Yahoo! News: Religion News

---

• The Church and organized labor's new orthodoxy
• PQ opens door to 'improving' religion plan
• Kenya VP trial witness sobs recalling church massacre
• Witness in Kenyan deputy president trial recalls church burning
• Witness in Ruto trial describes church torching
• Pa. church official's landmark conviction appealed
• Christian rock singer to stand trial in California murder-for-hire

The Church and organized labor's new orthodoxy Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:45 PM PDT By John Lloyd Two of the western world's great organizations, the AFL-CIO and the Roman Catholic Church, decided last week to tackle two of the world's great problems differently than they had for decades before. This might just be another proof that they're getting weaker (they are). Or it might be a big, good shift. The two groups are hardly alike. One is concerned with the material; the other occupied with things spiritual. But last week they were united, as the leaders of both appeared ready to break with tradition and leave behind a history of exclusion. ...

PQ opens door to 'improving' religion plan Posted: 17 Sep 2013 09:37 AM PDT MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it's open to changing its controversial charter of values after receiving more feedback from citizens.

Kenya VP trial witness sobs recalling church massacre Posted: 17 Sep 2013 09:27 AM PDT The first witness in Kenya Vice President William Ruto's crimes against humanity trial broke down Tuesday as she testified how a singing, machete-wielding mob trapped thousands inside a church and set it ablaze.

Witness in Kenyan deputy president trial recalls church burning Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:37 AM PDT By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The first witness to appear in the trial of Kenya's deputy president told the International Criminal Court on Tuesday how a mob of youths, with painted faces and armed with machetes, torched the church where she and her family had sought refuge. The witness, known only as P-0536 to protect her identity, choked with emotion as she testified against Deputy President William Ruto, who is accused of stoking a wave of killing for political gain after Kenya's contested 2007 elections. ...

Witness in Ruto trial describes church torching Posted: 17 Sep 2013 06:16 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The first witness to testify in the International Criminal Court trial of Kenya's deputy president described Tuesday how a mob of youths torched a church where 2,000 people had sought refuge from postelection violence.

Pa. church official's landmark conviction appealed Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:20 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court is being asked to throw out a Roman Catholic church official's landmark conviction for his handling of priest-abuse complaints.

Christian rock singer to stand trial in California murder-for-hire Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:58 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The lead singer in a heavy metal Christian rock band has been ordered by a California judge on Monday to stand trial for allegedly attempting to hire an undercover sheriff's deputy to kill his estranged wife. Tim Lambesis, the 32-year-old lead singer in the band As I Lay Dying, will stand trial in San Diego County Superior Court in Vista, California, and faces up to nine years in prison if convicted. ...

You are subscribed to email updates from Religion News Headlines - Yahoo! News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610