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Monday Godbytes: Lowe’s blows; Jon Stewart in hell; holiday books
The department store chain Lowe's recently pulled advertisements they were running during TLC's new "All-American Muslim" reality TV show, reacting to protests from conservative Christian advocacy groups.
The move, however, sparked a blacklash from several groups. The Crescent Post wa...
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Thursday Godbytes
As Occupy Wall Street protestors cope with being evicted from the from Zuccotti Park in New York City, Daniel Sieradski of the Jewish Daily Forward thinks the demonstrators could learn a thing or two from the Jewish Diaspora. (thanks for the tip, David!)
Also, apparently the Occupy Wa...
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D.C. cardinal, nun mired in rare public dispute
(RNS) An unusual public dispute is brewing between Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl and a feminist theologian who essentially accused Wuerl of lying about the hierarchy's review of her work.
The feud between Sister Elizabeth Johnson and the doctrine committee of the U.S. Conference of...
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Thursday’s Religion News Roundup
Pope Benedict XVI told representatives of the world's religions - as well as non-believers - gathered today in Assisi that all faiths must continue to "purify" themselves of any tendency to violence and terrorism, and that goes for his own Catholic Church as well:
"It is the task of...
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Muslim mortgages in limbo after bank collapse
TORONTO (RNS) The collapse of a lender that offered Shariah-compliant mortgages has left Muslim homeowners in the Toronto area with many questions and so far, few answers.
Founded in 2004, Toronto's UM Financial partnered with an Ontario credit union to offer mortgages and other finan...
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Tuesday Godbytes
Did you know that Presidential candidate Ron Paul used to be an Episcopalian? No? Me neither, but you can learn about that and a lot more (like why Paul left the church) in Christianity Today's interview with the congressman from Texas.
The Associated Press (via the Wall Street Journa...
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Thursday Godbytes
So some of you asked yesterday if we here at RNS "forgot" about Rosh Hashanah...
Oh ye of little faith.
The twitterverse certainly didn't forget, what with President Obama tweeting well-wishes to all his Jewish followers. Not to be left out, Republican Presidential candidates Mitt Rom...
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Pope seeks Protestant allies to combat secularism
BERLIN (RNS) All faiths have to work together to stanch the tide of secularism sweeping the world, warned Pope Benedict XVI on Friday (Sept. 23) during the second day of a tour through his native Germany.
Benedict focused Friday on ecumenical meetings, including a service with Luthera...
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Clock is ticking for religious freedom panel
WASHINGTON (RNS) The independent and bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom could be forced to shut its doors if the Senate does not vote by week's end to reauthorize the panel.
The commission appears to be in legislative limbo after the House voted Sept. 15 to...
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Southern Baptist president floats name change
(RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention could be renamed after President Bryant Wright set up a task force to consider a new identity for the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
"The name `Southern' really no longer reflects who we are as convention in reaching all of North Americ...
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