2010年9月8日星期三

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Defiant Florida church says Koran burning to go ahead (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:20 PM PDT

A trailer with a sign announcing the Koran burning sits outside the entrance to the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida. A small Florida church Wednesday shrugged off a wave of global outrage and vowed to go ahead with a Koran burning ceremony, as local officials drew up plans to tamp down the protest.(AFP/Phelan M. Ebenhack)AFP - A small Florida church Wednesday shrugged off a wave of global outrage and vowed to go ahead with a Koran burning ceremony, as local officials drew up plans to tamp down the protest.

Muslim mason immortalized at French cathedral (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:49 PM PDT

The gargoyle portraying wroker Ahmed Benzizine is seen at the Saint Jean cathedral in Lyon, central France, Wednesday Sept.8, 2010. The Muslim worker who spent nearly four decades helping to restore an ancient cathedral in Lyon has been immortalized before he retires, as a winged gargoyle peering from the facade of the edifice with the inscription 'God is Great' in French and Arabic. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - A Muslim stonemason who spent nearly four decades helping to restore a Roman Catholic cathedral in France has been immortalized as a winged gargoyle peering out from its facade — with the inscription "God is great" written in French and Arabic.

Clinton slams 'disgraceful' Koran-burning, but pastor defiant (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Indonesian demonstrators rally outside the US embassy in Jakarta on September 4 to protest threats by a US Christian group to burn a Koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. An evangelical pastor insisted his plans for the mass torching of the Koran would go ahead after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the AFP - An evangelical pastor insisted his plans to torch the Koran would go ahead after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the "disgraceful" burning ceremony in Florida.

Florida church says Koran burning will go ahead (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:50 AM PDT

Journalists watch a video message by pastor Terry Jones on the Dove World Outreach Center website. Jones has brushed aside global outrage and vowed to go ahead with burning some 200 Korans at his church in Gainsville, Florida.(AFP/Karen Bleier)AFP - A small Florida church Wednesday brushed aside global outrage and vowed to go ahead with burning some 200 Korans, as local officials drew up plans to try to tamp down the protest.

Religion news in brief (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:00 AM PDT

AP - In a move that stunned parishioners, the Boston Archdiocese shut down a Quincy church last weekend, five years after it was allowed to remain open as a chapel.

Pope thanks UK for 'vast' efforts for trip (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses faithful during the Angelus prayer at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - Pope Benedict XVI thanked the British on Wednesday for the "vast amount of work" they have put into his upcoming visit and said he hoped their efforts would pay off.

Call for Sept 11 truce over New York Muslim Center (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:48 AM PDT

Demonstrators who support and oppose a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque Park51 stand with signs in front of the site in New York August 25, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Families of September 11 victims are arguing whether to call a truce on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as debate rages over plans for a Muslim center near the World Trade Center site.

Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:58 PM PDT

Afghan protesters shout slogans during a protest in Kabul September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammad IshaqReuters - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Abstinent Mormon farmers grow barley for beer (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:26 AM PDT

AP - Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo might seem like an unlikely person to be pushing a bill to cut federal taxes on small beer-makers: A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he abstains from alcohol.

Religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:58 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.

Backers of NYC Islamic center appear divided (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:16 PM PDT

Map shows location of proposed mosque located two blocks from ground zeroAP - The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right.

Dove World church plan for Koran burning triggers counterprotests (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:48 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Gainesville, Fla., pastor leading a campaign to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11 is no stranger to controversy.

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