2011年8月3日星期三

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Ala. lab lost key evidence in praying mom's case (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT

In this July 21, 2011 photo, the grave of 17-year-old Jesse Lynn Burdette is shown in a cemetery in Auburn, Ala. The teenager's mother, Kay Burdette, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in his death after admitting she prayed for his healing rather than taking him to a doctor. The case was complicated by the state's loss of a key piece of evidence from the autopsy. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)AP - When Kay Burdette's 17-year-old son became sick with flu-like symptoms, the faithful mother chose the same prescription she has used for years: prayer.


Military officer becomes Iran's new oil minister (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:39 PM PDT

Rostam Qasemi speaks during his confirmation as the new Minister of Oil in parliament in Tehran July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - Iran's parliament approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's candidate as oil minister on Wednesday, putting a military commander who is under U.S. and EU sanctions in charge of oil and gas in one of the world's biggest crude producers.


Religion News in Brief (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:18 AM PDT

AP - Minn. Methodists investigate same-sex blessings

Texas Gov. Perry's day of prayer shadows 2012 bid (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:12 AM PDT

A sign outside Reliant Stadium lists the upcoming prayer event, The Response: a call to prayer for a nation in crisis, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, in Houston. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has organized a prayer meeting in Houston this weekend that could be a political double-edged sword now that he is considering running for president.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Openly and deeply religious, Texas Gov. Rick Perry organized what seemed like a slam-dunk event for a politician in a state where religion and politics walk hand in hand: He would fill Houston's Reliant Stadium with fellow believers in a seven-hour session of Christian atonement by some of the nation's most conservative preachers, exhorting believers to pray about the nation's moral decline.


Muslims are the most loyal American religious group, new poll says (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:24 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A poll released Thursday revealed curious contradictions in the Muslim-American community, which is more enthused about its country and president than any other religious group, yet is the least politically active and faces the greatest discrimination.
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