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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>
		<dc:creator>Randall Chase</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-in-delaware-diocese-bankruptcy-orders-settlement-with-alleged-abuse-victim-unsealed-245871/">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>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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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>Pope accepts resignation of Limerick bishop criticized in child sex abuse scandal in Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frances Demilio</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-accepts-resignation-of-limerick-bishop-criticized-in-child-sex-abuse-scandal-in-ireland-245318/">Pope accepts resignation of Limerick bishop criticized in child sex abuse scandal in Ireland</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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-vietnamese-president-hold-talks-at-the-vatican-in-bid-for-closer-ties-242964/" title="Pope, Vietnamese president hold talks at the Vatican in bid for closer ties">Gaea News Network</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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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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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 .... Source &nbsp;: <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">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope sees signs of increasing religious freedom in Cuba, urges reconciliation with US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-sees-signs-of-increasing-religious-freedom-in-cuba-urges-reconciliation-with-us-242593/">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>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fast-growing-christian-churches-a-target-of-new-government-crackdown-in-communist-china-242581/">Read : 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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <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 >></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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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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <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>Priest with ties to Giuliani cleared by Roman Catholic church in sex abuse case</title>
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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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/head-of-irish-catholics-to-meet-pope-to-after-report-finds-bishops-covered-up-priests-abuse-240451/" title="Head of Irish Catholics to meet pope to after report finds bishops covered up priests&#8217; abuse">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Major Irish order of Catholic nuns offers euro128 million in reparations to child abuse victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Irish nuns offer euro128M for permitting child abuse

DUBLIN — A major Irish order of Roman Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Mercy, is offering to pay victims of child abuse, the government and charities nearly euro128 million ($193.5 million) to compensate for decades of abuse in its schools and orphanages.
Thursday&#8217;s compensation offer is the largest yet .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-irish-order-of-catholic-nuns-offers-euro128-million-in-reparations-to-child-abuse-victims-239587/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Major Irish order of Catholic nuns offers €128 million in reparations to child abuse victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Irish nuns offer €128M for permitting child abuse

DUBLIN — A major Irish order of Roman Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Mercy, is offering to pay victims of child abuse, the government and charities nearly €128 million ($193.5 million) to compensate for decades of abuse in its schools and orphanages.
Thursday&#8217;s compensation offer is the largest yet .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-irish-order-of-catholic-nuns-offers-e128-million-in-reparations-to-child-abuse-victims-239586/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Major Irish order of Catholic nuns offers €128 million in reparations to child abuse victims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Documents show ex-Conn. bishop downplayed abuse claims against priests; church defends bishop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Documents show ex-Conn. bishop downplayed abuse

HARTFORD, Conn. — Recently retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan expressed skepticism over sexual abuse allegations against priests when he was a Connecticut bishop a decade ago, saying he found it &#8220;marvelous&#8221; that so few priests had been accused over the years, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
The files, including ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/documents-show-ex-conn-bishop-downplayed-abuse-claims-against-priests-church-defends-bishop-238424/" title="Documents show ex-Conn. bishop downplayed abuse claims against priests; church defends bishop">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Inmate wins appeal of New Jersey ban on preaching; claimed it violated religious freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Inmate wins appeal of NJ ban on prison preaching

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey prisoner has won a settlement that allows him to preach at services inside the prison.
Howard Thompson Jr. is an inmate at the New Jersey State Prison and an ordained Pentecostal minister. He had been conducting weekly worship services until prison officials .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inmate-wins-appeal-of-new-jersey-ban-on-preaching-claimed-it-violated-religious-freedom-237731/">Source &nbsp;: Inmate wins appeal of New Jersey ban on preaching; claimed it violated religious freedom</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: Dublin bishops covered up Catholic child abuse for decades, shielded priests from law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Experts: Bishops covered up priests&#8217; child abuse

DUBLIN — Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse by priests to protect the church&#8217;s reputation, an expert commission reported Thursday after a three-year investigation.
Abuse victims welcomed the report on the Dublin Archdiocese&#8217;s mishandling of abuse complaints against its parish priests from .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-dublin-bishops-covered-up-catholic-child-abuse-for-decades-shielded-priests-from-law-236282/" title="Experts: Dublin bishops covered up Catholic child abuse for decades, shielded priests from law">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran clerics start gaining control of schools

TEHRAN, Iran — Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological &#8220;soft war&#8221; against Western influence.
The moves appear part of wider efforts to counter opposition groups and other pro-reform factions that have been emboldened by the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-clerics-expand-control-of-schools-in-ideological-battle-against-west-235782/">Original article on  : Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diocese in Fairbanks, Alaska, agrees to $10M abuse settlement with alleged sex abuse victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Diocese in Alaska agrees to $10M abuse settlement

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks in Alaska and representatives of almost 300 alleged victims of sex abuse by clergy have agreed on a settlement of almost $10 million.
The agreement was discussed at a status hearing Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court and will need to be ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diocese-in-fairbanks-alaska-agrees-to-10m-abuse-settlement-with-alleged-sex-abuse-victims-235396/">Diocese in Fairbanks, Alaska, agrees to $10M abuse settlement with alleged sex abuse victims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After Kennedy flap, clergy abuse victims say RI bishop not doing enough to protect kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Clergy abuse victims criticize RI bishop
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters said Tuesday that Rhode Island&#8217;s Roman Catholic bishop is not doing enough to protect children from pedophile priests even as he&#8217;s taken on Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy for his stance on abortion rights.

