2009年1月22日星期四

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Australian PM raps Muslim cleric over sex rights sermon (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST

File photo shows women leaving the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney following a prayer session. A Muslim cleric who reportedly said men have a right to force their wives to have sex and to hit them if they are disobedient has been told to apologise by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - A Muslim cleric who reportedly said men have a right to force their wives to have sex and to hit them if they are disobedient has been condemned by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Correction: Church Theft story (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:43 PM CST

AP - In a Jan. 20 story about two priests accused of stealing from their Florida church, The Associated Press reported erroneously the title of one of the men. He is the Rev. John Skehan, not monsignor. The incorrect title was also used in stories published Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, 2006.

Fla. priest accused of theft pleads guilty (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:51 PM CST

Rev. John Skehan turns to leave the courtroom after appearing before Judge Jeffrey Colbath in the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach,Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. Skehan pleaded guilty to grand theft over $100,000 and will be sentenced in late March 2009. Two former St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church pastors, John Skehan and Frank Guinan allegedly embezzled $8.6 million during their years at the Delray Beach parish.(AP Photo/Gary Coronado,pool)AP - One of two Florida priests accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from their church pleaded guilty Wednesday, the same day jury selection was set to begin in the case.

Obama begins first full day with prayer service (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:04 PM CST

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton listen to the Washington Performing Arts Society Children of the Gospel Choir as they attend the inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday participated in a traditional, post-inaugural national prayer service and listened intently to a sermon that implored him to "feed the good wolf within" and not be tempted away from his ethical center.

Pilfering Florida priest stole donations for gambling trips (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 04:55 PM CST

In what could be the biggest embezzlement case to hit the US Catholic Church, a Florida priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling 800,000 dollars of donations to fund a very unholy lifestyle.(AFP/File/Shawn Thew)AFP - In what could be the biggest embezzlement case to hit the US Catholic Church, a Florida priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling 800,000 dollars of donations to fund a very unholy lifestyle.

Obama's whirlwind first day: economy, war and more (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:35 PM CST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - In a first-day whirlwind, President Barack Obama showcased efforts to revive the economy on Wednesday, summoned top military officials to the White House to chart a new course in Iraq and eased into the daunting thicket of Middle East diplomacy. "What an opportunity we have to change this country," said the 47-year-old chief executive, who also issued new ethics rules for his administration and hosted a reception at the presidential mansion for 200 inauguration volunteers and guests selected by an Internet lottery.

Religion news in brief (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 10:26 AM CST

AP - A Christian group has asked a judge to block a suburban Atlanta school district from charging religious organizations for the after-hours use of classrooms made available for free to other groups.

Religion today (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 10:16 AM CST

Bishop Deborah Kiesey delivers a sermon during a service at a United Methodist Church gathering in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2008. The United Methodist Church, one of the nation's largest Protestant church bodies, is investigating how to shatter the 'stained-glass ceiling' blocking female pastors from the pulpits of the denomination's largest churches. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - The United Methodist Church, which boasts a history of ordaining women clergy, is seeking to shatter the so-called "stained-glass ceiling" blocking female pastors from its largest pulpits.

Pope Benedict XVI blesses 2 lambs at the Vatican (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 09:12 AM CST

In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, looks on at one of two lambs presented to him at the Vatican, Wednesday Jan. 21, 2009. The pontiff blessed two lambs whose wool will be shorn later this year to make a shawl for newly appointed archbishops to wear. The blessing Wednesday took place on the feast day of St. Agnes, a martyr of early Christianity who is often symbolized by a lamb. In the ritual, the pope blessed the animals, who were laying down in two baskets, each wearing a crown of flowers on its head. New archbishops receive the wool pallium on June 29. The pallium is a band of white wool decorated with black crosses that is a sign of pastoral authority and a symbol of the archbishops' bond with the pope. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)AP - Pope Benedict XVI has blessed two lambs whose wool will be shorn to make shawls for newly appointed archbishops to wear.

Arabs and Muslims give Obama benefit of doubt on new way (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:58 AM 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 - Arabs and Muslims gave the benefit of some doubt on Wednesday to U.S. President Barack Obama's offer of "a new way forward" with the Muslim world, but many said it would take deeds rather than words to convince them.

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