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• Church cuts jobs amid Philadelphia child sex abuse trial
• DOJ sues Arizona, Utah polygamous towns, saying sect outsiders face religious discrimination
• Bishops take religious freedom fight to each state
• As churches get political, IRS stays quiet
• Vatican steps up condemnation of Syria violence

Church cuts jobs amid Philadelphia child sex abuse trial Posted: 21 Jun 2012 05:09 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The beleaguered Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, beset by criminal and civil lawsuits related to a child sex abuse scandal, said on Thursday it is bleeding money and will lay off 45 people and close its 117-year-old newspaper. Archbishop Charles Chaput said the 1.5 million member archdiocese faces a $17 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, which Chaput said does not take into account another $10 million in legal and investigatory expenses over the past several months. ...

DOJ sues Arizona, Utah polygamous towns, saying sect outsiders face religious discrimination Posted: 21 Jun 2012 02:07 PM PDT DOJ sues Arizona, Utah polygamous towns, saying sect outsiders face religious discrimination.

Bishops take religious freedom fight to each state Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:38 AM PDT Roman Catholic groups on Thursday embarked on a two-week campaign of prayer vigils, rallies and other events to draw attention to what they consider government attacks on religious freedom.Called the "Fortnight ...

As churches get political, IRS stays quiet Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:32 AM PDT (Reuters) - Pastor Jim Garlow will stand before congregants at his 2,000-seat Skyline Wesleyan Church in La Mesa, California, on Sunday, October 7, just weeks before the U.S. presidential and congressional elections, and urge his flock to vote for or against particular candidates. He knows such pulpit pleading could endanger his church's tax-exempt status by violating IRS rules for a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. A charity can take a position on policy issues but cannot act "on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office. ...

Vatican steps up condemnation of Syria violence Posted: 21 Jun 2012 04:52 AM PDT The Vatican is stepping up its condemnation of violence in Syria with Pope Benedict XVI calling for urgent humanitarian aid to reach residents.

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