2009年4月16日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Mich. Muslim group says FBI asking people to spy (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 02:53 PM PDT

United States Attorney General Eric Holder addresses attendees during a dinner marking the opening of the West Point Center for the Rule of Law at West Point Military Academy Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in West Point, N.Y. Holder told a mostly military audience Wednesday that some of those engaged in the battle against terrorism did not always follow the law. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - A Michigan Muslim organization said Thursday it has asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate complaints that the FBI is asking followers of the faith to spy on Islamic leaders and worshippers.

Holy Land hikes reveal beauty of a long-coveted land (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Hikers prepare to hit the trails in the Bedouin village of Shibli, at the base of Mount Tabor. To hike through the Holy Land is to wander a landscape of astonishing natural beauty, hills littered with the ruins of a rich and tragic history and transformed by the decades-old conflict between those who now covet them.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - The trail climbs through a pine forest carpeted with wildflowers, the call to prayer from an Arab village below mingling with the echoes of church bells from a monastery at the summit.

New NY Catholic leader takes over troubled flock (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 06:55 AM PDT

Archbishop of New York-designate, His Excellency the Most Reverend Timothy Dolan speaks during a Solemn Vespers, or evening prayer service, ahead of his installation as New York Archbishop at St. Patrick's Cathedral April 14, 2009 in New York City. Dolan was installed Wednesday, vowing to use the high-profile pulpit to support a growing Hispanic community and oppose gay marriage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - The incense and peal of bells had barely faded from Saint Patrick's Cathedral before New York's newly installed archbishop had to confront tough realities.

NYC's new archbishop aims to renew church (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:26 AM PDT

Archbishop Timothy Dolan greets New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, and New York Gov. David Paterson after Dolan's installation Mass Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Dolan said earlier Wednesday that he will use the prominence of his new job to challenge gay marriage legislation in New York, an effort that has gained momentum thanks in part to Gov. Paterson. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, Pool)AP - Archbishop Timothy Dolan was installed Wednesday as the leader of Roman Catholic New York, taking the most prominent American pulpit in the church during an elaborate ceremony that drew thousands of parishioners and civic leaders to St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Calif. lawmaker returns Buddhist groups' donations (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 05:18 PM PDT

AP - A California lawmaker has repaid $6,100 in improper campaign donations made by two Buddhist temples and a research organization associated with one of them.

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