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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Woman Killed After Priest's Car Plows Into Churchgoers

Elderly woman dies, 4 others injured in Good Friday accident

Apr 11, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman was killed and four were injured when a priest lost control of his car and drove into Good Friday churchgoers in eastern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Witnesses said the priest, 79, had finished assisting with services at St. Maurice Catholic Church and was driving around to the... More »

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car accident • Pennsylvania • church • priest • Good Friday

Italy Quake Caused Massive Damage to Medieval Heritage

Ancient churches, castles in Abruzzo suffer serious quake damage

Apr 7, 09 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 6.3 earthquake in Italy yesterday caused massive damage to what had been one of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities, ANSA reports. Large sections of a famous 13th-century basilica and three other historic churches in the mountain city of L'Aquila have crumbled. An ornate 1584 gate to the community has... More »

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art • Italy • church • earthquake • Renaissance

ANALYSIS

Sick of Compromise, Christian Right Drops Politics

New generation of religious conservatives question old guard's tactics

Apr 4, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new generation of religious conservatives is turning its back on political activism, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post. Today's Moral Majority accuses Christian leaders like James Dobson of bringing the cultural wars from churches to Congress and compromising their beliefs. Now, “Dobson and the Christian right political... More »

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politics • James Dobson • church • Moral Majority • Christians

Lawyer: Lyme Disease Afflicted Church Shooter

Man, 27, charged with murder in 'deteriorating' mental state

Mar 9, 09 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 27-year-old man charged today with murder and aggravated battery in yesterday’s Illinois church shooting was suffering mentally and physically from Lyme disease, his attorney tells the Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat. Terry Joe Sedlacek was ordered held without bail, though he’s still in the hospital recovering from self-inflicted... More »

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crime • murder • church • Illinois • gunman • church shootings • shooting • motive • Terry Joe Sedlacek • Fred Winters

 Pastor Killed in Ill. 
 Church Shooting 

Three others injured, including suspect

Mar 8, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(AP) - Illinois state police say a man shot a pastor to death and injured others at a church during a service in Maryville. Master Trooper Ralph Timmins says the man walked down the aisle during the early Sunday service at First Baptist Church in Maryville, exchanged words with pastor Fred Winters,... More »

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crime • church • Illinois • church shootings • shooting • pastor • knife • guns

Man Kills Self in SoCal Televangelist's Cathedral

Fired gun while tour guide discussed anti-suicide program

Feb 19, 09 9:30 AM CST
(AP) - A man shot and killed himself in front of a cross inside televangelist Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral yesterday as a nearby volunteer told a group of visitors about the church's suicide-prevention program, police and church officials said. The man handed a note and his driver's license to two ushers,... More »

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California • suicide • church • shooting • televangelist

UPDATED

 Obamas Head to Church 

Prez-elect follows presidential tradition

Jan 20, 09 8:24 AM CST
(AP) - As massive crowds swarmed the National Mall to witness Barack Obama's inauguration as president, the man at the center of the maelstrom began the day with his wife at a private service at St. John’s Episcopal Church across the street from the White House, a tradition for those about... More »

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Michelle Obama • Episcopal Church • church • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day • Obama family • Isabel Toledo • Michelle Obama pictures

 Crowds Thrill to 'Obamastock' 

Obamas attend services at historic church

Jan 18, 09 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A free inauguration concert that one attendee dubbed "Obamastock" kicked off today before tens of thousands of excited but chilly visitors in Washington, DC, the Washington Post reports. Fans sat patiently on blankets and waited in long security checkpoint lines as Denzel Washington took the stage to announce Bruce... More »

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Barack Obama • church • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Denzel Washington • inauguration • President Obama • inaugural events

 'Cowboy Church' Lassos 
 New Followers 

Baptists see success with services that feature rodeo riding

Jan 9, 09 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Rodeo competitions and baptisms in horse troughs are on offer at the Cowboy Church of Ellis County, Texas, part of a movement that uses an unconventional approach to draw worshippers to the flock, the AP reports. Cowboy churches have existed for 40 years but have grown in popularity in the... More »

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Texas • Christianity • church • Christians • Baptists • Baptist • cowboy

Spiritually Sound, But Many Churches Literally Bankrupt

Donation lifeline dries up as recession bites, forcing many into Chapter 11

Dec 23, 08 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - In trying times, many turn to the church to ease anxieties, but even houses of God haven’t been spared the wrath of recession, the Wall Street Journal reports. A church building boom begun in the 1990s has left many congregations overextended, and with the economic slowdown taking a sizable... More »

