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Vatican says no Iran trip planned
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI receives many invitations and that a trip to Lebanon is under consideration but that there are no plans for a visit to Iran....
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Plea averts trial in NY Hasidic firebomb case
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- A guilty plea has averted a trial in an attempted murder case that brought unusual attention to a religious dispute in a Jewish enclave in New York....
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German court rejects Jewish ghetto work claims
BERLIN (AP) -- A German court has rejected the claim of two Jewish women for extra pension payments for work they did under the Nazis in ghettos....
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Religious license plates for sale in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina drivers can buy religious license plates that feature three crosses and a sunrise....
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Bishops told pedophiles lie, victims must be heard
ROME (AP) -- Psychologists have told bishops from around the world that priests who rape and molest children often lie when confronted with an accusation and that victims usually tell the truth and need to be believed in order to heal....
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Pope names bishop for Salina, Kansas
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope John Paul II has named a new bishop for the Salina, Kansas, diocese....
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Muslim groups plan rally after NYPD intel report
NEW YORK (AP) -- Muslim groups and interfaith leaders are holding a rally in the wake of a report about New York Police Department intelligence....
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Contraception mandate outrages religious groups
Workplace health plans will have to cover all forms of contraception with Food and Drug Administration approval starting next year, and religious groups are putting up a fight....
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Jewish leaders offended by Ga. preacher's ceremony
ATLANTA (AP) -- Jewish leaders are criticizing a bizarre ceremony at an Atlanta megachurch in which Bishop Eddie Long was wrapped in a scroll and exalted as a "king" to the applause of his parishioners....
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Boehner: Feds should back off birth control order
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner says the Obama administration should reconsider a decision to make church-affiliated employers cover birth control on their health care plans....
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Macedonia Muslims urge restraint over carnival
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) -- Muslim leaders in Macedonia are calling on their community to stay calm and not respond to provocations as many remain upset about a local carnival earlier this month....
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AP Exclusive: Vatican rewrites money launder law
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has rewritten its 2010 anti-money laundering law after European inspectors found that it didn't fully meet their tough standards to combat the financing of terrorism....
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Greek village priest held over church treasure dig
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) -- Police in northern Greece have arrested a village priest and a church elder for allegedly digging for treasure in the chancel of the church....
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Fire badly damages 19th century church in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Emergency officials say a fire has badly damaged a 19th-century Orthodox church in southern Ukraine, including collapsing its dome....
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Austrian priest publishes names of ex-Catholics
VIENNA (AP) -- The Vienna archdiocese has apologized for the publication of a list of people who have formally left the Roman Catholic church....
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Religious Fla prep school a victim in $135M fraud
MIAMI (AP) -- A prominent businessman has pleaded guilty in Miami to fraud in a $135 million real estate scheme that fleeced hundreds of investors including at the Roman Catholic prep school he once attended....
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Muslim guard gets $465K in Calif. harassment suit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A San Francisco jury awarded $465,000 to a Muslim security guard who says his co-workers and supervisors called him a terrorist and an al-Qaida member....
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Carolina Faith Riders rev up bikes for Christ
More than just a riding group, several local Christian motorcycle enthusiasts meet the second Saturday of every month at Catawba Valley Baptist Church.
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St. Mary's dedicates memorial garden
The late Rev. Christina Condit knew how to forge relationships and in her passing, the parish of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church merged creative efforts with a class at Western Piedmont Community College to create a memorial garden.
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ROC Christian Academy holds open house and opens daycare
Open enrollment is now underway at Reflections of Christ Christian Academy in Hildebran for the next school year.
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Drexel Memorial Baptist Church welcomes new pastor
Dr. Kevin Moore is the new minister at Drexel Memorial Baptist Church located at 403 N. Main St. in Drexel.
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Youth mission outreach continues in Kenya
North Morganton United Methodist Church youth members and children are working to raise funds to improve the quality of life in a Kenyan village.
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Being a scholar in a rural village
As my plane prepared to land at the Miami Airport, I held my breath, unsure of what to expect.
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Winning chili recipe
On February 12, Linville United Methodist Church at 4446 NC 126, Morganton, held its third annual chili cook-off .
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Church calendar
Events for Friday, June 4 through Thursday, June 10, 2010
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