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Muslim Group Distributes Free Qurans To Promote Understanding
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nsymmonds
Chicago Tribune – May 21, 2008 CHICAGO – As Marcia Macy chatted with her dog walker in the driveway of her Wheaton, Ill., home Thursday, a young Muslim man passed her and hooked a plastic bag containing a Quran on her doorknob. Unlike most religious solicitors, the man didn’t try to speak with her or…
IRS Clears Pastor on Huckabee Endorsement
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akornfeld
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Washington – The Internal Revenue Service has concluded that a Southern Baptist pastor’s endorsement of former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was a personal one that does not jeopardize his church’s tax-exempt status. Pastor Wiley Drake of First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park, Calif., received a May 12…
Texas Megachurch Pastor Charged in Sex Sting
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akornfeld
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service A minister to married adults at Prestonwood Baptist Church, a prominent Dallas-area Southern Baptist megachurch, has resigned after being charged in an Internet sex sting. Joe Barron, 52, was charged Friday (May 16) with soliciting a minor online, the Associated Press reported. Police said he had communications of…
Canadian Lutherans Ordain Openly Gay Married Man
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akornfeld
By Ron Csillag Religion News Service Toronto – Despite stern warnings and threats of discipline, a Lutheran church north of Toronto on Friday (May 16) ordained an openly gay man who is legally married to another man. Lionel Ketola, 45, will now serve as associate pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Newmarket, Ontario, and…
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