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• Archaeologists find early depiction of a menorah (AP)
• Newly elected Baptist president seeks unification (AP)
• Belgian schools ban Muslim headscarf: tribunal (AFP)
• Vatican to Muslims: poverty can breed violence (AP)

Archaeologists find early depiction of a menorah (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2009 02:07 PM PDT AP - Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee.

Newly elected Baptist president seeks unification (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2009 02:04 PM PDT AP - The newly elected president of one of the country's largest Baptist denominations says he's seeking unification following an election in which his opponent went to court to challenge the group's voting process.

Belgian schools ban Muslim headscarf: tribunal (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2009 10:04 AM PDT AFP - Dutch-language public schools in Belgium will ban the wearing of Muslim headscarves in classes, school officials in the Flanders region announced Friday.

Vatican to Muslims: poverty can breed violence (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2009 07:29 AM PDT AP - The Vatican has invited Muslims to work together to end poverty and the violence and extremism that are often its result.

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