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• Man charged in NH church rape case testifies (AP)
• Muslims rush to restore torched Egypt church (Reuters)
• German Catholics call for reform, many leaving (AP)
• Religion news in brief (AP)
• Pope praying for US tornado victims (AP)
• Muhammad Ali joins US Muslim appeal to Iran to release US hikers (The Christian Science Monitor)

Man charged in NH church rape case testifies (AP) Posted: 25 May 2011 04:36 PM PDT AP - A New Hampshire man accused of raping and impregnating his children's 15-year-old baby sitter in 1997 took the stand in his defense Wednesday, acknowledging he fathered her baby but saying he did not force himself on her.

Muslims rush to restore torched Egypt church (Reuters) Posted: 25 May 2011 12:36 PM PDT Reuters - Mohammed Fathi worked his brush gently over an icon of Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, removing soot from its surface inside a church gutted in an attack by Islamist militants this month.

German Catholics call for reform, many leaving (AP) Posted: 25 May 2011 10:20 AM PDT AP - A year after a widespread sex scandal rocked Roman Catholics in Pope Benedict XVI's homeland, German intellectuals and faithful alike are turning their backs on the church, calling for change or simply leaving the congregation.

Religion news in brief (AP) Posted: 25 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT AP - Chaplains: Troops may fear sharing beliefs on gays

Pope praying for US tornado victims (AP) Posted: 25 May 2011 06:17 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday assured survivors of the deadliest tornado in the United States since 1950 that he was close to them spiritually and praying for hope and strength for the homeless.

Muhammad Ali joins US Muslim appeal to Iran to release US hikers (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 May 2011 11:38 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The families of two American hikers held in prison in Iran since July 2009 are turning to prominent American Muslims â€" including Muhammad Ali â€" to help convince the Iranian government to let their sons go.

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