Religion News – Newsletter for February 17, 2010
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric urges strong election turnout, does not endorse any coalition BAGHDAD – Iraq’s top Shiite cleric is urging voters to turn out for parliamentary elections set for March 7 but distances himself from any particular coalition. Positive eugenics? Gene tests have led to declines in some inherited diseases, scientists say Some of mankind’s most devastating inherited diseases appear to be declining, and a few have nearly disappeared, because more people are using genetic testing to decide whether to have children. AP IMPACT: Positive eugenics? Gene tests appear to reduce levels of some inherited diseases Some of mankind’s most devastating inherited diseases appear to be declining, and a few have nearly disappeared, because more people are using genetic testing to decide whether to have children. Clinton investigator Kenneth Starr introduced as president of Baylor University in Texas WACO, Texas – Baylor University’s new president Kenneth Starr said Tuesday he is excited to promote the world’s largest Baptist university and pleased his time as an independent prosecutor investigating the Clinton White House is long past. Jewish champion hoping to fight at Yankee Stadium _ unless a bar mitzvah intervenes NEW YORK – Jewish boxing champion Yuri Foreman hopes to defend his title at Yankee Stadium in June – unless a bar mitzvah gets in the way. British bishops urge Christians to go on environmentally friendly ‘carbon fast’ for Lent LONDON – Several prominent Anglican British bishops are urging Christians to keep their carbon consumption in check this Lent. SAN FRANCISCO, (GaeaTimes.com)- The day before Ash Wednesday is celebrated all over the world by the Catholic Christians as the Fat Tuesday. This year Fat Tuesday will be followed on 16th February and the day is also called Mardi Gras. The day is spent in celebration and merry making as from the next …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Happy Mardi Gras: Fat Tuesday. Apex court seeks views on illegal shrines A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and K.S. Radhakrishnan asked all states and union territories to file affidavits within four weeks, detailing as to how they propose to …. Original article : Apex court seeks views on illegal shrines. Vatican plans to put some previously released World War II archives on Internet VATICAN CITY – The Vatican plans to make some of its World War II archives available on the Internet soon to calm down the controversy over Pope Pius XII’s actions during the Holocaust. Shankaracharya opposes Telangana state, draws protesters’ ire The Kanchi seer told reporters in Guntur that he was for a united Andhra Pradesh as the formation of a Telangana state …. Read the original article : here. Good god! villagers worship pumpkins in Orissa The villagers of Gadabadaput village in Khurdha district, about 45 km from here, started worshiping three pumpkins after one of the farmers found marks on the pumpkins which seemed to depict the Hindu deities – Jagannnath, … Read more >>.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Top cleric urges Iraqis to turn out for March vote
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani warned in a statement Wednesday that failure to participate will allow others to achieve “illegitimate goals.” He …. Read the original article : here.
Gene testing spurs decline of some dire diseases
Births of babies with cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs and other less familiar disorders have dropped since testing came into wider …. Original article : Positive eugenics? Gene tests have led to declines in some inherited diseases, scientists say.
AP IMPACT: Testing curbs some genetic diseases
Births of babies with cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs and other less familiar disorders seem to have dropped since testing came into … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : AP IMPACT: Positive eugenics? Gene tests appear to reduce levels of some inherited diseases.
Kenneth Starr introduced as Baylor president
Starr, whose investigation of land deals and the Monica Lewinsky scandal led to Clinton’s … Read more : Clinton investigator Kenneth Starr introduced as president of Baylor University in Texas.
Foreman, Cotto could be headed to Yankee Stadium
The 154-pound champion would fight former welterweight titleholder Miguel Cotto on June 5 at the ballpark in the Bronx, promoter Bob Arum … Read more : Jewish champion hoping to fight at Yankee Stadium _ unless a bar mitzvah intervenes.
British bishops urge ‘carbon fast’ for Lent
The 40-day period of penitence before Easter typically sees observant Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox Christians give up meat, alcohol or chocolates.
But this year’s initiative aims to convince those observing Lent to …. Read the original article : British bishops urge Christians to go on environmentally friendly ‘carbon fast’ for Lent.
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Tuesday asked all states and union territories to apprise it of their policies on existing religious structures built illegally on public land.
Vatican putting wartime archives on Internet
The Vatican’s newspaper announced the plan, saying it will “render service to the historic truth,” and officials said … Read more : Vatican plans to put some previously released World War II archives on Internet.
HYDERABAD – Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati Tuesday invited the ire of pro-Telangana groups as he opposed the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, saying the formation of a separate state would only help Maoists and terrorists.
BHUBANESWAR – God is everywhere. Why, according to farmers in an Orissa village He’s present even in a pumpkin.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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