2009年5月24日星期日

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Church of Scotland votes to appoint gay minister (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 11:52 AM PDT

AP - An openly gay minister on Sunday praised the decision of the Church of Scotland to dismiss a challenge to his appointment by religious conservatives — the latest case involving sexuality to create a division in the Anglican Communion.

Sikh rivals fight at temple in Austria; 16 injured (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 02:24 PM PDT

A policeman stands in front of a house in Vienna's Rudolfsheim district, housing an Indian temple, following a shooting Sunday May 24, 2009, inside the building. Police in Austria say up to 30 people have been wounded, nine severely, in a shooting at the Indian temple. Police spokesman Michael Takacs told Austria Press Agency five men entered a place of worship for an Indian religious community early afternoon Sunday and started firing at those present. Police arrested all five suspects, Takacs said.  (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna on Sunday in a brawl that left at least 16 people wounded, police and witnesses said. A related clash later broke out in northern India.


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