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Judas and Evil
New Views of Judas Reflect New Views on Evil
RNS Vatican correspondent Stacy Meichtry looks at changing views on Judas Iscariot and changing views on evil itself in this week's full text article, linked above.
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"The major problem of the current time is how to deal with the other...
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Man Behind `Roe v. Wade for Men’ Says He Should Have Had Choice
c. 2006 Religion News Service
SAGINAW, Mich. _ Matt Dubay doesn't see himself as a deadbeat trying to duck child support for his 8-month-old daughter.
The Saginaw Township resident views himself as a champion for men who are ``railroaded'' into becoming fathers for children they n...
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Free Speech and Blasphemy
Muslim-Americans Defend Free Speech, Despite 'Blasphemous' Cartoons of Prophet
RNS' article of the week (linked above), by Omar Sacirbey, looks at Muslim-American reaction to the controvery surrounding the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in cartoons.
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"This is not just a matt...
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Muslim-Americans Defend Free Speech, Despite `Blasphemous’ Cartoons of Prophet
c. 2006 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) Cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist and misogynist have offended Muslims in the U.S. as they have Muslims worldwide. But the debate raging among Muslim-Americans on college campuses, the Internet and in Islamic media has its...
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Benedict: The Church First
A Pope Focused on Changing His Church, Not the World
RNS Vatican correspondent Stacy Meichtry examines Pope Benedict's first nine months, and finds that "it's apparent Benedict is not out to change the world. He's out to change his church." For more, click the link above for the RNS...
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Iraqi Liberation and Women’s Rights
Islam to Govern Iraqi Law, Women's Rights
This week's full-text RNS article (linked above) looks at the introduction of Islamic law into the Iraqi constitution, and its impact on Iraqi women.
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"Muslim women are going to suffer if the civil courts are completely abolished," s...
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Pope’s would-be assassin soon to be released from prison; more on Book of Daniel
Vatican correspondent Stacy Meichtry reports on Monday on the upcoming release from jail of the man who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II: Mehmet Ali Agca, the gunman who shot John Paul II in St. Peter's Square, is reportedly set for release from a Turkish prison this week, cappi...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at funeral for “Tookie”
Quote of the Day: The Rev. Jesse Jackson
"Tookie is dead. We're not safer, we're not more secure, we're not more humane."
-The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist, speaking at the funeral Tuesday (Dec. 20) of Stanley Tookie Williams, who was put to death by injection for the 197...
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Persistence Pays Off for Lawyer Suing Vatican
c. 2005 Religion News Service
PORTLAND, Ore. _ Process servers have crashed celebrity parties, donned disguises and engaged in car chases _ whatever it takes to put legal papers into the hands of reluctant defendants.
But rough-and-tumble tactics won't work against the Vatican, an...
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COMMENTARY: `Holiday Tree’ vs. `Christmas Tree’? Don’t Waste Your Time
c. 2005 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) ``What is your opinion on the recent arguments surrounding the `Christmas Tree' or `Holiday Tree' issue?'' asks a reader. ``I actually have friends who are losing sleep because of this!''
I'd say: Get more sleep. If those friends are wasting...
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