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• Southern Baptists study possible name change (AP)
• Iowa pastor sends out anti-Gingrich video (Reuters)
• Church confirms pope to visit Cuba in spring (AP)
• Pope: Italy, Europe need hope now (AP)
• Muslim charity leaders lose appeal in Hamas case (Reuters)
• Pope illuminates big Christmas 'tree' via Tablet (AP)
• Why Republican efforts to corral Jewish vote may come up short (The Christian Science Monitor)

Southern Baptists study possible name change (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2011 02:47 PM PST AP - What if Southern Baptists were no longer called Southern Baptists? Would more people walk through church doors? Some leaders in the nation's largest Protestant denomination say it's an idea that needs to be considered for an evangelistic faith with declining membership.

Iowa pastor sends out anti-Gingrich video (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2011 11:48 AM PST Reuters - An evangelical pastor in Iowa sent state voters on Thursday a music video slamming Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich for his three marriages and admitted marital infidelities.

Church confirms pope to visit Cuba in spring (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:43 AM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba this spring, a senior Roman Catholic Church official said Thursday.

Pope: Italy, Europe need hope now (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST AP - Italy, Europe and many other places in the world need hope in these difficult times, Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday, greeting holiday shoppers and others at the foot of the Spanish Steps.

Muslim charity leaders lose appeal in Hamas case (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:17 PM PST Reuters - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of five leaders of an Islamic charity on charges of funneling money and supplies to Hamas, designated a "terrorist" group following a 1995 executive order by President Bill Clinton.

Pope illuminates big Christmas 'tree' via Tablet (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:00 PM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI has illuminated a huge Christmas tree lighting display in Umbria by tapping on a tablet computer from the comfort of the Vatican.

Why Republican efforts to corral Jewish vote may come up short (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:33 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - One by one, Republican presidential candidates auditioned before Republican Jewish activists Wednesday, touting their conservative economic philosophies and love of Israel.

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