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• Church of England seen delaying women bishop vote
• Evangelicals grow in number, clout in Catholic Brazil
• Tunisian Islamist party says religion, politics are one
• Netanyahu moves to end religious military exemptions
• Women 'the answer' for Vatican, insider tells AFP

Church of England seen delaying women bishop vote Posted: 08 Jul 2012 04:02 PM PDT YORK, England (Reuters) - The Church of England looks set to delay its final vote on the consecration of women as bishops following a campaign to scupper it by supporters angry at a last-minute concession to traditionalists. Positions have become so entrenched at the church's General Synod, or parliament, in York, northern England, that an adjournment seems the most likely outcome during Monday's debate, resulting in the amendment being sent back to the House of Bishops to think again. ...

Evangelicals grow in number, clout in Catholic Brazil Posted: 08 Jul 2012 01:05 PM PDT Roman Catholics are scrambling to shore up support among the faithful in Brazil, the world's largest Catholic country, ahead of a visit next year by Pope Benedict XVI and amid a growing tide of conversions to Protestantism.

Tunisian Islamist party says religion, politics are one Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT Tunisia's ultra-conservative Salafist Reform Front, which advocates Islamic law, or sharia, met for the first time on Sunday and urged the authorities to renounce the separation of politics and religion.

Netanyahu moves to end religious military exemptions Posted: 08 Jul 2012 08:18 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the go-ahead on Sunday to reforms that would end the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from compulsory military service, in an about-face hours after 20,000 Israelis marched for change. Military service is a highly emotive issue for Israelis, most of whom start a two or three-year service at the age of 18. Many are also called up for reserve duty. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men are exempt to allow them to pursue religious studies. "Everyone must bear the burden. ...

Women 'the answer' for Vatican, insider tells AFP Posted: 08 Jul 2012 02:57 AM PDT The Catholic Church could have avoided much of the scandal that currently surrounds it if women had been in positions of power, says a feminist insider in the Church.

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