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By Mallika Rao Religion News Service Washington – Mosques across the country are beginning to use a model similar to the one used by some suburban and downtown megachurches, operating multiple sites to serve a large and dispersed congregation. Many of these “mosque chains” brand themselves as progressive, and sometimes feature gymnasiums and mixed-gender prayer…

By Al Webb Religion News Service London – The Codex Sinaiticus, thought to be one of the world’s oldest Bibles, is going online this week in a project led by the British Library to reconnect all its 1,600-year-old parts that are spread across Europe and Egypt’s Sinai desert. A preview of the manuscript, which dates…

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service New York – As Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee convenes his annual Christians United for Israel summit in Washington this week (July 21-24), a new poll shows most U.S. Jews are leery of his support. An online survey of 800 Jews found that 78 percent of American Jews say…

The Salt Lake Tribune Washington – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will introduce a measure Wednesday establishing a federal task force on polygamy and offering help to those trying to escape polygamous communities. The bill, if passed, would set the stage for likely the largest orchestrated crackdown on polygamy in a century. Ahead of the…
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