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Grand jury Doesn’t Indict Doctor for Katrina Patient Deaths
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David Kuo
RNS By Gwen Filosa and John Pope New Orleans — Closing one of the most sensational chapters in post-Katrina New Orleans, Dr. Anna Pou said she fell to her knees and thanked God when she learned Tuesday (July 24) that a grand jury had refused to charge her with murdering patients in Memorial Medical Center…
Leader of Humanistic Judaism Dead at 79
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David Kuo
RNS by Adelle M. Banks Rabbi Sherwin Wine, the founder of the humanistic stream of Judaism, died Saturday (July 21) in an automobile accident. Wine, 79, was vacationing in Morocco at the time. Described by the Humanist chaplain of Harvard University as “the greatest American religious leader you never heard of,” Wine founded the movement…
Vatican Appeals To Stop Execution of Georgia Man
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David Kuo
RNS by Michelle Rindels The Vatican is appealing to U.S. officials to commute the death sentence of a Georgia man convicted of killing a police officer in 1989. Saying that a number of key witnesses have recanted their testimonies, the Vatican embassy in Washington sent a letter to Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, requesting clemency for…
Islamic Banking Bilks the Pious, Critics Say
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David Kuo
RNS by Omar Sacribey Rizwan Kadir liked working in finance, but when he read a verse in the Quran that said engaging in usury was the same as “waging war” against God and Islam’s prophet Muhammad, fear struck him. “When you come across an aya (verse) like this, it makes you start wondering what you’re…
Italian Mosque Raided by Police
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David Kuo
United Press International Perugia, Italy – Jul 23, 2007 – Authorities in the Italian city of Perugia raided a local mosque during the weekend, arresting its imam and seizing a number of chemicals. The Italian news agency ANSA reported Monday Mostapha El Korchi was arrested during the weekend raid and the chemicals found inside his…
China Sees Activists As Olympic Threat
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David Kuo
Associated Press Beijing – July 23, 2007 – China’s intelligence services are gearing up for next year’s Beijing Olympics, gathering information on foreigners who might mount protests and spoil the nation’s moment in the spotlight. Government spy agencies and think tanks are compiling lists of potentially troublesome foreign organizations, looking beyond the human rights groups…
UK Court: Sacred Bull Should Be Killed
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David Kuo
Associated Press London – July 23, 2007 – The decision to slaughter a bull revered as sacred by his Hindu caretakers is justified, a British court ruled Monday, overturning a decision by a lower court last week. The ruling could spell the end for Shambo, a 6-year-old Friesian bull, whose life has been in jeopardy…
Kidnapped Italian Priest Freed
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David Kuo
Associated Press Manila, Philippines – July 19, 2007 – An Italian missionary priest kidnapped more than a month ago has been released after negotiations with a rogue faction of a Muslim separatist group, Philippine police said Friday. The Rev. Giancarlo Bossi, 57, was kidnapped June 10 in the Southeast Asian nation’s volatile south. Chief Superintendent…
Bush Alters Interrogation Rules
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David Kuo
Associated Press Washington – President Bush signed an executive order Friday spelling out new interrogation techniques for terrorism suspects that bar cruel and inhumane treatment, humiliation or denigration of prisoners’ religious beliefs. The White House declined to say whether the CIA currently has a detention and interrogation program, but said if it did, it must…
Latin Mass Change Praised by Jewish Leader
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David Kuo
United Press International Rome, Jul 19, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) — Jewish leaders in Italy praised the Vatican Thursday for contemplating the removal of a Latin mass prayer that calls for the conversion of Jews. The praise from the nation’s Jewish community comes after Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the secretary of state for the Vatican, said…
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