Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Evangelicals want reversal of birth control rule (AP)
• Southern Baptists to hear recommendation on name (AP)
• Rio de Janeiro polishes its police ahead of Olympics (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Naked holy men add fervor to Nepal Hindu fest (Reuters)
• Turkey urged to allow greater religious freedom (AP)
• NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast (AP)
• Vandals scrawl graffiti on Jerusalem Baptist church (Reuters)

Evangelicals want reversal of birth control rule (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:38 PM PST AP - A group of evangelical pastors on Monday joined Roman Catholic clergy who oppose an Obama administration requirement that employees of religiously affiliated businesses receive birth control coverage.

Southern Baptists to hear recommendation on name (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:14 PM PST AP - The nation's largest protestant denomination will definitely remain "Baptist," but leaders are thinking about whether it will be "Southern" for much longer.

Rio de Janeiro polishes its police ahead of Olympics (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:12 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Maj. Eliezer de Oliveira Farias, a police trainer and evangelical pastor, shouts to 100 police recruits in a muggy classroom: "What are our objectives?"

Naked holy men add fervor to Nepal Hindu fest (Reuters) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:19 AM PST Reuters - Hindu holy man Tarkeshwor Giri sat naked at Nepal's biggest annual religious gathering Monday as throngs of pilgrims sought his blessings at a centuries-old temple in Kathmandu.

Turkey urged to allow greater religious freedom (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:30 AM PST AP - The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians said Monday that Turkey's new constitution should grant equal rights to minorities in the country and safeguard religious freedoms.

NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:35 AM PST AP - One autumn morning in Buffalo, N.Y., a college student named Adeela Khan logged into her email and found a message announcing an upcoming Islamic conference in Toronto.

Vandals scrawl graffiti on Jerusalem Baptist church (Reuters) Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:04 AM PST Reuters - Vandals daubed "Death to Christianity" on a Jerusalem church Monday in the second such attack in the holy city this month, police said.

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