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• Atheist messages displace CA park nativity scenes (AP)
• Religious freedom no match for Washington gridlock? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Burqa ban: Canada prohibits Muslim veil in citizenship ceremonies (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• NH gay bishop responds to Perry ad (AP)

Atheist messages displace CA park nativity scenes (AP) Posted: 13 Dec 2011 05:17 PM PST AP - Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the three wise men are being crowded out by atheists. Most of the Christmas nativity scenes that churches had placed in a Santa Monica coastal park for decades have been displaced by non-religious displays — and the churches are crying conspiracy.

Religious freedom no match for Washington gridlock? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 Dec 2011 11:12 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Congress is poised to let the government commission that promotes international religious freedom die for lack of funding â€" even as concern rises about persecution of Christians in Egypt, marginalization of moderate Muslims in Pakistan, and repression of Buddhist monks in Myanmar (Burma).

Burqa ban: Canada prohibits Muslim veil in citizenship ceremonies (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 Dec 2011 10:23 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Canada, a country that prides itself on having one of the world’s most liberal systems for immigration, just banned women from wearing veils while taking the oath of citizenship.

NH gay bishop responds to Perry ad (AP) Posted: 13 Dec 2011 06:47 AM PST AP - The Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, says GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry has hit a new low with a campaign ad attacking President Barack Obama on gay rights and religion.

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