2011年12月4日星期日

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Ky church overturns ban on interracial couples (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:23 PM PST

AP - An eastern Kentucky church under a firestorm of criticism since members voted to bar mixed-race couples from joining the congregation overturned that decision Sunday, saying it welcomes all believers.

Catholic church in Congo issues poll warning (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 02:08 PM PST

Reuters - Congo's Catholic Church urged election authorities on Sunday to ensure published poll results were a true reflection of voters' intentions as a disorderly counting process raised concerns about possible electoral fraud and more bloodshed.

Eddie Long taking time off from Ga. megachurch (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 12:32 PM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 file photo, Bishop Eddie Long speaks at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga. Megachurch leader Long has announced he's taking time off to focus on his family after his wife filed for divorce. Long's spokesman, Art Franklin, said that the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church leader told his congregation Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, that he will continue to serve as senior pastor at the church in Lithonia, an Atlanta suburb. But Long said he needs a sabbatical. (AP Photo/John Amis, Pool, File)AP - Megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long announced Sunday he's taking time off to focus on his family after his wife filed for divorce.


Libyan who sparked revolution sworn in as minister (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:12 AM PST

Reuters - The man whose arrest in February sparked Libya's revolution was sworn in as a minister in the new interim government on Sunday but said he had been hesitant about taking on the new job.

Tiny church in NYC awaiting Supreme Court decision (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:57 AM PST

In this Dec. 1, 2011 photo, Bronx Household of Faith co-pastor Robert Hall poses for a portrait in front of  P.S. 15 in the Bronx borough of New York. The congregation behind a church-state lawsuit that may become an important Supreme Court case has just 48 official members and doesn't even have office space, never mind a church building. It now holds its services in P.S. 15 and is appealing a ruling that says doing so violates the Constitution. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A Christian congregation with just 48 members and not even a storefront is hoping the Supreme Court will overturn a ruling that says holding its Sunday service in a Bronx public school is unconstitutional.


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