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• UK foreign aid money helped fund pope's visit (AP)
• Ohio judge cannot display 10 Commandments (AP)
• US: Muslim Brotherhood could play role in Egypt (AP)
• Philly couple who prayed over dying tot sentenced (AP)
• Grave robber chase reveals ancient Holy Land church (Reuters)
• Religion News in Brief (AP)
• Church unearthed in Israel may hold Zechariah tomb (AFP)

UK foreign aid money helped fund pope's visit (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST AP - British lawmakers have demanded an explanation Wednesday into why 1.85 million pounds ($2.99 million) of foreign aid money helped pay for the pope's recent visit to the U.K.

Ohio judge cannot display 10 Commandments (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:52 PM PST AP - An Ohio judge violated the U.S. Constitution by displaying a poster containing the Ten Commandments in his courtroom, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

US: Muslim Brotherhood could play role in Egypt (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:53 PM PST AP - The United States is acknowledging that the hardline Muslim Brotherhood may play a role in Egypt's transition from autocracy if it agrees to a peaceful, democratic process.

Philly couple who prayed over dying tot sentenced (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:19 AM PST AP - A fundamentalist Christian couple who relied on prayer to cure their dying toddler must take their remaining children for medical check-ups as part of their sentence in the boy's death, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Grave robber chase reveals ancient Holy Land church (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:54 AM PST Reuters - The pursuit of a gang of grave robbers has led to the discovery of an ancient church outside Jerusalem that may contain the burial place of the biblical prophet Zechariah, Israeli authorities said Wednesday.

Religion News in Brief (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:54 AM PST AP - Virginia House Republicans advanced two proposed state constitutional amendments Tuesday that aim to support religious expression and observance, though critics claim the measures breach the wall between church and state.

Church unearthed in Israel may hold Zechariah tomb (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST AFP - Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Wednesday the remnants of a newly discovered Byzantine-era church they suspect is concealing the tomb of the biblical prophet Zechariah.

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