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• Traditional Hindu temple dedicated in Mississippi (AP)
• Austrian Catholics ramp up quest for church reform (AP)
• China's believers compete in first religious games (Reuters)

Traditional Hindu temple dedicated in Mississippi (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:36 AM PDT AP - With 16 tiers of Hindu script inscribed into its concrete ceiling, the ornate, cream-colored temple is an incongruous structure at the end of a winding road near Brandon, a growing bedroom community just outside Mississippi's capital city.

Austrian Catholics ramp up quest for church reform (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:17 AM PDT AP - Historically a potent symbol of Catholicism in Europe, Austria has in recent years been known more as the center of a taboo-busting movement to liberalize the church.

China's believers compete in first religious games (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:59 AM PDT Reuters - China's first "Religious Games" took place in the southwestern province of Yunnan this week, allowing Buddhist monks and Taoist nuns to compete with Muslims, Catholics and Protestants in a series of sporting events, local media reported.

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