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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Terrorist attack feared after &#8216;03 Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Egyptian court upholds 4 years jailing of blogger

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s High Appeal Court has upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt&#8217;s president.
Egypt&#8217;s official news agency said Tuesday that the court rejected 24-year-old Abdel Kareem Nabil&#8217;s last appeal.
Nabil, a former student at Cairo&#8217;s Al-Azhar University, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-4-year-sentence-for-egyptian-blogger-convicted-of-insulting-islam-and-president-247403/">Read more : Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/" title="Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year during foggy sunrise at Stonehenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year
LONDON — Hundreds of people have celebrated the winter solstice at Stonehenge, braving snowy travel conditions and a morning fog.

About 700 people — including pagans and druids — saw the sun rise at the ancient rocks near Salisbury, England.
Peter Carson, Stonehenge&#8217;s director, said it &#8220;was really looking picture-postcard perfect.&#8221;
Carson .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/druids-pagans-mark-shortest-day-of-year-during-foggy-sunrise-at-stonehenge-247152/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evangelist Oral Roberts remembered as charismatic leader adept at using TV to spread message</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Juozapavicius</dc:creator>
		
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Oral Roberts remembered as charismatic leader

TULSA, Okla. — Evangelist Oral Roberts was remembered Monday as a charismatic leader who deftly used television to spread the message of Christianity throughout the world.
Thousands packed an arena at Oral Roberts University for the memorial service for the man who founded the evangelical liberal arts school. Roberts died of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evangelist-oral-roberts-remembered-as-charismatic-leader-adept-at-using-tv-to-spread-message-247030/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Evangelist Oral Roberts remembered as charismatic leader adept at using TV to spread message</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands gather for memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Thousands gather to remember Oral Roberts
TULSA, Okla. — Thousands of mourners have packed an auditorium to remember the life of evangelist Oral Roberts. Fellow evangelist Pat Robertson opened Monday&#8217;s memorial service at Oral Roberts University with a prayer, describing Roberts as a man who walked with God but never gave up the common touch.

The 91-year-old ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-gather-for-memorial-service-for-tv-evangelist-university-founder-oral-roberts-247018/" title="Thousands gather for memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds gather for memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Hundreds gather at service for Oral Roberts

TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds of mourners have gathered to remember evangelist Oral Roberts at a service in Tulsa, Okla.
Among the early arrivals for the Monday afternoon memorial service at Oral Roberts University were husband and wife Mark and Paula Sterns, alumni who flew from Dallas for the event. Mark .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-gather-for-memorial-service-for-tv-evangelist-university-founder-oral-roberts-246992/">Hundreds gather for memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds wait to get into memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Hundreds wait to get into service for Oral Roberts

TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds of people are waiting to get into the memorial service for evangelist Oral Roberts.
Among the early arrivals for the afternoon service at Oral Roberts University were husband and wife Mark and Paula Sterns, alumni who flew from Dallas for the event. Mark Sterns ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-wait-to-get-into-memorial-service-for-tv-evangelist-university-founder-oral-roberts-246977/" title="Hundreds wait to get into memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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China defends deportation of Uighur asylum-seekers

BEIJING — China&#8217;s foreign ministry on Monday defended the repatriation of 20 Muslims who had fled to Cambodia, saying the move was in line with immigration law and usual practice.
The ethnic Uighurs sought asylum in Cambodia following deadly ethnic riots this summer in China&#8217;s far western region of Xinjiang. China .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-defends-forced-repatriation-of-uighur-asylum-seekers-246882/">Source article &nbsp;: China defends forced repatriation of Uighur asylum-seekers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope: visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial was &#8216;upsetting encounter&#8217; with cruelty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope says visit to Holocaust memorial &#8220;upsetting&#8221;

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has described his visit to the Holocaust memorial as an upsetting encounter with cruelty and senseless hatred.
The pontiff made his remarks in a Vatican speech Monday, just days after his decision to move the wartime Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood angered Jewish ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-visit-to-yad-vashem-holocaust-memorial-was-upsetting-encounter-with-cruelty-246865/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Pope: visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial was &#8216;upsetting encounter&#8217; with cruelty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Even after death, Oral Roberts&#8217; guiding hand to be felt at university he founded</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Juozapavicius</dc:creator>
		
