12/01/2008
Tense Calm Settles on Nigerian Town After Religious Clashes Kill Hundreds (New York Times)
Soldiers recently wrested control of the streets from armed Christian and Muslim gangs that had roamed the city, in the worst religious violence Nigeria has seen in four years.
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12/01/2008
Iraq's religious leaders criticize security agreement (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
BAGHDAD — Influential religious leaders across Iraq are voicing reservations about a U.S.-Iraq security agreement that allows Americans to remain in the country for another three years.
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12/01/2008
Religious leaders gather to honour Mumbai victims (Mississauga News)
"Today, we remind ourselves we are one people." That's what Roopnauth Sharma, president of Hindu Federation Canada and spiritual leader of Mississauga's Ram Mandir temple, told a multi-religious service held in Brampton yesterday to honour the victims of last week's terror attacks in Mumbai.
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12/01/2008
Angola: Country at Conference on Human Rights, Religious Liberty Conference (AllAfrica.com)
A delegation from the Angolan National Assembly (Parliament) led by MP Carolina Cerqueira, chairwoman of that institution's Human Rights Commission, participated on 20-25 November 2008 in the fifth inter-parliamentary session of Human Rights and Religious Liberty Conference, organised in Scranton City (Pennsylvania State), United State of America.
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12/01/2008
Justin L Barrett: In his attack on my research into children and religious ideas, AC Grayling plays psychologist and ... (Guardian Unlimited)
Justin L Barrett: In his attack on my research into children and religious ideas, AC Grayling plays the psychologist and spins conspiracy theories
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12/01/2008
Youths invade mosque in Nigerian riot city (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two thousand angry youths stormed a mosque in the riot-torn city of Jos on Monday as a top parliament official appealed for an end to religious troubles that have left hundreds dead, witnesses said.
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11/29/2008
Attend Religious Services, Live Longer (CBS News)
Women who regularly attend religious services may reduce their risk of death by about 20 percent, according to a new study.
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11/30/2008
Iraqi religious leader questions US troop pact: reports (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Iraq's most senior Shia religious leader is reportedly concerned that a new security pact between Iraq and the United States may cause further instability in the county.
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11/29/2008
Lashings Upheld for Attack on Saudi Religious Police (Fox News)
A Saudi daily says the country's appeals court upheld sentences ranging between one to five years in prison and 500 lashes on four Saudis, for attacking religious police last year.
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12/01/2008
Fears of sectarian violence after Mumbai carnage (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Islamist militant attacks on Mumbai have led to fears that India could see a sectarian backlash as Hindu and Muslim groups exploit mutual suspicion for political and religious ends.
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