2008年12月25日星期四

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News

Going to Church on Christmas: A Vanishing Tradition (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 12:30 AM CST

Time.com - While Christmas eve services are more popular than ever, Americans tend to stay home the next day

Pope greets Christmas with appeal for abused kids (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 08:31 PM CST

Pope Benedict XVI blesses children as he celebrates the Christmas Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Christmas Midnight Mass early Thursday by sending out an appeal for children who are abused, forced to live on the street or serve as soldiers.


Muslim scarf arrest prompts court worker training (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 03:18 PM CST

This Dec. 17, 2008 file photo shows Lisa Valentine at her home in Douglasville, Ga. Court and city employees in Douglasville will undergo sensitivity training and signs will be posted advising visitors of court decorum a week after police arrested a Muslim woman who refused to remove her head scarf before attending a hearing, Dec. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/John Amis, file)AP - City court workers including a municipal judge in an Atlanta suburb will undergo sensitivity training after police arrested a Muslim woman for refusing to remove her religious headscarf before attending a hearing.


Jewish groups reel from losses to Madoff scheme (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 01:51 PM CST

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity(ELWF) lost more than 15 million dollars -- nearly all of its assets -- in the alleged fraud scheme run by Wall Street baron Bernard Madoff, the fund said Wednesday. American Jewish groups were reeling Wednesday from multi-million dollar losses due to investments in the alleged fraud scheme.(EWFH)AFP - American Jewish groups were reeling Wednesday from multi-million dollar losses due to investments in the alleged fraud scheme run by Wall Street baron Bernard Madoff.


400 dress as Jesus to put Christ back in Christmas (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 12:28 PM CST

Shawn Johnston of Kansas City, Kan. browses a newspaper while having a cappuccino at Homer's Coffee House in Overland Park, Kan on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. The member of Praise Chapel Christian Fellowship starting dressing as Jesus about two weeks ago to 'show people what Christmas is all about.' Many members of the congregation have been doing the same now since Thursday, Dec. 18. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)AP - Dressed in flowing robes and thorny crowns, about 400 churchgoers promised their pastor they'd dress like Jesus as a hard-to-miss reminder of the holiday's religious roots.


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