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World church group to deliver Christmas messages, peace prayers to Bethlehem
GENEVA (AP) _ The World Council of Churches will help deliver Christmas messages and prayers of peace to the biblical birthplace of Jesus. The council, Christianity's largest ecumenical movement, said that messages e-mailed before the Jan. 7 Christmas...Tags: European Union, Religious Festivals, Orthodoxy, Justice and Rights, Jonathan Edwards
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Kan. abortion provider's lawyers question ex-AG they say planned charges before taking office
Associated Press WritersWICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ Attorneys for an abortion provider facing criminal charges questioned the former attorney general Monday, trying to show that the abortion opponent who started the investigation had intended to prosecute Dr. George Tiller even...Tags: Laws, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics, Lawyers, Judges
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Voice of the people
U.S. double standard I would like to respond to the Nov. 7 commentary, "President Obama: What to do about the Iranian threat," by Alireza Jafarzadeh, which counseled President-elect Barack Obama to "engage the movement for democratic change" in Iran....Tags: National Government, Barack Obama, Standards, Cook County Board, Government
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Catholic voters' shift
Catholics voted decisively in this month's election for Barack Obama, 54 percent to 45 percent, according to exit polls. This was a big reversal from four years ago, when Catholics favored George W. Bush by 5 percentage points. Now the debate is on. The...Tags: National Government, Election Results, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Private Health Care
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Uruguay: First-trimester abortions OK'd
Uruguay's Senate voted Tuesday to allow abortion during the first trimester — a rare step in a Latin American nation. President Tabare Vasquez has said he will veto the measure. Sen. Monica Javier of the governing Socialist Party said 17 of the...Tags: National Government, Government
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Uruguay: Leader vetoes abortion law
A presidential veto on Friday has kept Uruguay from having South America's most liberal abortion law. Women's rights groups are furious and plan protests, calling President Tabare Vazquez "authoritarian." But religious groups are applauding. Uruguay's...Tags: National Government, Justice and Rights, Laws, Civil Rights, Government
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Uruguayan president vetoes law that would have allowed abortion during first trimester
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) _ A presidential veto has kept Uruguay from having South America's most liberal abortion law. Women's rights groups are furious and plan protests, calling President Tabare Vazquez "authoritarian." But religious groups are...Tags: National Government, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Government
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SC Roman Catholic priest says Obama supporters shouldn't receive Holy Communion
Associated Press WriterCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him...Tags: John Kerry, South Carolina, National Government, Barack Obama, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Catholic bishops plan to forcefully confront Obama, Catholic lawmakers on abortion
AP Religion WriterBALTIMORE (AP) _ The nation's Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration....Tags: National Government, Francis George, Government, Freedom of Religion, Kansas
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Obama Can Lead Way To Common Ground On Abortion
Of course, President-elect Barack Obama's most urgent task is to repair an ailing economy. But one of his most important promises was to end the cultural and religious wars that have disfigured politics for four decades. As he goes about keeping his...Tags: National Government, Barack Obama, Ohio, Government, Election Day
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Bishops cross the line with political intrusion
Regarding the article "Bishops pledge to press Obama on abortion stance" (Nov. 12), the Catholic bishops lost their moral credibility years ago because of their criminal deceit and cover-up of the Catholic clergy sex scandal. Their behavior enabled sexual...Tags: Barack Obama, Scranton, Joe Biden, Church and State Relations
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