2010年12月11日星期六

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Lead smelter's pending exodus tugs at Mo. town (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 10:24 AM PST

In this Nov. 4, 2010 photo, Doe Run Co.'s lead smelter is seen in Herculaneum, Mo. The company's plans to close the nation's biggest lead smelter is a relief from some who say it might ease concerns about pollution tied to the plant. Others worry about the financial fallout from losing the plant's 270 jobs and tax revenue. (AP Photo/Jim Suhr)AP - The sprawling green space across from the Catholic church might be Herculaneum's prettiest asset, the kind of inviting place where people could flock to picnic or sling a Frisbee — if potential danger didn't lurk in the grass and ground.


Why is the Westboro Baptist Church picketing Elizabeth Edwards' funeral? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 05:42 AM PST

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Holder reassures Muslims of DOJ's anti-bias focus (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:27 AM PST

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Muslim Advocates annual dinner on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, in Millbrae, Calif. Holder used the speech before the Muslim advocacy group near San Francisco to reiterate his resolve to prosecute hate crimes. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)AP - Attorney General Eric Holder reiterated his resolve to prosecute hate crimes while standing behind the methods used in anti-terrorism cases during a speech Friday night before a Muslim advocacy group near San Francisco.


Pa. couple who only prayed for dying tot convicted (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 06:27 PM PST

This undated photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible, who are charged with involuntary manslaughter.  The couple's trial began Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, in Philadelphia. The Schaibles prayed for their sick toddler rather than take him to a doctor before his pneumonia death in January 2009. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)AP - A fundamentalist Christian couple who relied on prayer, not medicine, to cure their dying toddler son was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. Herbert and Catherine Schaible of Philadelphia face more than a decade in prison for the January 2009 pneumonia death of 2-year-old Kent.


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