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• Church of England faces close vote on women bishops
• Religious violence feared after bus bombing in Kenya
• Church of England nears vote on female bishops
• Atheist group sues over religious electioneering

Church of England faces close vote on women bishops Posted: 19 Nov 2012 03:43 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England decides on Tuesday whether to allow the ordination of women bishops when members take part in an historic vote whose result could prove the first major test for the next archbishop. Women already serve as Anglican bishops in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, but the Church of England, mother church for the world's 80 million Anglicans, has struggled to reconcile the dispute between reformers and traditionalists on whether to allow them in England. ...

Religious violence feared after bus bombing in Kenya Posted: 19 Nov 2012 09:57 AM PST Fears of religious violence in Kenya are on the rise today following a weekend bus bombing in Nairobi's predominately Somali neighborhood, the third explosion there this month.

Church of England nears vote on female bishops Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:22 AM PST After decades of debate, the Church of England votes Tuesday on whether it will finally admit women to the ranks of bishops — under a compromise proposal that has angered the faithful on both sides of the argument.

Atheist group sues over religious electioneering Posted: 15 Nov 2012 10:10 AM PST A federal lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin-based group representing atheists and agnostics argues that the Internal Revenue Service is violating the U.S. Constitution by allowing tax-exempt churches and religious ...

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