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Survey reveals abuse in teen relationships

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:00:56 EDT

Teenagers and preteens endure significant levels of different types of abuse in dating relationships -- particularly among those who become sexually active at a young age -- and most parents are unaware of what is going on in those relationships, a survey released Tuesday said.

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University says sorry to China for Dalai Lama degree

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:56:46 EDT

A university has apologised to China for "any unhappiness" it caused by awarding an honorary degree to the Dalai Lama. The apology was criticised by Tibetan freedom campaigners who accused London Metropolitan University last night of pandering to the Chinese government to protect overseas recruitment plans.

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Africa: Pope Calls On G8 to Keep Promises Made to the Poor

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:53:12 EDT

Leaders of rich nations meeting in Japan should act on the pledges they made to improve the conditions of poor people around the world, the pope has said. Leaders from Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the UK and the US are meeting July 7-9 in Hokkaido, Japan, with progress on development and climate change on the agenda.

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Jesuit priest: Eating meat is cruel, unhealthy -- and immoral

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:44:20 EDT

In this column for National Catholic Reporter, the Rev. John Dear, Jesuit priest, peace activist and, it turns out, dedicated vegetarian, writes about the moral implications of a diet based on consumption of meat. Every year, he says, 760 million tons of grain "go into the bellies of farmed animals, this to fatten them up so that sirloin, h

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God's Plan for Marriage, 2

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:37:12 EDT

Understanding the loneliness, confusion and frustration associated with singleness is one thing, living it is another. In the conclusion of this two-part program, guests Eric and Leslie Ludy continue to offer encouragement to singles.

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Jewish pilgrims welcomed by Muslims in Morocco

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:34:10 EDT

It's an uncommon sight for an Arab country: hundreds of joyous Jewish pilgrims gathering without fear around a rabbi's tomb, greeted by local Muslim officials who share a prayer with them at a synagogue. Yet most of the 400 Jews who converged on the Moroccan coastal town of Safi at a weekend pilgrimage said they felt welcome here.

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Egypt's Coptic Christians Choose Isolation Amid Violence

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:31:59 EDT

Under pressure from fundamentalist forms of Islam and bursts of sectarian violence, the most populous Christian community in the Middle East is seeking safety by turning inward, cutting day-to-day social ties that have bound Muslim to Christian in Egypt for centuries, members of both communities say.

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Focus of Christianity shifts to Africa, Asia, & Latin America

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:28:22 EDT

During the last few years, Christian scholars like Philip Jenkins, author and professor of religion at Pennsylvania State University, have noted the center of Christianity has shifted to the Southern Hemisphere, leaving the United States and Europe and heading to Latin America, Africa and Asia, where churches have seen unprecedented growth.

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Did Texas Catholic hospitals perform abortions and sterilizations?

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:24:43 EDT

A national Catholic newspaper said a report alleging that thousands of sterilizations, and possibly some abortions, took place in 23 Texas Catholic hospitals from 2000 to 2003 has prompted Catholic hospital officials in the state to scrutinize their records and stirred intense discussions among hospital officials.

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Father Shoots Wife, Kidnaps Son, Then Gets Hit by Bus

Jayson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:12:36 EDT

A desperate five-day search for a 9-year-old boy abducted by his father in Southern California ended in Mexico, where the man died after being hit by a bus and the boy was found safe across town, authorities said Monday. Ryan Ramos was found alone Sunday in a Mormon church building in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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Catholic Visionary Draws Thousands to Central Alabama

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:06:17 EDT

Thousands of pilgrims from across the country visited central Alabama for a five-day prayer retreat focused on a woman who has reported daily sightings of the Virgin Mary since 1981. Marija Lunetti, from Medjugorje in the former Yugoslavia, reported daily visions while pilgrims gathered outside the house where she has been staying.

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Parenting Advice From Ugly Betty's Chris Gorham

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:01:54 EDT

In one of the year's biggest cliffhangers, Ugly Betty's Betty Suarez has to decide whether she's going to jet off to Rome with her beau Gio or accept a marriage proposal from her ex-, Henry. In real life, Christopher is a devoted husband to his college sweetheart, Anel Lopez Gorham, and father to Lucas, 7, and Ethan, 4.

