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• US Christian lobby blames law center over shooting
• Patriarch of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church dies
• Russian church leader rejects criticism over state ties
• Counterfeit Christian Louboutin luxury shoes from China stopped in their tracks at LA port
• Guard wounded in shooting at US Christian lobby group
• Unification Church founder in critical condition

US Christian lobby blames law center over shooting Posted: 16 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT A US Christian conservative lobbying group on Thursday accused a civil rights organization of provoking the man who allegedly shot a security guard in its Washington headquarters.

Patriarch of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church dies Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:04 AM PDT The patriarch of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos has died aged 76, officials said Thursday.

Russian church leader rejects criticism over state ties Posted: 16 Aug 2012 04:20 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has called President Vladimir Putin's rule a "miracle of God", defended its close ties with the state on Friday against criticism fuelled by the trial of three members of the Pussy Riot punk band. In remarks published a day before a court issues its verdict in the trial over the band's protest against the Church's political role on a cathedral altar, Patriarch Kirill said the Church and state were merely bound by a "common agenda". The patriarch did not refer directly to Pussy Riot. ...

Counterfeit Christian Louboutin luxury shoes from China stopped in their tracks at LA port Posted: 15 Aug 2012 09:58 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Federal customs officials have stopped more than 20,000 pairs of counterfeit luxury shoes from tip-toeing into the U.S. from China.

Guard wounded in shooting at US Christian lobby group Posted: 15 Aug 2012 09:36 PM PDT A gunman shot and wounded a male security guard at the Washington headquarters of a Christian conservative lobbying group, authorities said.

Unification Church founder in critical condition Posted: 15 Aug 2012 07:09 PM PDT The founder of the controversial Unification Church is in a South Korean hospital in critical condition due to complications from pneumonia, his spokesman said on Thursday.

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