2010年10月2日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

On paper, NY Islamic center looks modern, secular (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 03:40 PM PDT

This artist rendering provided by SOMA Architects on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, shows an exterior view of the proposed Park51 community center and mosque. The early conceptual sketches of the Islamic center planned two blocks from ground zero in New York, envision a structure that could be an annex to Superman's Fortress of Solitude, with white walls and floors made up of a honeycomb of abstract shapes. (AP Photo/SOMA Architects) NO SALESAP - Conceptual sketches of the Islamic center planned two blocks from ground zero envision a futuristic-looking building wrapped in a honeycomb of abstract shapes, with a core containing far more space for secular pursuits than religious worship.

Druids recognized as religion for first time in UK (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday Aug. 10, 1999 photo from files shows Arch Druid Ed Prynn as he calls down the sun during his sun dance around a ring of stones, in St. Merryn, England. The druid dance is to celebrate the total eclipse of the sun, which is due in this part of southwest England on August 11. Druidry has been officially recognized as a religion in Britain under charity law. The Charity Commission has granted the Druid Network charitable status, giving it tax breaks and equal status to mainstream religions like Christianity. The commission said Saturday that druidry has a coherent and serious set of beliefs and that it offers a beneficial ethical framework. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin, File)AP - Druids have been worshipping the sun and earth for thousands of years in Europe, but now they can say they're practicing an officially recognized religion.

Free speech: Westboro church Supreme Court case tests First Amendment (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When a Florida preacher announced his plan to burn copies of the holy Quran at his small Gainesville church, he hoped the symbolic act of desecration would create more than just a pile of ashes. His aim was no less than to spark a conflagration between two of the world's great religions â€" Christianity and Islam.

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