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Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary take on the Bible reissued | World news | The Guardian
Religion | 127 hits | 7:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by xerxes
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Former US president took a razor to parts of the Gospels he did not agree with to compile his own version
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Baird defends religious freedom office from critics | CTV News
Religion | 192 hits | 3:45 PM on Monday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says his department's new Office of Religious Freedom won't become a vehicle for playing domestic politics in Canada's immigrant communities.
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Pope sharply criticized for child sex abuse comments
Religion | 213 hits | 1:16 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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After insisting that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to 'exacting' standards in their response to sex abuse of children, Pope Benedict XVI has drawn sharp criticism.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Damian Goddard Sportsnet firing tests religious freedom, free speech | Holy Post | National Post
Religion | 223 hits | 7:40 AM on Thursday | posted by stokes
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The firing of broadcaster Damian Goddard, who was let go from Sportsnet six months ago, is turning into a test case about religious freedom in Canada and the right to declare those views in public. Mr. Goddard lost his job after he wrote on Twitter only m
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Mississippi voting on whether fertilized eggs are 'persons'
Religion | 195 hits | 3:11 AM on Wednesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Mississippians are voting on a measure that could prompt a new national fight over abortion by declaring that life begins at fertilization.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Halloween 2011: Taming the devils, demons and pumpkins | News | National Post
Religion | 168 hits | 7:25 AM on Saturday | posted by Gunnair
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Halloween — a holiday that has survived rampant hooliganism, moral panics and poisoned candy scares — is slowly being tamed by nothing more than political correctness
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U.S. Christian group says rapture, end of world is Friday
Religion | 198 hits | 1:58 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
The Christian ministry that predicted the rapture would take 200 million Christians up to heaven on May 21 now says a cataclysmic event will destroy the globe on Friday.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Northern B.C.'s first mosque opens in Prince George
Religion | 262 hits | 5:05 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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The first mosque in northern B.C. opened its doors on Saturday in Prince George. Muslims in the region have been worshipping in rented rooms and church halls for years but now — after two years of construction — locals finally have a mosque of their own.
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Hertz suspends Muslim shuttle drivers for praying
Religion | 292 hits | 8:27 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
SEATAC, Wash. — Rental car company Hertz indefinitely suspended 34 Somali Muslim shuttle drivers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for praying on company time, and the workers' union is trying to put them back in the driver's seat after what it call
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Link Related to Canada in some say Muslim Canucks deal with stereotypes 10 years after 9-11
Religion | 347 hits | 3:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Gilary Massa's high school art class began buzzing with speculation the day a student rushed in to announce that "somebody bombed America." Amid her horror Massa had one hope which proved to be in vain -- that the perpetrators wouldn't be Muslim.
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Link Related to Canada in some say A few Catholics still insist Galileo was wrong
Religion | 530 hits | 1:03 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A few conservative Roman Catholics are pointing to a dozen Bible verses and the church's original teachings as proof that Earth is the center of the universe, the view that was at the heart of the church's clash with Galileo Galilei four centuries ago.
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Link Related to Canada in some say David Menzies assaulted by Toronto hijabi
Religion | 710 hits | 10:17 AM on Monday | posted by Canadiana55
Toronto SunTV reporter David Menzies assaulted by hijab wearing woman over accidental photo taken of her group by Menzies who was taking pictures of Dundas Square downtown Toronto. Police were involved and decided to do nothing in the name of political c
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Dutch rethink Christianity for a doubtful world
Religion | 258 hits | 6:21 PM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
It is part of the mainstream Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN), and the service is conventional enough, with hymns, readings from the Bible, and the Lord's Prayer. But the message from Mr Hendrikse's sermon seems bleak - "Make the most of life on
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Link Related to Canada in some say Boost security, Muslims urged
Religion | 253 hits | 9:37 PM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
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A week after a massacre in Norway fuelled by anti-Islamic sentiment claimed the lives of 77 people, Muslims preparing for Ramadan across Canada are being urged to install surveillance cameras and bars on mosque windows, and to talk to police and school pr
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Link Related to Canada in some say Groups to protest over Muslim prayers in school
Religion | 399 hits | 6:44 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A coalition of faith-based groups is planning to picket outside the Toronto District School Board headquarters on Monday in protest to Muslim prayer being allowed inside a public school.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Muslim group wants prayer in public school stopped
Religion | 567 hits | 9:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by Arctic_Menace
TORONTO - One of Canada’s largest Muslim groups has denounced the worshipping of their youngsters at a North York middle school claiming it has opened a Pandora’s Box of issues and must be stopped.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pro-athiest bus ads have disappeared
Religion | 439 hits | 4:35 AM on Friday | posted by Curtman
The city has asked the operator to track down where the buses were when the signs went missing, so they can interview staff that was on duty or find out if they were in the yard, in a secure storage area, when the signs went missing.
