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January 2012

January 20, 2012

Japan Cult Member Charged After Years On Run

TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve gas...

January 20, 2012

Christian Bale Returns To China In New Film

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Bale says he isn't concerned with what Chinese government censors...

January 20, 2012

India Lit Fest Says Rushdie Cancels Due To Threats

JAIPUR, India (AP) — Booker-Prize winning author Salman Rushdie canceled plans to appear at an...

January 20, 2012

Supreme Court Ruling Confuses Religious Workers

DETROIT (AP) — Aleeza Adelman teaches Jewish studies at a Jewish school, yet she considers...

January 20, 2012

6 NATO Troops Die In Afghanistan Helicopter Crash

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A NATO helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing six members...

January 19, 2012

Ohio Amish Suspect Agreeable To House Electricity

CLEVELAND (AP) — The leader of a breakaway Amish group charged in beard-cutting attacks against...

January 19, 2012

Pope Hits Out At Radical Secularism

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI says Roman Catholics in the U.S. need to...

January 19, 2012

Pope Hits Out At ‘radical Secularism’

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI says Roman Catholics in the U.S. need to...

January 19, 2012

Maldives Arrests Muslim Hardline Politician

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives police have arrested a prominent Muslim cleric and leader of...

January 19, 2012

Maldives Journalists Say Gov’t Intimidating Them

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives government is threatening and harassing the media over...

January 19, 2012

Megadeth Bassist Becomes A Seminarian

CLAYTON, Missouri (AP) — Concordia Seminary in suburban St. Louis gets an eclectic mix of...

January 19, 2012

Ohio Muslim Inmates Settle Meal Preparation Suit

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Muslim death row inmate has settled a lawsuit that accused...

January 19, 2012

Turkey: Tens Of Thousands Mark Journalist’s Death

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters marked the fifth anniversary of a...

January 19, 2012

Friends Pray For US Pair Missing In Ship Disaster

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — From turning out for blood drives to pitching in...

January 19, 2012

GOP Field Leaves SC’s Religious Right Uninspired

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The Greenville-Spartanburg area, home to many of South Carolina's evangelical voters,...

January 18, 2012

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Jan. 14 The...

January 18, 2012

Egypt Brothers Mix Pragmatism, Ideology On Israel

CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim Brotherhood is trying to maneuver its way between its fierce...

January 18, 2012

Religion News In Brief

Maine lawmakers form legislative prayer group Top Maine lawmakers including Gov. Paul LePage form Maine...

January 18, 2012

Egypt Tourism Receipts Slip Nearly 30 Pct In 2011

CAIRO (AP) — Revenues from Egypt's vital tourism sector plunged almost 30 percent last year,...

January 18, 2012

Family Of Dead Al-Qaida Operative Promoted Peace

Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew...

January 18, 2012

From US Boarding School To Al-Qaida Suicide Bomber

Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew...

January 18, 2012

From US Private School Student To Al-Qaida Agent

Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew...

January 18, 2012

Police Chiefs Meet At White House On US Terror

WASHINGTON (AP) — State and local law enforcement officials convened at the White House on...

January 18, 2012

Police Chiefs Meet At WH On Homegrown Terror Fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — State and local law enforcement officials convened at the White House on...

January 18, 2012

Israel Seeks To End Ancient African Jewish Custom

ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Israel is closing the books on a rare millennia-old Jewish tradition....

January 18, 2012

Perry Prays For Obama At SC Christian Gathering

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking a pause from partisan campaigning...

January 17, 2012

Police: Christmas Day Church Bombing Suspect In Nigeria Escapes In Shootout Following Arrest

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police: Christmas Day church bombing suspect in Nigeria escapes in shootout...

January 17, 2012

Romney Looking To Clinch GOP Nomination In Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Four years ago, Florida crushed Mitt Romney's presidential ambitions. This time,...

January 17, 2012

Sunni-backed Leader: Crisis Tearing Iraq Apart

BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of Iraq's main Sunni-backed bloc says the war-ravaged country needs...

January 17, 2012

Court Rejects Appeal Over Prayer At Public Meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a North Carolina county...

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