2009年11月25日星期三

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Obama sends hajj, Eid greetings to Muslims (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 03:27 PM PST

A handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims arriving at the tent city in Mina, Saudi Arabia. President Barack Obama sent greetings Wednesday on behalf of the United States to pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, and to Muslims worldwide celebrating the Eid-ul-Adha holiday.(AFP/SPA)AFP - President Barack Obama sent greetings Wednesday on behalf of the United States to pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, and to Muslims worldwide celebrating the Eid-ul-Adha holiday.


Familiar Bible phrases in culture (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 10:22 AM PST

AP - Familiar Bible phrases in contemporary culture:

'Woe is me' to those who miss biblical rhetoric (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 10:12 AM PST

Timothy Beal, a religion professor at Case Western Reserve University, poses by the campus arch with the Biblical 'Tree of Knowledge' motif on campus Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Cleveland. The nation's culture wars have politicians on the left and right invoking Biblical images but some people in secular America may be missing the point, according to new book written by Beal highlighting Bible stories that have entered the nation's lexicon .(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Woe is me: If you want to be all things to all people, remember that many are called but few are chosen.


Religion News in Brief (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 06:55 AM PST

AP - An Oregon legislative leader plans to introduce a bill to repeal a 1923 state law that bans teachers from wearing religious garb.
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