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Runaway
Muslim Girl Sparks Furor

Girl converted to Christianity, sought protection from parents

Oct 15, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Ohio teen has found herself straddling the fault line between the world's two biggest religions after converting to Christianity and running away from her Muslim parents. A judge in Florida, where 17-year-old Rifqa Bary was being sheltered by pastors she met on a Facebook group, has ruled that she... More »

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Muslim Americans • religion • Muslim • Christians • convert • honor killings • custody battle • Rifqa Bary

 Egypt Kills All Pigs— 
 But Pigs Eat All Trash 

With no swine to eat garbage, waste piles up on city streets

Sep 20, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - When the Egyptian government decided to kill all of Cairo’s pigs last spring in a pre-emptive measure to combat swine flu, they apparently forgot that the pigs performed a vital function in a city with poor public services: eating trash, the New York Times reports. The zabaleen, Cairo’s... More »

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trash • garbage • public health • Egypt • Cairo • Christians • swine flu

 Crowds Flock to
Church's 'Porn Talk'

Former sex film producer among the speakers at Christian anti-porn forum

Sep 19, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over a thousand people are descending on an Atlanta-area church this weekend for 3 days of talks on pornography, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The "Porn Talk" event, one of many put on by anti-porn Christian group XXXchurch.com, seeks to address the harm pornography is doing to children, families,... More »

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pornography • church • sex addiction • Christians • sex industry • porn industry

(Newser) - The evangelical stress on abstinence until marriage is fantastic, writes Mark Regnerus—himself devout—in Christianity Today, "but promoting it has come at a cost." Doing so has "turned our attention away from the damage that Americans are doing to the institution of marriage by discouraging... More »

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marriage • church • Christians • evangelicals • abstinence • young males • Mark Regnerus

 Pakistan Muslims 
 Torch Christian 
 Houses; 6 Dead 

Crowd avenges alleged Koran desecration

Aug 2, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six people are dead after Muslim protesters torched houses in a Christian neighborhood of Pakistan’s Gojra City yesterday, CNN reports. The demonstrators, who were protesting an alleged desecration of the Koran at a Christian wedding last weekend, set fire to between 40 and 50 houses. A crowd burned 15... More »

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Islam • Pakistan • sectarian violence • Muslim • Koran • Christians

(Newser) - A Wisconsin jury has convicted a man of reckless homicide for praying instead of taking his ill daughter to the doctor, the Wausau Daily Herald reports. Dale R. Neumann, 47, faces up to 25 years in prison in the 2008 death of his 11-year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann, who suffered... More »

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Wisconsin • death • Christians • prayer • Dale R. Neumann

OPINION

Obama's Health Czar Brings
God Into Lab

Choice of geneticist a breakthrough for evangelicals: Gerson

Jul 15, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Francis Collins, President Obama's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, is a pioneering biologist who led the team that mapped the human genome. He's also an evangelical Christian—a rarity among scientists, only 7% of whom say they believe in God. For Michael Gerson of the Washington Post,... More »

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Barack Obama • Christianity • genetics • Christians • evangelicals • National Human Genome Research Institute • National Institutes of Health • Obama administration • Francis Collins

 Easter Fire Engulfs 
 40 Christian Houses 

Firefighter injured in blaze, cause unknown

Apr 13, 09 1:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A massive Easter Sunday fire engulfed dozens of summer cottages at a Christian center in Alton Bay, NH, the Union Leader reports. The 40 homes were unoccupied when the blaze started at around 4:30 pm, but one firefighter was hurt in a propane tank explosion. The blaze raged for... More »

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New Hampshire • Easter • Christians • fire • campground

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

 Turkey Battles Over 
 Christian Monastery  

Dispute over ancient monastery's land could derail country's EU bid

Mar 7, 09 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - A battle over an ancient Christian monastery could deal a fresh blow to Turkey's bid to join the European Union, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Syrian Orthodox Mor Gabriel monastery, built in southeast Turkey in 397 AD, is one of the oldest functioning monasteries in the world—but government... More »