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religion • foreclosure • church • mortgage defaults • churches • financial crisis

 Recession Packs 
 'Em in the Pews 

As the economy crumbles, churches witness burst of interest

Dec 14, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Hard times are emptying company payrolls and government coffers, but they’re big business for churches, reports the New York Times in a look at America's renewed Sunday-morning religious fervor. Since September, evangelical pastors in particular have reported a burst of interest and standing-room-only congregations. “It’s a wonderful... More »

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church • recession • Catholic • evangelicals • financial crisis

(Newser) - A suspected arsonist set fire to Sarah Palin's church in Wasilla, Alaska, causing about $1 million in damage, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Investigators say they don't know if Palin's connection to the Wasilla Bible Church is a factor, and they have no suspects. Palin stopped by the church today... More »

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Alaska • church • arson • Sarah Palin

OBITUARY

Head of Russian Orthodox Church Dead

Patriarch Alexiy unified denomination, was suspected of KGB ties

Dec 5, 08 12:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The iconic leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who healed an 80-year rift in the church and restored its prominence in Russian society, died today, the Times of London reports. No official cause of death was given for Patriarch Alexiy, but the Kremlin’s first post-Soviet Orthodox leader had been... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • KGB • religion • church • Dmitry Medvedev • Roman Catholic Church • Russian Orthodox Church • Alexiy II

 Boar 
 Crashes 
 Church 
 Breakfast 

2008 has seen a rash of boar attacks

Nov 28, 08 6:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Mothers and their children were eating breakfast in a Frankfurt church yesterday when a wild boar come crashing in through a glass door, Der Spiegel reports. The sow ran feverishly around the room and exited the same way it came in, leaving moms and kids standing on chairs and... More »

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Germany • church • pig • animal • boar

OPINION

 DC Churches Woo Obamas 

Picking the  inclusive National Cathedral would send a powerful message 

Nov 22, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The new first family will be looking for a place of worship in Washington, DC, and area congregations are feverishly offering up their advantages: presidential tradition; diversity; proximity to the White House; community activism; connections to Trinity, the Obamas' former Chicago church; a pastor who hails from Hawaii. A historian... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • church • Episcopalian • Jeremiah Wright • President Obama • Obama family

 Big Choices 
 for Obamas: 
 Chef, Church 

Special interest groups want to pick Obamas' puppy, church, chef

Nov 20, 08 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - With the incoming first family's private decisions being scrutinized as breathlessly as the president-elect's cabinet picks, you already know about the battle over the puppy, and the private-or-public-school competition. New York reports on three other hotly contested issues:
  • The French-trained chef hired by Laura Bush may be replaced to
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food • Barack Obama • basketball • White House • church • public schools • President Obama • White House dog • Obama family

 Cellist Runs 
 Church of 
 Beethoven 

Albuquerque arts devotees start secular Church of Beethoven in old gas station

Nov 16, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Congregants gather on Sundays at an old gas station in Albuquerque to greet friends, ponder the divine, and listen to classical music, NPR reports. Espresso-sipping members of the Church of Beethoven also listen to poetry readings and engage in group song, but don't need to have religious beliefs. Cellist Felix... More »

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music • art • classical music • church • NPR • Albuquerque

Pentecostal Questions
Haunt Palin

McCain may be avoiding pastor attacks to avoid focus on Palin's beliefs

Oct 11, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has so far avoided attacking Barack Obama's controversial pastor in what may be a strategy to keep Sarah Palin's preachers out of the spotlight, Time reports. Palin officially left her Pentecostal church before campaigning for lieutenant governor but has made many return visits—including one in 2005 when... More »

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Christianity • church • evangelicals • Pentecostals • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

Christianity in China Grows Quickly, Quietly

Government puts total enrollment at 21M; others say 130M

Oct 3, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite government restrictions, Christianity in China is widespread and growing. Authorities typically look the other way, occasionally applying pressure that only seems to spread religion's influence, reports the Economist. Most of the Protestant "house churches" consist of 25 people—the largest legal gathering—where new Christians lead newer converts... More »

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China • Christianity • religion • church • Catholicism • atheism • Protestantism • Chinese Communist party

 Bible Underpins
 Palin's Politics

Her church promotes gay 'cure,' she hoped Alaskan pipeline was 'God's will'

Sep 6, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's pastors say an abiding faith in the Bible is at the core of her personal and political life, the New York Times reports. She attends the nondenominational Wasilla Bible Church. Its links to groups which seek to convert Jews and "cure" gays have caused concern—but townspeople... More »

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Christianity • religion • church • Bible • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Todd Palin

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