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Update: U.K. innkeepers fined for turning away gay couple
LONDON (RNS) Britain's Court of Appeals has ordered a pair of Christian innkeepers to pay thousands of pounds in damages to a gay couple they refused to allow to stay together in one of their rooms. By Al Webb.
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Fact checker: Obama Muslim prayer meme is false
(RNS) The people behind a popular chain about President Obama and the National Day of Prayer might want to think about the sin of omission. That's omission, as in omitting facts. By Caryn Shinske.
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Catholic leaders launch online abuse education forum
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Thursday launched an online educational forum to help the world's bishops better learn how to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and respond to abusive priests. By Alessandro Speciale.
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Thursday’s Religion Roundup: Hawaiian Topic
The so-called "Hawaii option" is the White House's preferred way out of the contraception mandate mess. But some Catholics want blood, and the bishops want the entire mandate trashed. Rick Santorum's Hanukkah card quotes Jesus -- really.
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Report calls Muslim terrorism a ‘minuscule threat’
(RNS) A new report by a terrorism expert at the University of North Carolina says the threat of terrorism at the hands of American Muslims is "a minuscule threat to public safety." By Omar Sacirbey.
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Lawmaker angry over loss of ‘God’ in Air Force logo
WASHINGTON (RNS) The head of the Congressional Prayer Caucus has lodged a complaint with the Air Force over the decision to remove the word "God" from a division logo. By Annalisa Musarra.
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Bishops seek forgiveness for clergy abuse
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Bishops from all over the world at a Vatican-sponsored conference on clerical sexual abuse will take part in a penitential vigil in
Rome, seeking forgiveness for the church's role in preventing abuse. By Alessandro Speciale.
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U.S. tourists to Israel advised to dress modestly
JERUSALEM (RNS) The U.S. State Department is advising visitors to Jerusalem to dress modestly when visiting certain neighborhoods in a bid to prevent provoking local religious Jews. By Michele Chabin.
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Young lawyer fights for social justice on her way to becoming a nun
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Alison McCrary's work often takes her to the streets of the city or sitting in a bar. "People have such a misconception of what nuns are," she says. "We're supposed to run into the world, not out of it. Our eyes are wide open, and our sleeves are rolled up." By Sheila Stroup.
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Muslims petition attorney general for NYPD probe
(RNS) More than 30 Muslim and legal advocacy groups are urging New York’s attorney general to investigate the New York City Police Department after it was hit by a second scandal in as many weeks involving Muslim Americans. By Omar Sacirbey. 250.
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