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• Leader of US Orthodox church quits amid rape claim
• German MPs call for law protecting religious circumcision
• Conn. town agrees to end graduations at church

Leader of US Orthodox church quits amid rape claim Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:02 PM PDT The leader of the Orthodox Church in America has resigned and been replaced amid questions about whether he failed to report to church officials or law enforcement an allegation of a rape by a priest and other sexual-misconduct claims.

German MPs call for law protecting religious circumcision Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:41 AM PDT German MPs adopted a cross-party motion on Thursday calling on the government to protect religious circumcision after a court ruling branding it a crime sparked outrage at home and abroad.

Conn. town agrees to end graduations at church Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:50 PM PDT The local school board has agreed to stop holding high school graduation ceremonies in a church.

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