Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Mass. Cardinal: Catholic schools welcome all (AP)
• Frederick Douglass' church joins endangered list (AP)
• Religion News in Brief (AP)
• GOP's Souder latest politician with sex troubles (AP)
• Blacks, Latinos worship in changing neighborhood (AP)
• Miss USA courts controversy with pole-dancing, Muslim faith (AFP)
• FEMA: Sorry photog asked faith shirts be removed (AP)
• Jewish lawmakers urge Obama to visit Israel (AP)

Mass. Cardinal: Catholic schools welcome all (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley says Catholic schools in the archdiocese welcome all children, even as they work to make sure the church's teachings aren't compromised.

Frederick Douglass' church joins endangered list (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 03:00 PM PDT AP - When chunks of plaster began falling from the ceiling of the national cathedral of African Methodism last year, one of Washington's oldest black congregations nearly had to abandon its sanctuary.

Religion News in Brief (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 10:34 AM PDT AP - Southern Baptist churches say membership and donations to missions dropped last year, but baptisms increased after a four-year decline.

GOP's Souder latest politician with sex troubles (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 10:13 AM PDT AP - Republicans are scrambling to hold onto Rep. Mark Souder's seat following the evangelical Christian's decision to resign over an extramarital affair with a staffer with whom he made a video touting the benefits of abstinence education.

Blacks, Latinos worship in changing neighborhood (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 10:12 AM PDT AP - The black choir clapped and swayed, propelled by the organ's groove and drums' beat as gospel music filled the tiny New Life in Christ Church on Compton Avenue.

Miss USA courts controversy with pole-dancing, Muslim faith (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2010 03:09 AM PDT AFP - The controversy began as soon as the glittery diamond tiara was lowered on Rima Fakih's dark tresses.

FEMA: Sorry photog asked faith shirts be removed (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:25 PM PDT AP - The top officer for FEMA said one of the agency's videographers was "absolutely wrong" to ask Mississippi church volunteers not to wear religious T-shirts for a video about tornado cleanup.

Jewish lawmakers urge Obama to visit Israel (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 07:00 PM PDT AP - Jewish members of Congress urged President Barack Obama in a meeting Tuesday night to publicly discuss his commitment to Israel and travel to the country to demonstrate his support, participants said.

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