2010年6月12日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

One-time flagship Philly Catholic school closing (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 02:26 PM PDT

In this June 4, 2010 photo, English teacher Charlotte Drummond speaks to a student as other pass by at Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia. The archdiocese plans to close the Catholic school's doors this month after 54 years and more than 40,000 graduates. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Even as financially strapped Catholic schools continue to close across the country, no one in Philadelphia ever thought the church would shutter Cardinal Dougherty High School.

Hawaii gov consults with rabbis on civil unions (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 01:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle speaks at the National Republican Committee's luncheon during winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu. As Lingle's decision on granting civil unions to gays, she's getting an earful from her rabbis. On one shoulder, Orthodox Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky is telling her to veto it. On the other, Reform Rabbi Peter Schaktman is whispering to her that the bill represents the highest ideals of the Jewish faith. Both rabbis have gone public with their views, pushing to the forefront a debate that has typically played out in Christian circles. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner, File)AP - Rabbis Itchel Krasnjansky and Peter Schaktman hail from different branches of Judaism and hold starkly contrasting views on whether same-sex couples should be permitted to form civil unions in Hawaii.

Kagan had role in Clinton White House's big fights (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 11:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan meets with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. on Capitol Hill in Washington. Newly released documents from the Clinton White House provide glimpses into how Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan approached a number of controversial issues, including assisted suicide, religious freedom, abortion and defending the president against impeachment. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - For four years as a White House lawyer and aide, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan had a hand in many of the major issues that drove and vexed the Clinton administration.

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