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Even after death, Roberts&#8217; hand to be felt at ORU

TULSA, Okla. — The hands evangelist Oral Roberts used to heal thousands of people will still help guide the university he founded nearly a half-century ago, even after his death, his followers believe.
Roberts passed away last week at 91, but the legacy of charismatic Christianity he ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/even-after-death-oral-roberts-guiding-hand-to-be-felt-at-university-he-founded-246744/">Even after death, Oral Roberts&#8217; guiding hand to be felt at university he founded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Too cold for nude protest, bikers against NYC bike lane removal pin plastic breasts to jackets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Too cold for nude protest, NYC bikers switch gears

NEW YORK — Bicyclists who planned to go topless to protest the removal of a Brooklyn bike lane switched gears Saturday, pinning plastic breasts to their jackets as they rolled into a snowstorm.
Dozens of bikers joined a protest called the &#8220;Freedom Ride&#8221; to oppose the removal of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/too-cold-for-nude-protest-bikers-against-nyc-bike-lane-removal-pin-plastic-breasts-to-jackets-246469/">Too cold for nude protest, bikers against NYC bike lane removal pin plastic breasts to jackets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican cracks down on unauthorized use of papal image, says permission now required</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Vatican cracks down on phoney use of papal image

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is cracking down on the unauthorized use of the pope&#8217;s image.
The Vatican issued a declaration Saturday saying that anyone who wants to use the pope&#8217;s name, photo or coat of arms, or the title &#8220;pontifical,&#8221; must first obtain authorization from the Holy ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-cracks-down-on-unauthorized-use-of-papal-image-says-permission-now-required-246454/" title="Vatican cracks down on unauthorized use of papal image, says permission now required">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust.
The decrees mean .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-john-paul-ii-moves-a-step-closer-to-possible-beatification-with-decree-about-virtues-246397/">Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bikers plan topless ride to protest demise of bike lane in NY Orthodox Jewish neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Bikers plan topless ride to protest lane removal

NEW YORK — Bicyclists planning a protest ride through New York City are calling it their &#8220;Freedom Ride&#8221; — free of clothing, that is. The removal of clothing during Saturday&#8217;s ride is meant as a protest over the removal of a bike lane in the Williamsburg section of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bikers-plan-topless-ride-to-protest-demise-of-bike-lane-in-ny-orthodox-jewish-neighborhood-246215/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Bikers plan topless ride to protest demise of bike lane in NY Orthodox Jewish neighborhood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US looking for Iranian interference in Iraq election; Mullen says American withdrawal on pace</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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US on watch for Iranian meddling in Iraq voting

BASRA, Iraq — The top U.S. military officer quizzed Iraqi leaders Friday about the influence and motives of next-door Iran as national elections approach, but made no promises when his hosts asked for surveillance equipment and other help to keep an eye on their neighbors.
Hours before Adm. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-looking-for-iranian-interference-in-iraq-election-mullen-says-american-withdrawal-on-pace-246177/">Source &nbsp;: US looking for Iranian interference in Iraq election; Mullen says American withdrawal on pace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge in Delaware diocese bankruptcy orders settlement with alleged abuse victim unsealed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Diocese bankruptcy judge unseals victim settlement

DOVER, Del. — The judge presiding over the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ordered Thursday that details of a settlement with an alleged victim of priest sexual abuse be unsealed.
Judge Christopher Sontchi ordered the diocese to promptly disclose the settlement amount paid to James Sheehan in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-in-delaware-diocese-bankruptcy-orders-settlement-with-alleged-abuse-victim-unsealed-245871/">Read : Judge in Delaware diocese bankruptcy orders settlement with alleged abuse victim unsealed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police: Stepfather stuck needles in toddler in a month of rituals involving trances</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles in rituals

