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• Mississippi church's refusal to host black wedding sparks anger
• Religious freedom in Egypt "quite tenuous": Clinton
• US hits out at Europe, Egypt over religious freedoms
• Baptist leaders call on church to reject racism
• Baptist groups call on church to reject racism
• Religious freedoms deteriorated in China last year, U.S. says
• US: Religious freedom low in Afghanistan, Pakistan
• New Bible translation has screenplay format

Mississippi church's refusal to host black wedding sparks anger Posted: 30 Jul 2012 03:51 PM PDT TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A predominantly white church in Mississippi, a state with a long history of racial divisions, has stirred racial tensions after refusing to host the wedding of a black couple who had regularly attended its services. The Reverend Stan Weatherford of First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, a small community in southern Mississippi, told the couple their wedding plans made some congregants uncomfortable, according to Barbara Mack, a longtime church member. ...

Religious freedom in Egypt "quite tenuous": Clinton Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Religious freedom in Egypt appears to be "quite tenuous" and its government has failed to aggressively prosecute perpetrators of sectarian violence, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. Clinton made the comment as the State Department released a report that found a marked deterioration in religious freedom in China, where official interference with Tibetan Buddhist monasteries may have contributed to a dozen self-immolations. ...

US hits out at Europe, Egypt over religious freedoms Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:41 PM PDT The United States warned the world was sliding backwards on religious freedoms Monday, criticizing violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt and citing European laws banning Muslim veils.

Baptist leaders call on church to reject racism Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:48 PM PDT Southern Baptist leaders called Monday for a Mississippi church to reject racism after some congregants prevented a black couple from getting married there.

Baptist groups call on church to reject racism Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:57 AM PDT Southern Baptist groups are calling on a Mississippi church that blocked a black couple from getting married under its roof to reject racism.

Religious freedoms deteriorated in China last year, U.S. says Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's respect for religious freedom deteriorated last year as it interfered with Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in ways that may have contributed to a dozen Tibetan self-immolations, the United States said on Monday. In its annual International Religious Freedom Report for 2011, the State Department said it discerned a rise in anti-Semitism around the world as well as the increased use of anti-blasphemy laws to restrict the rights of religious minorities. ...

US: Religious freedom low in Afghanistan, Pakistan Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:22 AM PDT The U.S. is criticizing allies Afghanistan and Pakistan for poorly defending religious freedom.

New Bible translation has screenplay format Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:52 AM PDT A new Bible translation tackles the challenge of turning ancient Greek and Hebrew texts into modern American English and then adds a twist: It's written like a screenplay.

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