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Group claims to ordain women priests in unsanctioned ceremony

Religion – A group advocating for the ordination of women this afternoon held a ceremony in a packed Protestant church in Boston at which it declared three women to be Catholic priests and a fourth woman to be a deacon.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:35am

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Temple tantrums stalk Thai-Cambodia relations

News – Five years after a row over the famed Angkor Wat temples turned violent, the ownership of another religious site is again inflaming passions in Thailand and Cambodia.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:32am

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Anglicans Face 'Severe Challenge'

Religion – The head of the Anglican Communion said Sunday that the global fellowship faces one of the most severe challenges in its history, and he urged bishops at their once-a-decade Lambeth Conference to do the hard work of finding solutions. Archbishop Rowan Williams said the Anglican family's most immediate need is for transformed relationships.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:25am

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Scientology Claims Medal of Valor from NYC Fire Dept.

Religion – The church of Scientology loudly boasts that after 9/11, its "Volunteer Ministers" were awarded the Fire Department of New York's highest honor, the "Medal of Valor." This is not only a lie, but an insult to the memory all the brave firefighters who died in the line of duty and were awarded this Medal posthumously.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:21am

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Pope concludes Australia visit

Religion – Pope Benedict XVI ended his pilgrimage here today after meeting with two men and two women who were sexually abused as children by priests. The pontiff prayed and spoke with the four in the last hours of his nine-day visit to Australia for the Roman Catholic Church's global youth festival. The abuse scandal was a sour undertone to the trip.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:13am

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McCain and Obama Agree to Attend Megachurch Forum

News – It has taken a man of God, perhaps, to do what nobody else has been able to do since the general election season began: Get Barack Obama and John McCain together on the same stage before their party conventions later this summer.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:04am

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One of world's oldest Bibles to be put online

Religion – One of the world's oldest Bibles, the Codex Sinaiticus, which was discovered in Egypt in the 19th century, is to be made available online this week, the Leipzig University library said Monday. The Codex Sinaiticus, which dates from the fourth century, is one of the two most ancient copies of the entire Bible in Greek.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:01am

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Christian Retail Stores Shelve Old Ideas

Religion – At Skia, a new Christian bookstore in Bentonville, Ark., there are comfortable chairs, racks of apparel, a coffee and smoothie bar, and a full corner of the store dedicated to building, of all things, skateboards. "It takes a little while to put together a skateboard, maybe 15 minutes or so," said Skia's co-owner, Bill Beyer.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 12:31am

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World's largest confessional staged in Sydney

Religion – At most outdoor festivals the longest queues are generally for the portable toilets and bar but at World Youth Day in Sydney, the Catholic Church's version of Woodstock, one of the biggest queues is for confessing sins. With some 300,000 young Catholic pilgrims attending WYD from July 15-20 the Church is staging the world's largest confessional.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 12:23am

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Calling on gospel to call off debt

Money – Following the advice of their pastor, the men and women shuffled to the altar, cut up their credit cards and placed them near his feet.If we want to have victory, we have to come out of financial bondage, the Rev. John K. Jenkins of First Baptist Church of Glenarden shouted during a recent sermon.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 12:21am

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Christian registrar who refused to conduct gay weddings wins case

Religion – A Christian registrar who refused to carry out gay weddings because they were "sinful" has won a landmark discrimination battle and hailed her triumph as a victory for religious liberty.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 12:08am

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Google, Yahoo, And The International Scientology Crime Syndicate

Religion – What do Google, Yahoo, and The Church of Scientology have in question? They're among the dozens named as defendants in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in a Florida federal court. The plaintiff, Peter Letterese, is alleging that The Church of Scientology runs a worldwide criminal network and has been assisted by Google, Yahoo, and the other defendants

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 12:02am

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FLDS sect members fight to stop sale of Utah farm

Religion – A new fight has begun over a farm that for decades provided food, jobs and income for a besieged polygamous sect. Attorneys representing 16 FLDS members have filed an action in 5th District Court claiming the Harker Farm in Beryl was seized by a court-appointed fiduciary overseeing the United Effort Plan Trust.

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Voted for on July 20, 2008 11:58pm

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Archbishop of Canterbury: Christian doctrines offensive to Muslims

Religion – Christian doctrine is offensive to Muslims, the Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday. Dr Rowan Williams also criticised Christianity's history for its violence, its use of harsh punishments and its betrayal of its peaceful principles.

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Voted for on July 20, 2008 11:42pm

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Jeffs married underage daughter to adult

News – Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs married his daughter to the 34-year-old son of his chief deputy the day after her 15th birthday. That's according to photos, diaries and a marriage record kept by his sect and obtained by the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News.

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Voted for on July 20, 2008 11:31pm

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