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High court hears dispute over religious monument (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:22 AM CST AP - A religious group's fight to place a monument in a public park is at the center of a Supreme Court dispute over governments' power to limit speech.

Bush, other leaders to promote Muslim-Christian dialogue at UN (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - The global effort to build a "culture of peace" among Christians and Muslims and other faiths is gaining some momentum this month, both symbolically and substantively.

Catholic bishops will fight Obama on abortion (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 12:14 AM CST AP - The nation's Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Jewish heritage in Poland jeopardized by lack of funds (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 11:48 PM CST AFP - Too poor and too few, Poland's several thousand Jews lack the resources to preserve their heritage, still in jeopardy after the destruction wrought by the Nazis and decades of communism.

Catholic bishops cut off ACORN funding (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 08:17 PM CST AP - A community grantmaking arm of the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops has cut off all funding for a group embroiled in controversy over claims of voter registration fraud and embezzlement, church leaders said Tuesday.

Mormon comments give gays hope for new Utah laws (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:24 PM CST AP - Gay-rights activists see opportunities for their cause in Utah thanks to Mormon church officials, who strongly supported California's proposition denying same-sex couples the right to marry but said they did not object to granting those couples certain other rights.

Vatican urges Obama not to change stem cell policy (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2008 12:25 PM CST AP - Roman Catholic Church officials are sending messages to U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, saying they will oppose any changes in U.S. policies on embryonic stem cell research.

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