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As patriotism can be the last refuge of scoundrels, so religion can be the last refuge of bigots. The most recent attempts to besmirch religion have come from Arizona’s Republican state legislators, who last week, on a near- party-line vote , passed a bill allowing businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples on religious grounds. |
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Pls. Subscribe! An assistant principal in a California school abruptly resigned on the same day that a woman posted a YouTube video claiming the woman had molested her for years when she was a middle school student. The accuser, who is now 28, said she posted the video because when she finally.... |
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NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The beautiful instrumental melodies of internationally renowned composer YANNI have gained him over 40 platinum and gold albums throughout the world. Now his popularity looks set to cross even more borders. Working in partnership with the legendary operatic.... |
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 25 – Twerkusifu – a coinage from the Swahili word Twakusifu (we praise you) and the provocative dance move Twerking – was coined on Monday by the ever-creative Kenyans on social media as debate raged over a poster by Mavuno Church titled, ‘Blurred Lines’, inviting teenagers to a.... |
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Hindi naiwasan ni Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas na madismaya at magpasaring dahil sa tila pagkalimot ng mga tao sa kabutihang idinulot ng Edsa 1 People Power revolution at tila pagbabago sa kasaysayan kasunod na rin ng paggunita nito sa labas ng Metro Manila. |
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Australian Cardinal George Pell has been named head of a new Vatican department that will supervise the Holy See's economic affairs. |
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Co Antrim churchman Donal McKeown, 63, the current Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, said he felt "energised" by the challenge of his new role. The post has been vacant since 2011 when Bishop Seamus Hegarty retired due to ill-health. In the interim period, two diocesan administrators have been in.... |
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ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) The Dominica Government has broken its silence regarding the deportation of a Jamaican dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, saying the action had been taken in the interest of public safety. |
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"Wars, hatred, enmity - he replied - can not be bought at the market: they are here in our hearts". "This spirit of war, which leads us away from God, is not only far from us" it is "also in our homes”. "How many families are destroyed because the father, the mother is unable to find the path of peace and prefer war". |
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The 63-year-old from Co Antrim takes over a post which has been vacant since 2011, when Bishop Seamus Hegarty retired due to ill-health. Bishop McKeown said he felt "energised" by the challenge of his new role. He added: "I look forward to working with people of faith and people of doubt within this.... |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Conor Dr Donal McKeown has been appointed as the new Catholic Bishop of Derry. |
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