Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Former employee sues Daystar over affair (AP)
• Religious expert analyzes text in Smart case (AP)
• Jewish conductor wants Wagner free of Nazi link (AP)
• Omaha billboards herald Jesus' return in May (AP)
• Russian church urges morally sound TV for convicts (Reuters)
• 'Father Oprah' priest now a father of newborn (AP)
• Philippine bishop accuses Santa of stealing Christmas (AFP)

Former employee sues Daystar over affair (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:51 PM PST AP - A Texas woman has filed suit against a prominent televangelist, alleging the Rev. Marcus Lamb falsely accused her of trying to extort millions of dollars from him in exchange for keeping silent about a lengthy extramarital affair he had with someone else years ago.

Religious expert analyzes text in Smart case (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:44 PM PST AP - An expert in religious texts testified Friday that the writings of the former street preacher accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart drew heavily from other religious works, including the Bible and the Book of Mormon.

Jewish conductor wants Wagner free of Nazi link (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:57 PM PST AP - Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim says the perception of Richard Wagner is unjustly influenced by the fact he was Hitler's favorite composer, infuriating a Holocaust survivors group which blasted the argument as a "moral failure."

Omaha billboards herald Jesus' return in May (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:58 AM PST AP - A Christian group is proclaiming Jesus' return in billboards going up in Omaha and other U.S. cities for the holiday season.

Russian church urges morally sound TV for convicts (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:19 AM PST Reuters - Inmates in Russia's prisons who face problems including overcrowding, disease and violence also watch too much trashy TV, according to the country's most powerful religious leader.

'Father Oprah' priest now a father of newborn (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:43 AM PST AP - A Miami priest who left the Catholic Church after photos surfaced of him kissing his girlfriend on the beach is now the father of a baby girl.

Philippine bishop accuses Santa of stealing Christmas (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:47 PM PST AFP - A senior statesman of the Philippines' dominant Catholic church has accused Santa Claus of stealing the true spirit of Christmas, which he said is deteriorating into a shopping frenzy.

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