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• AL, MS voters guided by religion prefer Santorum
• Philadelphia Catholic Church ex-official faces theft charge
• Russian Orthodox Church: Ban homosexuality 'propaganda' among minors

AL, MS voters guided by religion prefer Santorum Posted: Early results from exit polls of Alabama and Mississippi voters show Rick Santorum leading among evangelical and born-again Christians saying a candidate's religious beliefs deeply affected their choice. Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are faring better with such voters who said religion mattered less.

Philadelphia Catholic Church ex-official faces theft charge Posted: PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia surrendered to authorities on Tuesday to face charges that she stole more than $900,000 from the Church to pay her credit card bills. Anita Guzzardi, 41, is accused of theft, forgery and other charges involving the archdiocese, which is less than two weeks away from the start of a high-profile pedophilia trial. Monsignor William Lynn faces child endangerment charges, and a priest and a defrocked priest are accused of sexually abusing children between 1996 and 1999. ...

Russian Orthodox Church: Ban homosexuality 'propaganda' among minors Posted: A controversial new law enacted in St. Petersburg and three other Russian regions, aimed at banning "homosexual propaganda aimed at minors," has members of Russia's besieged gay community worrying that all progress toward civil rights for sexual minorites in recent years might be thrown into reverse.

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