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• Mormon church wants more compassion for gays
• Protestant militants target Northern Ireland party
• Christian quits role in Egyptian presidency, Brotherhood party

Mormon church wants more compassion for gays Posted: 06 Dec 2012 03:07 PM PST Mormon leaders made their most significant outreach yet to gays and lesbians, unveiling a new website Thursday that encourages church members to be more compassionate in discussions about homosexuality.

Protestant militants target Northern Ireland party Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:19 AM PST Northern Ireland leaders appealed for calm Thursday after Protestant militants attacked offices and a home connected to the most compromise-minded political party over its support for reducing the display of British flags on government buildings.

Christian quits role in Egyptian presidency, Brotherhood party Posted: 06 Dec 2012 03:50 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - A prominent Egyptian Christian said he had resigned from his role as an aide to President Mohamed Mursi and a senior official in the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. "I have decided to retire from any political work and to withdraw from any political role ... including withdrawing from any role in the presidency and the Freedom and Justice Party," Rafik Habib said in a statement on his official Facebook page. It was not immediately clear from the statement what had prompted Habib to step down. (Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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