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In Cleveland, a battle over unwanted churches
CLEVELAND (RNS) Shuttered churches might be the biggest challenge facing the preservation community. Shrinking congregations and migration to the suburbs have left churches empty, or with fewer members. Preservationists lobby to save them, but no one can afford to open them. By Michelle Jarboe McFee.
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Woman charged with embezzling $1 million from NY archdiocese
NEW YORK (RNS) A 67-year-old woman with a criminal record for theft has been charged with siphoning $1 million in donations while working in the finance office of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. By David Gibson.
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Catholics rally against Obama contraception mandate
(RNS) From Maine to Phoenix to southern Louisiana, Catholic churches across the country echoed with scorn for a new federal rule requiring faith-based employers to include birth control and other reproductive services in their health care coverage. By Rick Jervis. 650.
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Court says student’s faith may have led to expulsion
(RNS) A federal appeals court ruled Friday (Jan. 27) that the expulsion of a counseling student from a university after she declined to advise a gay client could be due to "hostility’’ toward her faith. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Muslim men convicted of advocating death for gays
LONDON (RNS) In the first case of its kind, a British court has convicted three Muslim men -- who claimed they were acting under teachings of their religion -- of openly advocating the execution of gays. By Al Webb. 250.
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Amish man says home electricity OK if it gets him out of jail
The jailed leader of an Amish splinter sect involved in a series of beard-cutting attacks says he is not opposed to allowing electricity installed in his home so that he can be released with an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet.
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Last of 3 men sentenced in church arson case
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (RNS) The last of three white men convicted of torching a black church on the night of President Obama's election was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday (Jan. 18), bringing the highly publicized case to a close.
Thomas Gleason, 24, of Springfield, was a...
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String of synagogue attacks stirs concern in New Jersey
RUTHERFORD, N.J. (RNS) An attack early Wednesday (Jan. 11) on a New Jersey synagogue -- the fourth such incident in a month -- is being investigated as an attempted murder and a bias crime, leading to increased concern and security measures from Jewish leaders and law enforcement of...
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Judge refuses to free leader of Amish beard-cutting sect
CLEVELAND (RNS) A federal judge Wednesday (Jan. 11) refused to release the leader of an Amish splinter sect from jail on charges he orchestrated the cutting of beards of Amish men over longstanding religious disagreements.
Samuel Mullet Sr. and 11 others pleaded not guilty in U.S. Dis...
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Oregon’s execution ban leaves death row inmates in limbo
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) In planning for his death, Gary Haugen decided weeks ago he would take just one possession with him -- a postcard showing a bald eagle soaring high. On the back was a final blessing from the friend who sent it: "Fly free, brother."
Then Haugen expected to be strap...
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