when they dug up his grave in an attempt to move his remains to Utah. The descendants feel certain, however, that they located the grave…
United Methodists Expect Debate Over Homosexuality
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nsymmonds
The Dallas Morning News – April 22, 2008 DALLAS – For more than 30 years, the United Methodist Church has been trying to show that a denomination divided against itself on homosexuality can still stand. The latest test begins Wednesday in Fort Worth. Nearly 1,000 lay and clergy delegates – mainly from the United States,…
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