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• Egypt's military denies any responsibility in deaths of 17 Christians (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Religion News in Brief (AP)
• Row over village church puts Egypt on edge (Reuters)
• Pope condemns violence in Egypt (AP)
• Muslim comic series aims to break through in US (AP)
• Why Mitt Romney called out Rick Perry on Mormonism 'cult' claim (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Coptic Christians in Egypt battle state's version of deadly protest (The Christian Science Monitor)

Egypt's military denies any responsibility in deaths of 17 Christians (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:41 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt’s Army has denied shooting or running over mostly Christian protesters at a demonstration Sunday, laying the blame on protesters for the violence that killed as many as two dozen people.

Religion News in Brief (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:21 PM PDT AP - As numbers shrink, Roman Catholic church in India urges flock to have more children

Row over village church puts Egypt on edge (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:54 AM PDT Reuters - Police line the dirt roads of this village in Egypt's deep south whose dispute over a Christian place of worship has spread nationwide and plunged the ruling army into its deepest crisis since Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

Pope condemns violence in Egypt (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:42 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI says he is "deeply saddened" by the recent violence in Cairo, referring to protests that left 26 dead, most of them Coptic Christian demonstrators.

Muslim comic series aims to break through in US (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:51 AM PDT AP - Comic book fans might call it a great origin story: In the aftermath of 9/11, a Muslim man creates a comic book series, "The 99," inspired by the principles of his faith. It builds a global audience and investors contribute millions for it to continue and expand.

Why Mitt Romney called out Rick Perry on Mormonism 'cult' claim (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In his joint press event with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie â€" in which Christie threw his weight behind Romney â€" Mitt Romney for the first time challenged rival Rick Perry to publicly disavow comments made by pastor Robert Jeffress calling Mormonism a “cult.” Jeffress made those remarks when introducing Perry at lthis weekend’s Values Voters Summit â€" a gathering of 3,000 or so conservatives organized by the Family Research Council.

Coptic Christians in Egypt battle state's version of deadly protest (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:16 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt’s muted response to a deadly attack by its own Army on a Christian protest Sunday is furthering the anger of Christians, and threatening to escalate sectarian strife at a delicate time of transition.

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