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John Paul II on the fast track to sainthood
Religion | 307 hits | 4:28 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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Pope John Paul II is one step closer to sainthood following beatification by his successor Sunday, an honor that saw Catholics crowd St. Peter's Sqaure and churches around the world in memory of the late pontiff.
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New Mexico church draws pilgrims seeking miracles
Religion | 349 hits | 3:27 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
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SANTA FE, N.M. - Thousands of pilgrims made their way to a small adobe church in the state of New Mexico during Easter weekend, believing that a soil associated with it will heal their pains and cleanse their sins.
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Qur'an-burning pastor jailed before mosque protest
Religion | 546 hits | 9:46 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The Qur'an-burning Florida pastor who stoked deadly protests in Afghanistan has been jailed by a judge after saying he would defy a Michigan court and stage a demonstration outside the largest mosque in the United States.
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Filipinos nailed to crosses in bizarre Easter rites
Religion | 389 hits | 4:24 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
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Several Filipinos were nailed to wooden crosses Friday to reenact Jesus Christ's suffering in a bizarre annual rite that has been rejected by Catholic church leaders but draws thousands of tourists on Good Friday.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Catholic women's group protests church policies
Religion | 550 hits | 9:47 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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For the ninth year in a row, a group of Catholic women in New Brunswick is gearing up for an Easter week protest outside a Saint John, N.B., cathedral
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Link Related to Canada in some say Thousands celebrate Vaisakhi in South Vancouver
Religion | 271 hits | 11:37 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in South Vancouver on Saturday for the annual Vaisakhi Parade, an event marking the birth of the Sikh faith in 1699.
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Contraception blooper sinks Catholic text
Religion | 343 hits | 9:22 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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An Italian publisher has yanked copies of a book on Catholic Church teaching after a translation error implied the Vatican approved of contraception, officials said Tuesday.
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Florida pastor is focus of Muslim outrage - again
Religion | 490 hits | 10:08 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
MIAMI (Reuters) - An American Christian preacher who caused an international uproar last year by threatening to burn the Koran has put himself back in the spotlight after incinerating Islam's holy book -- again with deadly consequences.
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Jesuit sex abuse claims reach $166 million
Religion | 329 hits | 9:19 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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An order of Roman Catholic priests agreed Friday to pay $166.1 million to hundreds of Native Americans and Alaska Natives who were abused at the order's schools around the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
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Nantucket child killed in exorcism by mom according to court docs
Religion | 544 hits | 11:36 AM on Thursday | posted by DerbyX
According to court records, 26-year-old Dora Tejada told police that she shoved a rose down her daughter's throat to rid the child of demons
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Link Related to Canada in some say Florist refuses to outfit same-sex couple's wedding
Religion | 549 hits | 6:44 AM on Thursday | posted by DerbyX
A florist in Riverview, N.B., is refusing to provide wedding flowers to a same-sex couple, according to the event's planner.
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Dalai Lama says he'll give up political role
Religion | 334 hits | 3:27 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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In an address marking the anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, the Dalai Lama has announced he is now prepared to hand his political duties over to an elected representative.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Brother Love's Travelling End-Of-The-World Show
Religion | 322 hits | 7:00 PM on Sunday | posted by Thanos
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Pope exonerates Jews for Jesus' death in new book
Religion | 398 hits | 3:11 PM on Wednesday | posted by xerxes
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus Christ, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity in a new book. In "Jesus of Nazareth-Part II" excerpts released Wednesday
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Sex, brothels and the REAL tyranny threatening the Arab world:
Religion | 510 hits | 1:35 PM on Monday | posted by martin14
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Tennessee bill would jail Shariah followers
Religion | 479 hits | 7:10 AM on Thursday | posted by DerbyX
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A bill in the Tennessee General Assembly would make following the Islamic code known as Shariah law a felony, punishable by 15 years in jail.
