2012年1月31日星期二

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


$173,000 in fees sought in RI prayer banner case (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:57 PM PST

AP - Lawyers for the 16-year-old Rhode Island atheist who sued over a prayer banner displayed at a public high school are asking a court to order the city of Cranston to pay $173,000 in attorneys' fees.

Macedonian Orthodox Christian church set alight (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST

The storage shed for fire wood, built beside the Christian Orthodox church St. Nikola is seen burnt, right, in the dominantly Muslim village of Labunista in southwestern Macedonia, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. An Orthodox Christian church famed for its valuable icons was almost set alight in southern Macedonia Monday overnight, amid religious tension between Christians and Muslims in this part of the country. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)AP - An Orthodox Christian church famed for its valuable icons was set alight in southern Macedonia overnight, authorities said Tuesday, as religious tension between Christians and minority Muslims grew over a carnival in which men dressed as women in burqas and mocked the Quran.


Can Obama's health-care law force Catholics to support birth control? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:12 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration has stirred up new and vocal opposition to its health-care law, as Roman Catholic institutions confront a rule that in their view violates religious liberty.
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