Friday, March 12, 2010
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U.S.
- Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC responders - 10:23 AM
- US terror suspect in Yemen worked at 5 nuke sites - 12:04 PM
- NYC police pursue video leads in bar beating - 09:56 AM
- Old laws, raids leave Philly bar owners foaming - 07:52 AM
- Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating - 09:48 AM
World
Vatican criticizes Rome school's condom machine plan
Rome -- The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message. - 03/12/2010
Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism
Dharmsala, India -- The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities today, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region. - 03/10/2010
Vatican backs German efforts on sex scandal
Vatican City -- The Vatican said Saturday it backed a German diocese's efforts to shed light on sexual abuse allegations connected to a renowned boy's choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother. - 03/07/2010
Bus messages try to connect atheists
Atheists are taking their message to the streets. More than a dozen SMART buses for the rest of the month will carry the message "Don't believe in God? You aren't alone" as part of a national campaign to raise the spirits of atheists. - 03/04/2010
Paper Chase: You can puncture that Passover illness
A one-page announcement explaining that faith isn't the only thing Jews have in common during Passover. Many also suffer from "matzo-induced constipation," according to Acupuncture Healthcare Associates of Michigan, which is touting services to alleviate the ailment. - 03/04/2010
SMART buses to carry atheist message
"Don't believe in God? You are not alone." More than a dozen SMART buses bearing that message will hit major Metro area roads Thursday in an effort to let atheists know that there are like minded groups and individuals out there sharing their beliefs ... or lack thereof. The king and queen size ads feature an image of blue sky and clouds over which the message is superimposed. Similar ads have appeared in a number of U.S. - 03/03/2010
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Man discovers everything is worth something on eBay
Michael Salemi of Novi is an Italian-American Roman Catholic, but he grew up in a Jewish pocket of Long Island, lived with a Jewish family for a year and married a nice Jewish girl he met in grad school. He even likes gefilte fish, which most Gentiles think of as kosher Alpo. But realistically, how much can you expect the guy to know about a miniature Hebrew prayer book? - 03/01/2010
Danish daily issues apology over Prophet Muhammad drawing
Copenhagen -- A Danish newspaper today apologized for offending Muslims by reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban, rekindling heated debate about the limits of freedom of speech. - 02/26/2010
Watchdog group objects to Detroit City Council's prayers
Detroit --One day after being accused of ignoring religious objections to strip clubs, the City Council is facing criticism for calling upon Jesus during prayers at meetings. - 02/25/2010
Michigan's first black Lutheran church started in Detroit homes
In 1930, a group of black families meeting in their homes formed Michigan's first black Lutheran church for the small number of black families who missed their Lutheran roots in the South. They held rotating church services in their homes to form St. Philip's Lutheran Church. The parish, first recognized as a mission church, shared a pastor with a church in Windsor, Ontario. - 02/23/2010
U.S. mosques debate using English for sermons
Sana Rahim was born in the cowboy country of southeastern Wyoming, to Pakistani parents who had emigrated so her father could earn a doctorate. - 02/20/2010
Vatican: Number of Catholics rising worldwide
Vatican City -- The Vatican says the number of Catholics as a percentage of the worldwide faithful is growing slightly. - 02/20/2010
Mother Mary MacKillop becomes first Australian saint
Vatican City -- Pope Benedict XVI approved sainthood for Mother Mary MacKillop today, making the woman known for her work among the needy Australia's first saint. - 02/19/2010
Metro Detroit faithful mark start of Lent
Detroit -- Christians throughout Metro Detroit kicked off the holy season of Lent on Wednesday by attending church services and receiving symbolic ash marks on their foreheads. - 02/18/2010
Baptists storm Texas with a Bible CD crusade
Dallas -- The largest state Baptist group in the nation wants Christ's message of hope heard in every home in Texas -- about 9 million of them -- by Easter. - 02/18/2010
