2013年8月25日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Fresh religious unrest breaks out in Myanmar

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:02 AM PDT

A fireman clears up a burnt down market after riots in Lashio, eastern Myanmar, on May 30, 2013About 1,000 anti-Muslim rioters burned shops and homes in a fresh outbreak of communal unrest in Myanmar, officials said Sunday, as the former army-ruled nation grapples with spreading religious violence.


Divide over religious exemptions on gay marriage

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:11 AM PDT

The battle over gay marriage is heating up in the states, energizing religious groups that oppose same-sex relationships — but also dividing them.

Order restored after fresh Myanmar religious unrest

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:31 AM PDT

A boy salvages belongings amid burnt debris at Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern SagaingHTAN KONE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Authorities restored order in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Sunday after a Buddhist mob set fire to nearly two dozen Muslim-owned buildings and attacked rescue workers in the latest widening of sectarian violence in the former military-run state. About 1,000 Buddhists, some carrying sticks and swords, attacked Muslim villagers in remote Htan Kone late on Saturday, destroying at least 20 homes and shops, according to witnesses and a government statement. Police and soldiers arrived later and fired into the air to disperse the crowd, they said. ...


Pope disturbed by terrible images from Syria

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:11 AM PDT

Pope Francis delivers his messagel during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. The Pontiff says he is pained by the "terrible images" of atrocities emerging from Syria and is urging the international community to step up its efforts to end the civil war there. Francis told tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square Sunday that Syrian and rebel forces must put down their arms and use dialogue. He renewed his call for dialogue as the U.S. considers a military response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he has been disturbed by "terrible images" of atrocities occurring in Syria, and he is urging the international community to step up its efforts to end the civil war there.


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