2012年10月17日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Lawsuit claims evangelical church hid abuse claims

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:44 PM PDT

Three female plaintiffs claim an evangelical church group covered up allegations of sexual abuse against children, failed to report accusations of misconduct to the police and discouraged its members from cooperating with law enforcement, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Texas acts to defend cheerleaders' use of religious messages

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The state of Texas is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit on behalf of a high school cheerleading team fighting to continue featuring religious messages on banners at football games, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said on Wednesday. The cheerleaders and their parents filed a lawsuit against the school district of the East Texas town of Kountze after the district banned religious messages on the banners. Abbott and Texas Governor Rick Perry told reporters at a state Capitol press conference that they will work to ensure the cheerleaders' freedom of expression. ...

Kenyan Christians fear former brethren are attacking churches

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Kenyan church leaders and analysts are expressing concern that recent Muslim converts from Christian rural regions are the new breed of jihadists targeting churches, public places, and police in the country.

Navistar names John Pope to board

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 07:50 AM PDT

Heavy truck and engine company Navistar International Corp. said Wednesday that it named John Pope to its board.Pope replaces David Harrison, who chose to retire after serving five years on the Lisle, ...

Italy church charity sees surge in aid requests

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:58 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian branch of Catholic charity Caritas has seen a 44.5 percent jump in the number of people seeking food, clothing and medicines from its centers in the first half of the year, it said on Wednesday. It said the economic crisis was increasingly affecting Italians as well as the immigrant poor, with the number of Italian nationals coming to its advice centers rising by 15 percent in the first six months of the year. ...

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