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy claimed he pushed 42 &#8220;blessed&#8221; sewing needles deep into the toddler because his lover told him to while in a trance, saying it would keep the couple together, according to police.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-in-a-month-of-rituals-involving-trances-245837/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese followers of famed Zen master seek asylum in France after pressure from officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Vietnamese monks under pressure seek French asylum

HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a famous Buddhist teacher plan to seek temporary asylum in France after months of pressure from Vietnam&#8217;s communist authorities to leave pagodas in the country&#8217;s south.
Some 400 disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, who has popularized Buddhism in the West and sold millions of books ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-followers-of-famed-zen-master-seek-asylum-in-france-after-pressure-from-officials-245353/">Vietnamese followers of famed Zen master seek asylum in France after pressure from officials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican defrocks African Archbishop Milingo for his defiance in continuing to ordain bishops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Vatican defrocks African archbishop for defiance

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican moved Thursday to thwart renegade African Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo from making more bishops in defiance of the pope, stripping him of his priestly functions so any further ordinations by him would be invalid.
The Zambian monsignor has long been a problem for Rome. He angered the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-defrocks-african-archbishop-milingo-for-his-defiance-in-continuing-to-ordain-bishops-245322/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Vatican defrocks African Archbishop Milingo for his defiance in continuing to ordain bishops</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope accepts resignation of Limerick bishop criticized in child sex abuse scandal in Ireland</title>
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Irish bishop resigns after sex abuse scandal

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Limerick&#8217;s bishop, who was heavily criticized in an Irish investigation of clergy sex abuse of children and a church hierarchy cover-up, the Vatican said Thursday.
The one-line announcement that Monsignor Donal Murray had resigned did not mention the scandal.
It .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-accepts-resignation-of-limerick-bishop-criticized-in-child-sex-abuse-scandal-in-ireland-245318/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Pope accepts resignation of Limerick bishop criticized in child sex abuse scandal in Ireland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand church stirs passions with billboard of Mary and Joseph in bed together</title>
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NZ church&#8217;s Joseph and Mary billboard stirs debate

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A billboard at a New Zealand church depicting a downcast Joseph lying beside Mary in bed and the heading &#8220;God is a hard act to follow&#8221; provoked more than the intended reconsideration of the meaning of Christmas.
The sign was defaced by a paint-wielding vandal .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-zealand-church-stirs-passions-with-billboard-of-mary-and-joseph-in-bed-together-245126/">New Zealand church stirs passions with billboard of Mary and Joseph in bed together</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capital</title>
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Officials say priest attacks menorah in Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova — Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova&#8217;s capital, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, officials said.
The 1.5 meter(5-foot)-tall ceremonial candelabrum was retrieved, reinstalled and is now under police guard.
Police said they were investigating but there ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moldovan-officials-say-priest-leads-dozens-smashing-menorah-with-hammers-in-capital-243868/" title="Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capital">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel chief rabbi visits mosque that was torched

YASUF, West Bank — Israel&#8217;s chief rabbi has made a rare visit to a Palestinian village to condemn a mosque blaze that Palestinians say was carried out by Jewish West Bank settlers.
Rabbi Yona Metzger said during his visit to Yasuf on Monday that the Jewish people are particularly .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-chief-rabbi-condemns-mosque-blaze-in-rare-west-bank-visit-243838/" title="Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lights National Menorah in front of White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Emanuel lights National Menorah at White House

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lit the National Menorah in celebration of Hanukkah.
The Sunday ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of the first National Menorah lighting in 1979. President Jimmy Carter attended that ceremony.
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Jewish Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-chief-of-staff-rahm-emanuel-lights-national-menorah-in-front-of-white-house-243613/">White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lights National Menorah in front of White House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assailants scrawl swastika and &#8216;Sieg Heil&#8217;, hang pig feet on mosque in southern France</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Anti-Muslim graffiti found on French mosque

