2011年11月23日星期三

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


SC bishop being investigated amid Episcopal schism (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:58 PM PST

In this Nov. 14, 2011 photo, Bishop Mark Lawrence of the Diocese of South Carolina stands outside the Diocesan House in Charleston, S.C. Lawrence is under investigation by the national Episcopal Church as to whether he has abandoned the church. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)AP - The conservative leader of the Episcopal diocese of South Carolina, which has roots stretching to before the American Revolution, is the first bishop facing discipline from the national church over the ongoing schism over the ordination of gay ministers.


Ex-Catholic priest gets up to 40 years for rape (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PST

AP - A former Catholic priest convicted of raping an altar boy could possibly spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Religion News in Brief (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:13 AM PST

AP - Pope accepts resignation of Irish bishop; 7 of Ireland's 26 dioceses now without bishops

Mormon faith may hurt Romney in primaries: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:48 AM PST

Reuters - Mitt Romney's Mormonism could hurt the Republican candidate with evangelical voters in his fight for party's presidential nomination, but those voters would favor him over President Barack Obama in the general election, a poll released Wednesday concluded.

Prosecutors drop case against German ex-minister (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:36 AM PST

FILE - The March 1, 2011 file photo shows German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg speaking during a news conference where he announced his resignation in Berlin, Germany. Prosecutors say they have dropped an investigation into alleged copyright violations by Germany's former defense minister in exchange for a euro 20,000 (US$ 27,000) fine. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, then a rising star in Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc, resigned in March after it emerged that that he had copied large parts of his thesis without attribution. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - German prosecutors have dropped an investigation into alleged copyright violations by Germany's former defense minister in exchange for a euro20,000 ($27,000) fine — a decision that may clear the way for his eventual political comeback.


Denmark to approve gay weddings in church (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:22 AM PST

AP - Denmark's government wants to allow same-sex couples to get married in formal church weddings, instead of the short blessing ceremonies that the state Lutheran Church currently offers.
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