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• Some U.S. churches cut ties as Boy Scouts drops ban on gay youth
• Even in church, Venezuelans face shortages
• Vatican bank chief's priority: clean up reputation
• New Vatican bank head vows zero tolerance with suspect accounts
• Is Indonesia still a model of religious tolerance?
• Israeli police: Jerusalem church vandalized
• Indonesian leader gets religious 'statesman' award

Some U.S. churches cut ties as Boy Scouts drops ban on gay youth Posted: 31 May 2013 12:53 PM PDT By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Some U.S. religious leaders are cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America, saying they will no longer permit local troops to meet at their churches in reaction to the group's decision to allow openly gay youth members. The swift withdrawal of support by some conservative churches in states such as Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky comes after the May 23 vote by the group to end the century-old ban, effective January 1. ...

Even in church, Venezuelans face shortages Posted: 31 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) —         When it comes to Venezuela's growing scarcities, not even the Roman Catholic Church has received a dispensation.

Vatican bank chief's priority: clean up reputation Posted: 31 May 2013 09:09 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — The new head of the Vatican bank says his top priority is to clean up the bank's reputation, saying the institution hasn't served the pope well but provides valuable financial services to the Holy See and its clients that should continue.

New Vatican bank head vows zero tolerance with suspect accounts Posted: 31 May 2013 08:57 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican bank is checking the account of every client including Holy See employees, its new chief said, in a campaign to root out any money-laundering at an institution prone to scandals for decades. Ernst von Freyberg's predecessor was dismissed for poor management, and the Vatican's financial watchdog said last week it was investigating six possible attempts to use the Holy See to launder money in 2012. ...

Is Indonesia still a model of religious tolerance? Posted: 31 May 2013 07:17 AM PDT Despite a rise religiously-motivated violence at home, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed a wealthy crowd at New York's Pierre hotel on Thursday night and accepted an award from an interfaith group for his work promoting religious freedom and human rights.

Israeli police: Jerusalem church vandalized Posted: 31 May 2013 01:35 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel police say an investigation is underway to find vandals who defaced one of Jerusalem's best known churches.

Indonesian leader gets religious 'statesman' award Posted: 30 May 2013 05:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Indonesia's president has accepted a statesmanship award from a U.S. interfaith foundation that says it hopes to encourage him to promote freedom of worship and tolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

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