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Associated Press – July 2, 2008 ALGIERS, Algeria – Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their lawyer said. Rachid Mohammed Seghir, 40, and Jammal Dahmani, 36, were sentenced for “distributing documents that aimed at weakening the faith of Muslims,” lawyer…

Associated Press – July 1, 2008 RICHMOND, Va. – Catholic leaders in Richmond are apologizing after a mix up enabled a 16-year-old illegal immigrant in a Catholic charity’s care to get an abortion with help from charity staffers. Richmond Diocese Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo issued a statement in Monday’s edition of the Catholic Virginian apologizing…

By Ron Csillag Religion News Service Axum, Ethiopia — “And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.” Such was God’s commandment to Moses in the book of Exodus after delivering…

Associated Press Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese tourists arriving in Taiwan this week may meet face to face with followers of the spiritual group Falun Gong but tourism authorities will try to prevent any possible confrontations, an official said Tuesday. Tourism Bureau official Chang Shi-chung made the comments as Taiwan prepared to welcome hundreds of Chinese…
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