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Baby Steps: Why He Puts Everything in his Mouth

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:57:43 EDT

Put an object in front of a baby, and you can bet he'll put it in his mouth. Toys, balls, pens, car keys nothing is out of the question. Your urge may be to curb mouthing, but researchers say that it can be a critical path to learning.

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Dissident Buddhist Monk Dies in Vietnam

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:55:12 EDT

Thich Huyen Quang, the patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam who spent more than two decades in and out of house arrest, died Saturday after months of ailing health. He was 87. The leader of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam died of multiple organ failure a day after being transferred from a hospital to his monastery.

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Parenting classes for FLDS members begin

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:51:17 EDT

A month after their children were returned, FLDS parents are getting the first word about parenting classes the state of Texas has required them to complete. Marleigh Meisner, a Texas Department of Family and Protective Services spokeswoman, said the classes would begin to be scheduled within the next 10 days.

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Bronx pilgrims seek a splash of grace

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:48:48 EDT

The clear cascade spilling over the rocks at this Bronx church grotto is New York City tap water, but the people who come here believe it heals. Every day, dozens flock to the stream beneath the statue of the Virgin Mary at St. Lucy's Roman Catholic Church, a replica of Our Lady of Lourdes in France where many believe miracles have unfolded.

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God's Plan for Marriage 1

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:41:23 EDT

Too many people, both young and old, jump from one romantic relationship to another, giving away pieces of their heart along the way. But is this really God's plan for singleness? On today's broadcast, Eric and Leslie Ludy offer encouragement and advice from their book When God Writes Your Love Story.

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Care of St. Peter's falls to a small, dedicated band of 'Sanpietrini'

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:38:00 EDT

As the tomb of the first pope and the principal church of most of his 264 successors, St. Peter's Basilica is Roman Catholicism's greatest shrine. It's also a treasure trove of artistic riches, with works by such artists as Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini. Keeping the mother church of Catholicism running and tidy is a monumental task.

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God Is Not Dead Yet

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:31:51 EDT

You might think from the recent spate of atheist best-sellers that belief in God has become intellectually indefensible for thinking people today. But a look at these books by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens, among others, quickly reveals that the so-called New Atheism lacks intellectual muscle.

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Billy Graham on the death of Jesse Helms

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:28:36 EDT

"Jesse Helms, my friend and long-time senator from my home state of North Carolina, was a man of consistent conviction to conservative ideals and courage to faithfully serve God and country based on principle, not popularity or politics.

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Corralling the Catholic vote: Political necessity or pipe dream?

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:09:37 EDT

With the two major parties' nominees for president apparently decided and attention turning to their vice-presidential choices, an old question inevitably arises in certain circles -- how to corral the "Catholic vote" in November.

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Obama talks religion in St. Louis -- Jesus, sin, and moral responsibility

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:06:14 EDT

You may have read that Barack Obama spoke at the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference in St. Louis on Saturday. I can't find a full transcript, but I found the whole 22-minute speech on YouTube. I'll leave the political analysis to those more expert. But his Godtalk was lengthy and explicit.

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Churches Get Creative in Helping Offset Gas Prices

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:59:20 EDT

At St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., the 14,000-member congregation billed itself as a seven-day-a-week hub of activity, with choir practices, ministry meetings or small groups scheduled every night. Then Pastor Kevin Cosby noticed a drop-off people simply couldn't afford the gas to drive to activities on different evenings.

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Former Clinton Strategist Helps Democrats Bridge the 'God Gap'

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:43:34 EDT

Fresh off the campaign trail, where he headed Sen. Hillary Clinton's religious outreach, Burns Strider has founded a new firm to help other Democrats bridge the so-called "God gap." Few are as well-placed as Strider to do that. Strider, a 41-year-old native of Grenada, Miss., led the House Democrats' Faith Working Group.

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Black Family Bears Unique Jewish Distinction

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:39:13 EDT

The Abrahamson family of New York City has a unique binary reality. They are both African-American and Hasidic Jews. In this week's Faith Matters conversation, the Abramsons discuss belonging to two communities that often misunderstand one another.

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Evangelical Leader Discusses Candidates

Jayson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:35:57 EDT

Jim Wallis, the editor and founder of Sojourners magazine, talks to host Andrea Seabrook about the evolving evangelical movement, Barack Obama's plans to continue and retool President Bush's office of faith-based initiatives, and what he hopes to see from the John McCain campaign.