CASTRES, France — Police say assailants have scrawled a Nazi slogan and hung pig feet on a mosque in southern France.
Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux has denounced the &#8220;vile and racist desecration&#8221; of the mosque in the town of Castres.
Police say the swastika in black paint and slogans including Hitler salute ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/assailants-scrawl-swastika-and-sieg-heil-hang-pig-feet-on-mosque-in-southern-france-243591/">Read more : Assailants scrawl swastika and &#8216;Sieg Heil&#8217;, hang pig feet on mosque in southern France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to light National Menorah in front of White House</title>
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Emanuel to light National Menorah at White House

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will light the National Menorah Sunday afternoon in celebration of Hanukkah.
The ceremony marks the 30th anniversary of the first National Menorah lighting in 1979. President Jimmy Carter attended that ceremony.
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Jewish Second Temple in ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-chief-of-staff-rahm-emanuel-to-light-national-menorah-in-front-of-white-house-243574/">White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to light National Menorah in front of White House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Head of Episcopal Church calls for prayer in response to election of second openly gay bishop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Episcopal bishop seeks prayer in rift over gays

DALLAS — The Episcopal Church should respond with &#8220;prayer and discernment&#8221; to the recent election of a lesbian priest as an assistant bishop of the Los Angeles diocese, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said Saturday.
Although the Rev. Mary Glasspool of Baltimore was elected earlier this month, she must ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/head-of-episcopal-church-calls-for-prayer-in-response-to-election-of-second-openly-gay-bishop-243361/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Head of Episcopal Church calls for prayer in response to election of second openly gay bishop</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian clerics rally in support of supreme leader after students burned his photo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran clerics rally to support supreme leader

TEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of hardline clerics took part in state-sponsored rallies across Iran on Saturday in support of the country&#8217;s supreme leader, after opposition students earlier burned photos of him.
Hardliners were angered after pictures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were burned in last week&#8217;s protests and students .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-clerics-rally-in-support-of-supreme-leader-after-students-burned-his-photo-243285/" title="Iranian clerics rally in support of supreme leader after students burned his photo">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan &#8216;regular kids&#8217;

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped.
&#8220;I never observed any extreme behavior with them,&#8221; said Mustafa Abu ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mosque-spokesman-families-of-missing-men-detained-in-pakistan-going-through-severe-hardship-243065/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope, Vietnamese president hold talks at the Vatican in bid for closer ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope, Vietnamese president try for closer ties

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican called a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the president of Vietnam on Friday &#8220;a significant stage&#8221; in efforts for closer ties between the communist country and the Holy See.
President Nguyen Minh Triet met with Benedict for 40 minutes — twice as long as .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-vietnamese-president-hold-talks-at-the-vatican-in-bid-for-closer-ties-242964/">Pope, Vietnamese president hold talks at the Vatican in bid for closer ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope say he will write to Catholics of Ireland on church response to clerical sex abuse</title>
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Pope will write letter to Irish Catholics on abuse

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is deeply disturbed by a child sex-abuse scandal in Ireland and will write a letter to Catholics there on the church&#8217;s response to a report that found the church shielded more than 100 child-abusing priests from the law, the Vatican said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-say-he-will-write-to-catholics-of-ireland-on-church-response-to-clerical-sex-abuse-242941/" title="Pope say he will write to Catholics of Ireland on church response to clerical sex abuse">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope, Vietnamese president hold long talks at the Vatican</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope, Vietnamese president meet
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and the president of Vietnam have held long talks at the Vatican, amid reports that the Communist country is seeking diplomatic ties with the Holy See.

President Nguyen Minh Triet met with Benedict for 40 minutes Friday. It was the first time that the head of state ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-vietnamese-president-hold-long-talks-at-the-vatican-242902/">Read : Pope, Vietnamese president hold long talks at the Vatican</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church, leave Satanic graffiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church

