Religion News – Newsletter for August 5, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Nevada’s Angle says she’s at ‘war’ to stop Democrats who want to ‘make government our God’
Angle: Democrats want to ‘make government our God’
LOS ANGELES – Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle sees her campaign as a battle to stop Democrats in Washington who want to expand entitlement programs and “make government our God.”
In an interview with a Christian radio network, Angle describes her effort … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Nevada’s Angle says she’s at ‘war’ to stop Democrats who want to ‘make government our God’.
Mormon church says it regrets decision overturning Calif. gay marriage ban
Mormon church ‘regrets’ Calif. gay marriage ruling
SALT LAKE CITY – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it regrets a federal judge’s ruling overturning a ban on gay marriage in California.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker made his ruling Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by two gay couples who claimed the voter-approved ban, …. Original source : Mormon church says it regrets decision overturning Calif. gay marriage ban.
Ohio judge: Ruling due Thursday in case of Christian convert at odds with Muslim parents
Ohio judge delays ruling in Christian runaway case
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio juvenile court judge says she’ll issue a decision Thursday in the case of a runaway Christian convert at odds with her Muslim parents and trying to avoid deportation.
The judge Wednesday told attorneys for 17-year-old Rifqa Bary and her parents to submit arguments before … Original article on : Ohio judge: Ruling due Thursday in case of Christian convert at odds with Muslim parents.
Judge issues judgment against Russia for refusal to return documents to Jewish religious group
Judge rules against Russia on Jewish documents
WASHINGTON – A federal judge has issued a judgment against the Russian government for its refusal to return a library of historic books and documents to a Jewish group.
Royce Lamberth, the chief judge of U.S. District Court in Washington, ruled that taking the material was discriminatory, not for a …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Judge issues judgment against Russia for refusal to return documents to Jewish religious group.
Malaysian Indian woman wants her conversion to Islam invalidated
GEORGE TOWN – An ethnic Indian housewife in Malaysia Wednesday said she would appeal against a civil court ruling that heard her plea questioning her conversion to Islam when she was seven years old.
Siti Hasnah Bangarama Abdullah, 28, was converted along with her four siblings in 1983 when her parents, both born Hindus, embraced … Original source on Gaea Times at : Malaysian Indian woman wants her conversion to Islam invalidated.
Mosque to come up near 9/11 site amid opposition
NEW YORK – The way has been cleared for converting a property near ‘ground zero’ in New York into an Islamic community centre and mosque. However, everyone is not happy with the decision.
National and New York politicians and the Anti-Defamation League have come out in recent weeks against plans for the mosque, saying it … Read more >>.