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Guns in church bill dies in Arkansas Senate panel (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:32 AM PST AP - A state Senate panel has rejected a bill that would allow concealed handguns in Arkansas churches, a proposal that divided religious leaders.

USA (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that governments can agree to choose which monuments to display in public parks without running afoul of the First Amendment. The unanimous decision prevents a small religious group, Utah's Summum, from forcing Pleasant Grove City, Utah, to place the group's granite marker in a local park that is already home to a Ten Commandments display.

Some British Christians feel oppressed in the public square (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - For a nation shaped by an overtly Christian heritage, Britain has apparently become a difficult place to be overtly Christian.

Tibetan monk's HK trip shows Buddhism's divisions (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2009 07:39 PM PST AFP - A recent visit to Hong Kong by a monk claiming to be one of Tibetan Buddhism's most important leaders has highlighted the ancient power struggles that lurk within the peace-preaching religion.

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