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• Lowe's defends pulling ads from Muslim TV show (Reuters)
• Pope confirms trip to Cuba, Mexico before Easter (AP)
• US, Muslim governments address religious tolerance (AP)
• Cubans honor Catholic patron ahead of papal visit (Reuters)
• At Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage, Pope's possible Mexico visit ranks second (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Irreverent atheists crowdsource charitable giving (Reuters)
• Backlash for Lowe's as ads pulled from Muslim show (AP)
• Obamas walk to church across from White House (AP)

Lowe's defends pulling ads from Muslim TV show (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 05:05 PM PST Reuters - U.S. home improvement chain Lowe's Monday defended its decision to pull advertising from reality TV show "All-American Muslim" amid charges the company had given in to bigotry.

Pope confirms trip to Cuba, Mexico before Easter (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:33 PM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI plans to travel to Cuba and Mexico before Easter next year, saying he hopes his visit will strengthen the faith and encourage Catholics there to seek justice and hope.

US, Muslim governments address religious tolerance (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:44 AM PST AP - Seeking to bolster relations with Muslim countries angry about Western characterizations of Islam, the Obama administration has gathered representatives from more than two dozen governments this week in an effort to address religious intolerance around the world.

Cubans honor Catholic patron ahead of papal visit (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:28 AM PST Reuters - White-robed priests burned incense as they marched slowly through Havana's narrow streets, giving Catholic faithful a rare glimpse of Cuba's patron saint outside her remote eastern home.

At Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage, Pope's possible Mexico visit ranks second (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:42 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Pope Benedict XVI’s tentative plan to visit Mexico in 2012 is meeting with lukewarm reception here on a day when millions of Mexicans celebrate their beloved Virgin of Guadalupe with pilgrimage and prayer.

Irreverent atheists crowdsource charitable giving (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:14 AM PST Reuters - Atheist bloggers have shown their charitable side by swarming to donate money to Doctors Without Borders, in what turned into the humanitarian agency's biggest online fundraiser.

Backlash for Lowe's as ads pulled from Muslim show (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 03:50 AM PST AP - Lowe's Home Improvement has found itself facing a backlash after the retail giant pulled ads from a reality show about American Muslims.

Obamas walk to church across from White House (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2011 06:36 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama and his family attended a worship service Sunday morning at an Episcopal church just across the street from the White House where presidents frequently have visited.

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