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NEWS ABOUT: worshippers

worshippers stories: 6 news summaries

 Julia Roberts 
 Flick Bars Indian 
 Worshippers 
 From Temple 

Villagers none too happy with actress, who was previously considered 'Hindu-friendly'

Sep 22, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - She may be America’s sweetheart, but villagers in India are not feeling the love for Julia Roberts after the actress caused them to be barred from their temple—at the beginning of a religious celebration, no less, the Telegraph reports. Ironically, Roberts—and her 350-member security team, derided... More »

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entertainment • India • Julia Roberts • celebrity • worshippers • Hindu • religious conflict • movies • temple • Eat, Pray, Love

(Newser) - The hallelujahs are strained in US churches these days as donations plunge at the same time demand for aid is skyrocketing, reports the Wall Street Journal. Congregations across the nation are slashing budgets and even laying off staff, including pastors. Churches and synagogues usually weather downturns well, but not... More »

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Catholic Church • Jews • religion • church • fundamentalism • Protestants • worshippers • donation • priest • synagogue • evangelicals • Baptists • pastor • baptism • temple • Catholic priest • women's issues • congregations • collection box • born again

(Newser) - A frog that changes colors from white to green to gold is being worshiped as a god in India, reports the Telegraph. The creature was discovered in a flower garden and has drawn hundreds of worshippers to its home in western India. "It seemed like a miracle to me... More »

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India • God • worshippers • frogs • miracle

Christians Secretly Target Converts in North Africa

Islamic leaders oppose 'unethical' tactics

Dec 15, 08 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Islamic leaders in north Africa say they are incensed by the tactics of Christians bent on secretly converting their followers, Reuters reports. Religious authorities gripe that missionaries in Morocco and Algeria are using “unethical” methods, such as spreading false information and preying on the weak. “People respond positively... More »

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Christianity • Algeria • Morocco • worshippers • missionary • Christians • convert • conversion

Catholics Now No. 1 in Britain

Anglicans second to Catholicism for first time in 400 years

Dec 23, 07 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - For the first time in 400 years, Catholicism has more adherents than the Church of England in Great Britain, the Sunday Telegraph reports. Immigrants from Eastern Europe and Africa have filled the pews of Catholic churches, while attendance at Anglican Sunday services has dipped 20% since 2000, according to a... More »

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Catholic Church • Anglican Church • England • religion • God • Vatican • British • worshippers • Catholicism • Britain • prayer • Anglican • Catholic • Church of England • Bishop of Portsmouth

Russians Flock to New Religions

Followers of the 'new' Jesus head to Siberia to build a town

Jul 17, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is a former traffic cop named Sergei Tropov really the reincarnation of Jesus? Five thousand devoted followers of the Church of the Last Testament believe so, and they've relocated to a remote corner of the Siberian wilderness, where they are constructing a new town founded on the 18-year-old religion. The... More »

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Russia • Soviet Union • Siberia • religion • church • faith • Sergei Tropov • Church of the Last Testament • worshippers

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