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Anonymous denies Westboro attack
Religion | 437 hits | 6:26 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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Internet activist group Anonymous has said calls for it to attack the website of controversial anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church were a hoax.
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British gay Muslims seek Islamic weddings
Religion | 327 hits | 5:55 PM on Sunday | posted by DerbyX
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British gay Muslims are joining the global fight for equality and seeking gay Islamic marriage. The BBC's 5 live Investigates speaks to one couple about their 'nikah' - a Muslim matrimonial contract - and asks how they balance their sexuality with the Isl
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Link Related to Canada in some say Saguenay mayor rejects edict banning crucifix, prayer
Religion | 567 hits | 8:12 AM on Saturday | posted by Curtman
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Mayor Jean Tremblay announced Wednesday that he refuses to heed a judgment by the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ordering him to cease reciting a Christian prayer before city council meetings
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Gay alumni question policy of Christian college in Montecito
Religion | 534 hits | 7:36 AM on Thursday | posted by DerbyX
Westmont College bars 'homosexual practice.' But a letter to the campus newspaper from 31 gays and lesbians describing their 'doubt, loneliness and fear' while they were students has roiled the school.
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Catholic church gives blessing to iPhone app
Religion | 445 hits | 10:14 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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The Catholic Church has approved an iPhone app that helps guide worshippers through confession.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pot-smoking church members vow to carry on
Religion | 361 hits | 11:53 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Pot-smoking Church of the Universe members say a judge’s ruling upholding Canada’s marijuana-control laws won’t affect the way they commune with God.
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No one has an automatic right to marry: Pope
Religion | 474 hits | 7:49 AM on Saturday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Pope Benedict has asked Catholic priests to do a better job preparing people for marriage, saying that no one has an automatic right to wed.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Police presence around local Coptic churches
Religion | 296 hits | 4:18 PM on Sunday | posted by Canuckism
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Mounties are keeping an eye on two Surrey churches, where Coptic Christians continue Christmas celebrations this weekend. It follows a deadly terrorist attack in Egypt on New Year's Day.
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Pope's message embraces China's Catholics
Religion | 504 hits | 3:19 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholics in China to have courage in the face of communist limits on religious freedom and conscience — a Christmas Day message highlighting the tensions between Beijing and the Vatican.
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Vatican: Pope did not back condom contraception use
Religion | 436 hits | 2:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by Curtman
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The Vatican has clarified recent comments by Pope Benedict XVI on condoms, saying he did not mean they could be used to avoid pregnancy.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadian-Arab Christians targeted on website
Religion | 349 hits | 9:29 PM on Monday | posted by KorbenDeck
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More than 100 Canadian-Arab Christians are listed on an al-Qaeda affiliated website, apparently targeted because of their alleged role in attempting to convert Muslims.
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U.K. considers barring U.S. pastor over Qur'an protest
Religion | 337 hits | 7:20 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Britain's interior minister said Sunday she will consider barring from the country a Florida pastor who threatened to burn a Qur'an on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack.
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Aung San Suu Kyi gives robes to monks, nuns in Buddhist rite
Religion | 262 hits | 11:43 AM on Wednesday | posted by Khar
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YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday took part in public religious services for the first time since her release from house arrest.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Christ meets Big Foot: more irreverent atheist ads set to hit Canadian cities
Religion | 646 hits | 2:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by Curtman
The new posters bear the slogan: "Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence" with "Allah, Big Foot, UFOs, Homeopathy, Zeus, Psychics, Christ" listed below.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Anglican parish opts for Catholicism
Religion | 501 hits | 5:04 AM on Wednesday | posted by Curtman
An Anglican parish in Calgary is taking a leap of faith by becoming the first church in Canada to accept an offer from the Vatican to join the Roman Catholic Church.
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Christopher Hitchens 1-0 Tony Blair
Religion | 414 hits | 6:29 AM on Saturday | posted by Scape
Staunch atheist wins over audience in debate with Catholic convert over whether religion is a force for good in the world
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Poll underlines sharp divide on religion
Religion | 376 hits | 5:36 PM on Friday | posted by Curtman
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52 per cent agreed with the sentiment that "religious beliefs promote intolerance, exacerbate ethnic divisions and impede social progress."

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