2012年2月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


NYU's Muslim students speak out on NYPD monitoring (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 04:10 PM PST

AP - New York University students are calling for more support from school officials in light of revelations that the New York Police Department monitored Muslim student associations.

Court extends NYC church access to public schools (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by New York City to keep churches out of its public schools while a judge decides whether a city law banning them from its school buildings can be enforced.

Mosque leaders say young U.S. Muslims not more radical (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:06 PM PST

Reuters - The vast majority of U.S. mosque leaders said Muslim youths are not becoming more radical because Islam is increasingly woven into American society, according to a survey by a multifaith coalition released on Wednesday.

Prosecutors appeal ruling in Ill. church shooting (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:24 PM PST

AP - Madison County prosecutors have appealed a ruling that a man accused of gunning down a southwestern Illinois pastor is mentally unfit to stand trial.

Religion news in brief (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:16 AM PST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI urged infertile couples to shun artificial procreation

Paris mayor slams Russian church due near Eiffel Tower (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:13 AM PST

Reuters - Paris Mayor Bernard Delanoe has described a Russian Orthodox church to be built along the River Seine as an example of "hodgepodge architecture" not worthy to be on display near the Eiffel Tower.

US Muslim study finds jump in American mosques (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:02 AM PST

AP - The number of American mosques has increased dramatically in the last decade despite post 9/11 protests aimed at Muslim houses of worship, according to a new study. The new Islamic centers serve Muslims who moved into the suburbs and newer immigrants from Africa, Iraq and elsewhere.
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