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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Obama calls for 'new way forward' with Muslim world (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 08:55 PM CST

US President Barack Obama, seen here giving his inaugural address at the US Capitol, vowed Tuesday to seek a AFP - New US President Barack Obama vowed to seek a "new way forward" with the Muslim world after eight rocky years under his predecessor George W. Bush, but he also warned that the United States will defeat "terror."

Inaugural prayers aim for a more diverse America (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST

The Rev. Rick Warren, of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., gives the invocation as President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, left, bow their heads during swearing-in ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - The clergy were Protestant, and so was the new head of state. But the inauguration Tuesday of President Barack Obama aimed for a much broader audience: an increasingly diverse America, where people want their beliefs acknowledged in the nation's most important ceremony. In his address, Obama referred to God and Scripture, saying, "the time has come to set aside childish things," from 1 Corinthians.

Ethics crisis in America? Church leaders say yes (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 06:41 PM CST

A congregation prays at the First Family Church in Overland Park, Kansas in this undated handout photo. The church leaders are holding a series of sermons on morality and ethics over the next several months. From billion-dollar ponzi schemes to bad mortgages and pay-to-play dealings by public officials, some are asking: Is there a crisis of ethics in America? To match feature FINANCIAL/CHURCH (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - From billion-dollar ponzi schemes to bad mortgages and pay-to-play dealings by public officials, some are asking: Is there a crisis of ethics in America?

Obama pledges new start with Muslims (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 04:59 PM CST

U.S. President Barack Obama gestures while delivering his speech after taking the Oath of Office to become the 44th President of the United States, during the inauguration ceremony in Washington, January 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama promised to improve U.S. ties with the Muslim world in his inauguration address on Tuesday, after tensions that followed the September 11 attacks and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lowery gives sole inaugural note of racial caution (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 01:13 PM CST

The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery gives the benediction at the end of the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Amid the outpouring of inaugural joy over the racial progress represented by President Barack Obama, there was a single, humorous mention of work still to be done.

New president cites old virtues, deep traditions (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 03:44 PM CST

President Barack Obama walks with his wife Michelle as they depart the U.S Capitol after Obama was sworn in as the 44th president Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tannen Maury, Pool)AP - As he became a precedent-shattering president Tuesday, Barack Obama wrapped himself in America's deepest traditions, invoking God, the Bible, the Founding Fathers, cherished documents and old-fashioned virtues.

Obamas arrive for inauguration day church service (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 07:54 AM CST

Journalists gather in a camera stand at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, early Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, as they wait for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - President-elect Barack Obama has begun his inauguration day by attending a service at St. John's Church near the White House.

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