Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Religion news in brief (AP)
• Row raises worries in UK over ministers' contacts (AP)
• Pope names US envoy (AP)
• Romney says religion shouldn't be a factor (AP)
• How Susan Sarandon Got Both Jews and Catholics Angry at Her (The Atlantic Wire)
• No joint prayer at pope's interreligious meeting (AP)

Religion news in brief (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT AP - Muslim teen told she can't wear religious headscarf in JROTC parade

Row raises worries in UK over ministers' contacts (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:42 AM PDT AP - Swapping contact cards over canapes, cozy chats at lavish lunches — in the wake of a scandal over a defense minister who offered his friend access to overseas visits and meetings, Britain is tightening rules on those who seek to win influence over lawmakers.

Pope names US envoy (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2011 06:01 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday named an Italian prelate who has served in Vatican diplomatic missions in Iraq, Britain and Nigeria as the new papal ambassador to the United States.

Romney says religion shouldn't be a factor (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:45 PM PDT AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney says voters should not choose their president based on the candidate's religious beliefs or the place where they worship.

How Susan Sarandon Got Both Jews and Catholics Angry at Her (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:47 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Related: Sensitivities Don't Override the Constitution

No joint prayer at pope's interreligious meeting (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:35 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI has invited Hindus, Jews, Taoists and Muslims to join him next week for a peace pilgrimage to the hilltop town of Assisi — but they won't pray together because Benedict doesn't want to show different beliefs and rituals mixing.

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