2008年12月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

ATF: Accelerant poured around Palin's church (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 08:24 PM CST

A snow covered tree sits outside of the fire damaged Wasilla Bible Church in Wasilla, Alaska Saturday Dec. 13, 2008. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's home church was badly damaged in an arson fire. No one was injured in the fire, which was intentionally set while people, including two children, were inside. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - An accelerant was poured around the exterior of Gov. Sarah Palin's church before fire heavily damaged the building, federal investigators said Monday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the accelerant was poured at several locations around the church, including entrances.


Russians bid farewell to Orthodox church leader (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 03:49 PM CST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pays last respects to late Patriarch Alexy II, during his funeral in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. Candles flickered and white-robed elders chanted prayers as Russia bade farewell Tuesday to Patriarch Alexy II, who guided the country's dominant Russian Orthodox Church through its remarkable recovery after decades of Communist-era oppression. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - In a somber service that echoed with ancient chants, Russia paid final tribute Tuesday to Patriarch Alexy II, who rebuilt the dominant Orthodox Church after 70 years of Communist repression but was sometimes criticized for forging close ties to the Kremlin.


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