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Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:02 PM CST

AP - Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

Episcopal Church dissidents move toward division (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:48 PM CST

Reuters - Conservatives who have left the U.S. Episcopal Church took the first step on Wednesday to form a separate Anglican Church in North America, following years of division over gay rights and scriptural interpretation.

Lungs from NJ church shooting victim transplanted (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 07:55 PM CST

AP - Thanks to a set of transplanted lungs from a young man killed in a New Jersey church shooting, John Muscarella can breathe a little easier now.

Doctors' panel won't rule on 'miracles' at Lourdes (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 02:10 PM CST

AP - An international doctors' panel appointed by the Roman Catholic Church says it's getting out of the "miracle" business at Lourdes.

Religion news in brief (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:55 AM CST

AP - A Roman Catholic priest urged his parishioners to confess if they voted for Barack Obama with knowledge of the president-elect's support for abortion rights, drawing a dissenting view from his bishop and further stirring a debate about Catholic political responsibility.

Religion today (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:42 AM CST

AP - Early in the morning two Sundays ago, hundreds of Christian Egyptians quietly slipped into a former underwear factory where they had discreetly set up a church and held their first service. Bells rang and hymns were sung.