2008年12月19日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Haggard says he still struggles with sexuality (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 12:21 AM CST

In this 2002 file photo the Rev. Ted Haggard delivers a sermon to those gathered at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo below a live video feed of himself. Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard says in a new documentary that he still struggles with his sexuality yet is committed to his marriage for the sake of his children. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Andy Rogers)AP - Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard says in a new documentary that he still struggles with his sexuality yet is committed to his marriage for the sake of his children.


For inauguration prayer, Obama splits ticket (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 08:00 PM CST

In this July 27, 2006 file photo, Philippine Presidential executive secretary Eduardo Ermita, second from right, talks with Black Eyed Peas members, from left, William James Adams known as will.i.am and Allen Pineda popularly known as Apl.de.ap and  Rev. Rick Warren, right, author of the book 'Purpose Driven Life' during their courtesy call at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Thursday July 27, 2006.   (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - The clergy chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to pray at his inauguration fill separate symbolic roles: One is a nod to the civil rights activists who made Obama's election possible. The other is an overture to conservative Christians who rankles some Obama supporters.


Obama defends choice of pastor for invocation (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:08 PM CST

In this Aug. 16, 2008 file photo, then Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,  left, joins Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, for a discussion on moral issues.  Aretha Franklin will sing, Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over the ceremonies in case of a terrorist attack during President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration.   (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)AP - President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday defended his choice of a popular evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, rejecting criticism that it slights gays.


Obama defends choice of inauguration pastor (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:01 PM CST

Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church in California is pictured in September 2008. Barack Obama on Thursday defended his choice of the conservative evangelical pastor to deliver a religious invocation at his January 20 presidential inauguration ceremony.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Barack Obama on Thursday defended his choice of a conservative evangelical pastor to deliver a religious invocation at his January 20 presidential inauguration.


English church head: Case for breaking state link (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 09:23 AM CST

AP - The head of the Church of England says he can see a case for breaking the church's ties to the state, but he would oppose it now.
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