2009年1月15日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Catholic family meeting circles wagons around traditional family (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 08:02 PM CST

Mexican President Felipe Calderon (C) talks with an unidentified prelate after the opening of the 6th World Meeting on Families, in Mexico City, on December 14.(AFP/Luis Acosta)AFP - Thousands of Catholics opened the sixth World Meeting of Families, aimed at defending against what one Vatican official called "a post-modern culture sick with individualism."


Muslim woman, rabbis to pray at inaugural service (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 02:02 PM CST

AP - At past inaugurations, ceremonial prayers uttered on behalf of the incoming president drew about as much attention as the flags on the podium.

Religion news in brief (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 11:20 AM CST

AP - A coalition of activists is planning to protest The King Center's choice of the Rev. Rick Warren as keynote speaker on the federal observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.

Religion today (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 11:19 AM CST

Former NFL football player Aeneas Williams takes part in services at his church Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Clayton, Mo. After a football career that included eight Pro Bowl appearances, Williams is spending his days serving as pastor of the startup Spirit of the Lord Family Church in suburban St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - During his football career, Aeneas Williams earned a reputation as a quiet leader who professed a deep Christian faith. Behind the eight Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl loss was a man often sought out in the locker room to help put things in perspective.


NJ church shooting suspect attempts jail suicide (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 04:59 AM CST

AP - Authorities in New Jersey say a man charged with killing his estranged wife and another person in a church service shooting has attempted to commit suicide in jail by overdosing on drugs.
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