NEW YORK — A former Bronx synagogue that was turned into a church was torched by assailants who smeared Satanic graffiti on its walls.
&#8220;We have no idea who did this,&#8221; said the Rev. Raymond Talavera, pastor of the 150-member nondenominational Glory of Christ Church.
Only the hard plastic pulpit survived, the pastor said.
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		<title>Pope sees signs of increasing religious freedom in Cuba, urges reconciliation with US</title>
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Pope sees signs of religious freedom in Cuba
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday there are growing signs of religious freedom in Cuba and that there is an opportunity for reconciliation between the communist nation and the United States.
Welcoming Havana&#8217;s new ambassador to the Vatican, Benedict also expressed sympathy for Cuba&#8217;s suffering ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-sees-signs-of-increasing-religious-freedom-in-cuba-urges-reconciliation-with-us-242593/">Read : Pope sees signs of increasing religious freedom in Cuba, urges reconciliation with US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-growing Christian churches a target of new government crackdown in communist China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Fast-growing Christian churches crushed in China

LINFEN, China — Towering eight stories over wheat fields, the Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 worshippers in the gritty heart of China&#8217;s coal country.
But that was before hundreds of police and hired thugs descended on the mega-church, smashing doors and windows, seizing Bibles and sending dozens .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fast-growing-christian-churches-a-target-of-new-government-crackdown-in-communist-china-242581/">Fast-growing Christian churches a target of new government crackdown in communist China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage.
The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sf-bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-other-biases-242548/">SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The school board blinked.
Under the duress of a lawsuit and threats of recall, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out an elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying.
The so-called Lesson 9, which had become an opposition centerpiece in a national ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-more-kinds-of-bias-242411/" title="Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Imam: No signs that 5 missing US men were radicalized; men believed arrested in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Imam: No signs 5 missing US men were radicalized

WASHINGTON — A Washington-area Islamic leader says there were no early signs that five men who are believed to have been arrested in Pakistan had been radicalized in the United States.
Five U.S. men disappeared from the Washington area recently. They are believed to be the same group .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/imam-no-signs-that-5-missing-us-men-were-radicalized-men-believed-arrested-in-pakistan-242247/">Original source &nbsp;: Imam: No signs that 5 missing US men were radicalized; men believed arrested in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by video left behind by missing men believed arrested in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by missing men&#8217;s video

WASHINGTON — The head of an Islamic human rights group says five U.S. men who disappeared from the Washington area recently left behind a disturbing video.
The five men are believed to be under arrest in Pakistan, where officials are investigating possible links to extremism.
Nihad Awad, the head of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/islamic-leader-disturbed-by-video-left-behind-by-missing-men-believed-arrested-in-pakistan-242243/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by video left behind by missing men believed arrested in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope prays at Spanish Steps, keeping tradition that rings in Roman holiday season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope keeps Spanish Steps tradition in Rome

ROME — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented what he described as a steady diet of news about evil in the world, saying it hardens hearts, as he prayed at the Spanish Steps in a Christmas season tradition.
Shoppers who jammed the narrow streets, including Via Condotti with its posh ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-prays-at-spanish-steps-keeping-tradition-that-rings-in-roman-holiday-season-241540/">Read : Pope prays at Spanish Steps, keeping tradition that rings in Roman holiday season</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s justice minister causes stir by saying religious law must become binding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel official: religious law must become binding

JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s justice minister said religious law must become binding in Israel, causing a stir Tuesday that reflects the divide between the secular and religious communities in the Jewish state.
Yaakov Neeman, an observant Jew, told a rabbinical conference on Monday that the Bible contains &#8220;a complete solution to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-justice-minister-causes-stir-by-saying-religious-law-must-become-binding-241367/" title="Israel&#8217;s justice minister causes stir by saying religious law must become binding">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Witness: Wife of man accused in Smart abduction says he stalked other girls in Salt Lake City</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Witness: Suspect in Smart case stalked other girls

