2011年7月14日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Ford returns to church where she married husband (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, and his wife Sue, left, watch as the casket of former first lady Betty Ford is brought in by the military honor guard to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum for the arrival ceremony Wednesday, July 13, 2011, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Rex Larsen, Pool)AP - With a military honor guard carrying her casket, Betty Ford returned Thursday to the church where she and her husband got married more than 60 years ago, a wedding that launched the unassuming Michigan couple on an unexpected path to the White House.


Christian, Jewish, Muslim prayers for Habsburg (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Riflemen carry the coffins of Otto von Habsburg and his wife Regina  in Mariazell, Austria Tuesday July 12, 2011.  The oldest son of Austria-Hungary's last emperor and longtime head of one of Europe's most influential families had died Monday July 4, 2011 at the age of  98. His wife had died in 2010.  Now the couple will be reunited. The burial is scheduled for Saturday July 16, 2011 in Vienna.  (AP Photo/dapd Hans Punz)AP - Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders have gathered in prayer at the Vienna church where the coffins of the son of Austria's last emperor and his wife are lying in state.


Atheist Wins Right to Wear 'Pastafarian' Headgear in License Photo (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:55 AM PDT

Time.com - After a years long pursuit, Niko Alm, a self proclaimed "Pastafarian," finally earned the freedom to appear in his Austrian driver's license sporting a pasta strainer on his head. An accessory he argued was 'religious headgear'

Texas Gov. Perry's public day of prayer draws fire from clergy and atheists (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:50 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The American debate over the mixing of politics and religion is swirling in Texas.

Ala. churches lead opposition to immigration law (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 06:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 25, 2011 file photo, marchers leave a park in Birmingham, Ala., during a protest against Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration. Now that Alabama has passed what's widely considered the nation's most restrictive state law against illegal immigration, mainstream churches, faith-based organizations and individual members are leading opposition to the act.  (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)AP - For some believers and church leaders, opposing Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation law against illegal immigration is a chance for Bible Belt redemption.


'Sister Wives' family sues to prevent prosecution for polygamy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court in 1879 ruled that polygamy is "an offense against society," holding that it is not protected by religious freedom, just as "human sacrifice" is not protected.
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