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• Theology school melds studies of different faiths (AP)
• Russia Church wants end to Darwin school "monopoly" (Reuters)
• Christians view Syria as haven in unstable region (Reuters)
• Religion News in Brief (AP)
• Britain lists its top women-friendly mosques (Reuters)
• Conn. school board to appeal church grad ruling (AP)

Theology school melds studies of different faiths (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - A rabbi, a minister and an imam walk into a classroom, and it's no joke.

Russia Church wants end to Darwin school "monopoly" (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - The Russian Orthodox Church called Wednesday for an end to the "monopoly of Darwinism" in Russian schools, saying religious explanations of creation should be taught alongside evolution.

Christians view Syria as haven in unstable region (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 09:17 AM PDT Reuters - Church bells mingle with calls to prayer from mosques in the Old City of Damascus, home to Christian communities rooted here long before the Islamic era.

Religion News in Brief (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:39 AM PDT AP - The head of the Egyptian Coptic Church threatened to excommunicate priests who perform second marriages after a court ruled that divorced Copts could remarry.

Britain lists its top women-friendly mosques (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:02 AM PDT Reuters - A faith group has published Britain's first survey of women-friendly mosques, taking into account factors such as separate prayer spaces for the sexes and the ability of women to have a say in mosque affairs.

Conn. school board to appeal church grad ruling (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:41 PM PDT AP - A Connecticut school board has voted to appeal a federal court ruling that would keep the town's two high school graduation ceremonies out of a megachurch.

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