SALT LAKE CITY — The estranged wife of Brian David Mitchell said he stalked other girls in Salt Lake City before targeting 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in 2002, a psychiatrist testified Monday.
Dr. Michael Welner said in federal court that Wanda Barzee told him Mitchell followed girls on buses and .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/witness-wife-of-man-accused-in-smart-abduction-says-he-stalked-other-girls-in-salt-lake-city-241192/">Witness: Wife of man accused in Smart abduction says he stalked other girls in Salt Lake City</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican: Pope to celebrate &#8216;midnight&#8217; Christmas Eve Mass at 10 p.m. to ease his holiday load</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope to lead &#8216;midnight&#8217; Christmas Mass at 10 p.m.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI will break with tradition this year and celebrate Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica at 10 p.m. instead of midnight, the Vatican said Monday.
Papal spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi told The Associated Press the decision to change the schedule was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-pope-to-celebrate-midnight-christmas-eve-mass-at-10-pm-to-ease-his-holiday-load-241055/">Source article &nbsp;: Vatican: Pope to celebrate &#8216;midnight&#8217; Christmas Eve Mass at 10 p.m. to ease his holiday load</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More than 500 people file claims alleging sex abuse against Jesuits in the Northwest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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More than 500 claims filed against NW Jesuits
SPOKANE, Wash. — More than 500 people in the Northwest filed claims against the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus in advance of a November deadline, alleging members of the Catholic order sexually abused them as children.
The Spokesman-Review in Spokane reports the claims against the Jesuits .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-500-people-file-claims-alleging-sex-abuse-against-jesuits-in-the-northwest-240718/">More than 500 people file claims alleging sex abuse against Jesuits in the Northwest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archbishop of Canterbury urges restraint after election of 2nd gay bishop for fractured church</title>
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Anglican leader urges restraint over gay bishop

LONDON — The head of the global Anglican Communion is urging both sides of the fractured church to exercise restraint after the election of an openly lesbian bishop in the United States.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams says the choice of the Rev. Mary Glasspool by the Episcopal Diocese of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archbishop-of-canterbury-urges-restraint-after-election-of-2nd-gay-bishop-for-fractured-church-240613/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Archbishop of Canterbury urges restraint after election of 2nd gay bishop for fractured church</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesbian priest elected assistant Episcopal bishop in LA; 2nd gay bishop for divided Anglicans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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2nd gay bishop for Episcopal Church, Anglicans

LOS ANGELES — The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected a lesbian as assistant bishop, the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, which is already deeply fractured over the first.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the world&#8217;s 77 million Anglicans, said Sunday that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lesbian-priest-elected-assistant-episcopal-bishop-in-la-2nd-gay-bishop-for-divided-anglicans-240478/">Original article &nbsp;: Lesbian priest elected assistant Episcopal bishop in LA; 2nd gay bishop for divided Anglicans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Openly lesbian Episcopal priest is elected assistant bishop in Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Lesbian Episcopal priest elected LA assist. bishop

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected the second openly gay bishop in the national church and the world Anglican fellowship.
The Rev. Mary Glasspool of Baltimore won election as assistant bishop in Los Angeles in voting Saturday. The first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/openly-lesbian-episcopal-priest-is-elected-assistant-bishop-in-los-angeles-240477/">Openly lesbian Episcopal priest is elected assistant bishop in Los Angeles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Priest with ties to Giuliani cleared by Roman Catholic church in sex abuse case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/priest-with-ties-to-giuliani-cleared-by-roman-catholic-church-in-sex-abuse-case-240462/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Church clears Giuliani friend in abuse case

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — The Roman Catholic church says it has exonerated a Long Island priest of allegations that he molested a teenager.
Msgr. Alan Placa is a close friend of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and went to work at his consulting business after the accusations were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/priest-with-ties-to-giuliani-cleared-by-roman-catholic-church-in-sex-abuse-case-240462/">Original article on  : Priest with ties to Giuliani cleared by Roman Catholic church in sex abuse case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Head of Irish Catholics to meet pope to after report finds bishops covered up priests&#8217; abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Irish Catholic chief, pope to discuss abuse report

DUBLIN — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland says he will meet Pope Benedict XVI next week to discuss a devastating report that found the church covered up clerical child abuse for decades.
Cardinal Sean Brady says he and Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin would meet the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/head-of-irish-catholics-to-meet-pope-to-after-report-finds-bishops-covered-up-priests-abuse-240451/">Original article on  : Head of Irish Catholics to meet pope to after report finds bishops covered up priests&#8217; abuse</a>.]]></description>
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