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No Guns For Mickey, Minnie, Goofy

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:11:00 EDT

Walt Disney World believes it is exempt from a new state law that allows Florida residents to keep firearms in their vehicles while at work, according to an internal memo obtained by a newspaper. Under the bill, which took effect Tuesday, businesses cannot prohibit employees or customers from keeping a legally owned gun locked inside their cars.

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Texas man gets 4,060 years in prison for sex abuse

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:08:02 EDT

A man was sentenced to more than 4,000 years in prison for sexually assaulting three teenage girls. A day after finding James Kevin Pope guilty, jurors sentenced him to 40 life prison terms one for each sex assault conviction and 20 years for each of the three sexual performance of a child convictions.

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Two dead as Hindus protest over Kashmir land

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:02:43 EDT

Two people were killed Thursday in central India in protests over the revocation of an order to transfer land in Indian Kashmir to a Hindu pilgrims' body, the Press Trust of India agency reported. The protests were part of a nationwide action called by the opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and an ally.

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Canadian polygamist gets more than $10 K from the government

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:48:19 EDT

Prominent polygamist Winston Blackmore and his family could receive more than $10,000 this month from the B.C. government in so-called dividend cheques. Others in the polygamist community of Bountiful with fewer wives and smaller families will receive less, but government payments could still be substantial.

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N.C. Democrats linked to satanic rape case

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:44:42 EDT

Prosecutors have charged three people, including two ranking members of the Durham County Democratic Party, as part of an investigation into allegations of rape and kidnapping that prosecutors said involved satanic worship.

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Salvaging hope at Iowa mosque

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:41:30 EDT

The Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids, the oldest in North America, is badly damaged by flooding. But the imam plans to rebuild.

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America: Designed with Godly Intent, 1

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:39:51 EDT

"Religion is the only solid basis of good morals. Therefore, education should teach the precepts of religion and the duties of man toward God," said American diplomat Gouverneur Morris, the final man to sign the U.S. Constitution. What is the role of religion in America today?

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Obama's New Faith Adviser

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:26:08 EDT

In the same week Focus on the Family's James Dobson made some pointed comments about Barack Obama's "confused theology" in his 2006 "Call to Renewal" speech, the senator's campaign took another step in its deliberate outreach to evangelical voters by hiring Shaun Casey.

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Hip Hop's Delusional God-Talk

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:22:46 EDT

I nearly hemorrhaged when Lil' Wayne approached the microphone at the 2008 BET Awards saying, "I am nothing without God, baby! I just want to say thank God, thank my family and thank Universal." What god is he thanking? Does he worship some ancient god named "Misogyny?"

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Science curriculum director sues over intelligent design e-mail

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:09:22 EDT

A former state science curriculum director filed suit against the Texas Education Agency and Education Commissioner Robert Scott on Wednesday, alleging she was illegally fired for forwarding an e-mail about a lecture that was critical of the teaching of intelligent design in science classes.

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Algeria Convicts Two for Promoting Christianity

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:29 EDT

Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their lawyer said. Rachid Mohammed Seghir, 40, and Jammal Dahmani, 36, were sentenced for "distributing documents that aimed at weakening the faith of Muslims."

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When a Younger Sibling Does it First

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:49:33 EDT

It's hard enough if another kid figures out how to ride a bike or memorize a song on the piano first. It's way worse for your child if his own younger sibling reaches a kid-world milestone before he does. Watch out, Mom -- there are sure to be tears. How to handle this touchy situation:

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Maybe Indiana Jones Should Have Looked in Ethiopia...

Jayson — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:23:18 EDT

"And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height." Such was God's commandment to Moses in the book of Exodus after delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

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Taiwan Will Help Chinese Tourists Avoid Falun Gong Followers

Jayson — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:18:32 EDT

Chinese tourists arriving in Taiwan this week may meet face to face with followers of the spiritual group Falun Gong but tourism authorities will try to prevent any possible confrontations, an official said Tuesday. Tourism Bureau official Chang Shi-chung made the comments as Taiwan prepared to welcome hundreds of Chinese tourists.

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