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Disgraced pastor promoting documentary (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 07:27 PM CST AP - Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard has agreed to help promote a new documentary following his life in exile after a 2006 sex scandal — no longer bound by an agreement with his former church that prohibited him from talking publicly about the events that led to his downfall.

Darwin Claus comes to town in US artist's atheist cards (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:47 PM CST AFP - Andrew Shaffer was a starving artist in the US midwest until he tapped into an improbable market in this holiday season of economic woe: he began designing and selling "Great Depression" and atheist Christmas cards.

EU resists push to limit free speech at UN meeting (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 12:23 PM CST AP - Islamic proposals to ban criticism of religion, which have gathered strength since the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad two years ago, threaten to derail an already troubled U.N. anti-racism conference planned for next year.

Religion news in brief (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 11:15 AM CST AP - Controversial pastors, Democrats finding faith and a new darling of the Christian right. Those story lines from the U.S. presidential election led the list of top religion stories in 2008, according to a Religion Newswriters Association survey of more than 100 beat specialists.

Religion today (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 10:49 AM CST AP - Working to reach No. 1 on the charts? Try praying. That's how the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey found fame. Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer, has stormed pop music charts worldwide.

Pope: crisis helps restore simplicity to Christmas (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 07:28 AM CST AP - The world economic crisis might mean fewer Christmas presents, but Pope Benedict XVI says that tough times can give back simplicity and solidarity to holiday celebrations.

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