Politics
Melissa Rogers new head of White House faith-based office
(RNS) Church-state expert Melissa Rogers will be the new director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Rogers succeeds Joshua DuBois, who left the office in February after serving throughout President Obama's first term.
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Sarah Palin to write Christmas book
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WASHINGTON (RNS) Sarah Palin is writing another book. This one focuses on putting faith and values back into Christmas.
The former GOP v...
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Muslims detail fear from NYPD spy probe
(RNS) Muslim and civil rights organizations say a New York Police Department program to secretly monitor Islamic communities has created so much fear and suspicion among Muslims that many find it impossible to lead normal lives.
A new 56-page report, "Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spyi...
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Lesbian provisions prompt Catholic bishops to oppose Violence Against Women Act
(RNS) Five key Catholic bishops are opposing the newly authorized Violence Against Women Act for fear it will subvert traditional views of marriage and gender, and compromise the religious freedom of groups that aid victims of human trafficking.
The act, which was signed into l...
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White House takes stance against gay-marriage ban
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration came out forcefully Thursday (Feb. 28) against...
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New York City sues Orthodox shops over dress codes
(RNS) The New York City Commission on Human Rights is suing ultra-Orthodox Jewish business owners in Brooklyn because they posted signs calling on customers to dress modestly in their stores.
The commission said the owners, whose businesses are located in an ultra-Orthodox neig...
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House considers rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Middle East
WASHINGTON (RNS) An advertisement in Athens intertwines a swastika with a Jewish star. Hungarian politicians declare Jews a national security risk. A gunman executes three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in France.
Such recent instances of anti-Semitism reflect a growin...
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Scholars seek to reclaim a dirty word: secularism
(RNS) A conference at Georgetown University in Washington this week focused on cleaning up what many Americans consider a dirty word -- secularism.
The goal of the conference, called "Secularism on the Edge," was, in part, to define what secularism is and what it is not. It dre...
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Benedict XVI, the caretaker pope
(RNS) When Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, he was 77 and widely expected to be a "caretaker" pope after the nearly 20-year reign of his predecessor. And when Pope Benedict XVI was elected in 2005, he was 78 and also expected to be relatively short-term pope after John Paul II's...
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Calif. man accused of raping woman he met on Christian dating site
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(RNS) California police are investigating whether a Navy veteran charged with raping a woman he met on a Christian dating site may have used...
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