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Turkey • Christianity • Christians • monastery

Lutheran Panel Backs Gay Unions, 'Married' Gay Clerics

Task force seeks compromise on issue of non-celibate gay clergy

Feb 20, 09 3:27 AM CST
(Newser) - A task force from the nation's largest Lutheran denomination has recommended the church give its blessing to same-sex unions, reports the Los Angeles Times. The panel also recommended that the Evangelic Lutheran Church in America allow gays—currently only permitted to serve as clergy if they are celibate—to serve... More »

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gay marriage • homosexuality • Christians • clergy • homosexual clergy • Lutheran Church • gays • Bill Maher Grid

China Secretly Meets With Long-Banned Churches

Only state-backed religious groups legal; 100M worship in secret

Jan 26, 09 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Inching toward reconciliation after decades of opposition, China’s government invited leaders of the country’s banned Protestant churches to secret talks, the Times of London reports. The government is hoping to smooth relations as it celebrates its 60th year in power and aims for stability amid economic turmoil. Beijing... More »

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China • Christianity • religion • Beijing • Protestants • Christians • Protestantism • meeting

Atheist Bus Ads Draw Fire from UK Christians

Complaints say campaign breaks requirements of 'truthfulness and substantiation'

Jan 9, 09 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A series of pro-atheism ads on London buses have prompted nearly 150 complaints to Britain’s advertising regulator, the Guardian reports. The complaints largely claim that the ads, which declare, “There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life,” are offensive to monotheists and break... More »

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United Kingdom • God • Christians • Britain • advertisements • atheism • atheists • Bill Maher Grid

 '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

 Calm Is a 
 Tourist Boon 
 for Bethlehem 

West Bank sees record influx, boost to Palestinian economy

Dec 24, 08 7:37 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 1.3 million visitors took advantage of the relative peace between Israel and Palestine to visit Jesus Christ’s birthplace this year, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The streets around Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity—abandoned except for Israeli military jeeps just 6 years ago amid an... More »

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Israel • tourism • Palestine • Christians • Christmas • Bethlehem • Jesus Christ

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

OPINION

How Did Dems Inherit
Ozzie & Harriet Mantle?

Evangelical love for Palin family highlights dramatic switch in 'family values'

Sep 5, 08 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The enthusiastic evangelical reaction to a working mother with an unwed pregnant teenage daughter on the GOP ticket highlights the dramatically changing face of conservative Christian America and could spell trouble for the Dems, Hanna Rosin writes in Slate. Evangelicals now actually score worse than the rest of America on... More »

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religious right • abortion • Christians • family values • evangelicals • conservatism • Sarah Palin

 'Gospel Illusionists'
 Tricked Out for Jesus

Saving souls with sleight of hand

Aug 31, 08 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though the Bible places strictures on the “magic arts,” a group of faithful tricksters are using sleight of hand to convert the wayward, Mother Jones reports. Weslyan University recently hosted the annual convention of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, where performers were more likely to quote scripture... More »

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magic • Christians • magician • illusion • scripture

Vatican Blasts Attacks on Christians

Official: India killings underscore spread of 'Christianophobia'

Aug 29, 08 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican warned against the spread of "Christianophobia" today following attacks in India that left 13 Christians dead, Reuters reports. Thousands fled their homes this week as mobs rioted in retaliation for the murder of a Hindu leader. The Pope condemned the violence, and Italy's foreign ministry will demand... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • India • Reuters • Vatican • Christians • riots • religious violence • Christians in Iraq

 150 Animals to
 Star in Massive
 'Ark' Musical 

Where? Where but Branson, Missouri?

May 24, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hold on to your camels, folks: A full-blown Biblical gala is opening tonight in Branson, Mo., in the form of Noah—the Musical. The show will feature more than 40 actors and 150 animals, half live, half animatronic, the Economist reports. More »

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theater • Christianity • Noah's Ark • Missouri • musical theater • Christians • musical • Branson, Missouri

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