Friday, October 03, 2008

News Updates, 10/3

"As a believing Hindu, I am ashamed..."
An authoritative disciple of Vivekananda breaks the general silence over the violence in India. And he comes to the defense of the Christians, accusing their attackers of betraying the spirit of Hinduism

“Totally unsuitable partner"
San Francisco Catholic Charities cutting ties with “gayest adoption agency in the country”

Indian bishops demand ban on hate groups
Anti-Christian violence continued in state of Orissa

New York bishops encourage Catholic voters
'View Politics through the Lens of Faith'

Catholic nuns on track to get big tax bill
High rise may not get free ride after all

Vietnam warns Catholics against mass protests
PM: good ties between state and church threatened

Nothing is sacred in Bill Maher's 'Religulous'
Humorist takes on 'the very idea of religion'

Financial crisis shows need for religion in politics
Vatican: When God is ignored, common good is ignored

Pope says laws against terrorism must be just
'Force of law should never be transformed into iniquity'

Christians foresee the occult at NY psychic fair
'There is certainly a Satanic element to new age religion'

Belfast power-sharing mired in deadlock
Protestant leaders defeat plans for all-Ireland summit

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