A small group of protesters gathered outside Bishop ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-kennedy-flap-clergy-abuse-victims-say-ri-bishop-not-doing-enough-to-protect-kids-235291/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : After Kennedy flap, clergy abuse victims say RI bishop not doing enough to protect kids</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Times denies ex-opinion editor&#8217;s claim of religious discrimination</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Washington Times denies ex-editor&#8217;s bias claim

WASHINGTON — The Washington Times is denying a religious discrimination claim by the paper&#8217;s former opinion editor.
Richard Miniter filed a complaint Tuesday with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He says he was coerced into attending a Unification Church event that included a mass wedding. And he says the Times ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/washington-times-denies-ex-opinion-editors-claim-of-religious-discrimination-232545/" title="Washington Times denies ex-opinion editor&#8217;s claim of religious discrimination">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Washington Times opinion editor accuses paper of religious discrimination, harassment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-Washington Times editor alleges religious bias

WASHINGTON — The former opinion editor of The Washington Times has filed a religious discrimination complaint against the paper.
Richard Miniter says the company president &#8220;coerced&#8221; him into attending a Unification Church event in 2008 that included a mass wedding. He says the company launched a background investigation into him earlier .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-washington-times-opinion-editor-accuses-paper-of-religious-discrimination-harassment-231818/">Former Washington Times opinion editor accuses paper of religious discrimination, harassment</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ teen barred from abortion protest sues school

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she couldn&#8217;t participate in a day of silent protest against abortion.
The girl, identified in court papers as C.H., says .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-teen-sues-school-says-administrators-quashed-her-participation-in-silent-abortion-protest-231233/">NJ teen sues school, says administrators quashed her participation in silent abortion protest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At town hall in China, President Obama presses for individual freedoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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Obama says freedoms are &#8216;universal rights&#8217;
SHANGHAI — Pressing for freedoms on China&#8217;s own turf, President Barack Obama said Monday that individual expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that should be available to all.
In his first presidential trip to Asia, Obama lauded cooperative relations with China but sought to send .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-town-hall-in-china-president-obama-presses-for-individual-freedoms-230329/">Read the original article &nbsp;: At town hall in China, President Obama presses for individual freedoms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama presses for individual freedoms during town hall in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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Obama: Free expression is a universal right
SHANGHAI — Pressing for freedoms on China&#8217;s own turf, President Barack Obama said Monday that individual expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that should be available to all.
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		<title>China forces church followers out of park; analyst says may be &#8216;test case&#8217; for Obama visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Anna</dc:creator>
		
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China blocks unregistered church service again
BEIJING — Followers of an unapproved church in Beijing were again forced by the government to find a new place to worship Sunday, a move one analyst suggested would be a test for President Barack Obama on religious freedom during his first visit to the country.
Worship in China, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-forces-church-followers-out-of-park-analyst-says-may-be-test-case-for-obama-visit-229853/">China forces church followers out of park; analyst says may be &#8216;test case&#8217; for Obama visit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Asia, Obama says US won&#8217;t &#8216;be cowed&#8217; by North Korean threats, welcomes robust China</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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TOKYO — President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe&#8217;s fastest-growing region is over and warned that the U.S. and its Asian partners &#8220;will not be cowed&#8221; by North Korea&#8217;s continued defiance over its nuclear weapons and other provocations.
Obama also said .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-asia-obama-says-us-wont-be-cowed-by-north-korean-threats-welcomes-robust-china-229112/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Asia, Obama welcomes a robust China but cites its responsibilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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TOKYO — President Barack Obama said Saturday that he welcomes a robust China on the world scene, but he cautioned that all nations must respect human rights, including religious freedoms. In a speech to prominent Japanese, Obama called himself &#8220;America&#8217;s first Pacific .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-asia-obama-welcomes-a-robust-china-but-cites-its-responsibilities-229083/" title="In Asia, Obama welcomes a robust China but cites its responsibilities">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evangelist Tony Alamo sentenced to 175 years in federal prison for child sex convictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Gambrell</dc:creator>
		
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Evangelist sentenced to 175 years for sex crimes

TEXARKANA, Ark. — Evangelist Tony Alamo was sentenced Friday to 175 years in prison for taking underage girls across state lines for sex, effectively punishing him for the rest of his life for molesting children he took as &#8220;brides&#8221; in his ministry.
During Friday&#8217;s hearing, some of Alamo&#8217;s victims ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evangelist-tony-alamo-sentenced-to-175-years-in-federal-prison-for-child-sex-convictions-228606/">Evangelist Tony Alamo sentenced to 175 years in federal prison for child sex convictions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US seeks to seize 4 mosques, NYC skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Goldman</dc:creator>
		
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US seeks to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran

NEW YORK — In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government.
Prosecutors on Thursday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-seeks-to-seize-4-mosques-nyc-skyscraper-owned-by-foundation-linked-to-iranian-government-227977/">Source article &nbsp;: US seeks to seize 4 mosques, NYC skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard says home prayer meeting his &#8216;resurrection&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-pastor Ted Haggard holds home prayer meeting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard says a well-attended prayer meeting at his home wasn&#8217;t the start of a new church, but a sign of his resurrection three years after he was forced to resign amid a sex scandal.
&#8220;For the people who come tonight, that means ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-megachurch-pastor-ted-haggard-says-home-prayer-meeting-his-resurrection-227821/">Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard says home prayer meeting his &#8216;resurrection&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds move to seize 4 mosques, skyscraper owned by foundation linked to Iranian government</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Goldman</dc:creator>
		
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Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.
In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-move-to-seize-4-mosques-skyscraper-owned-by-foundation-linked-to-iranian-government-227527/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Will followers of evangelist Tony Alamo still obey his commands from federal prison?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Gambrell</dc:creator>
		
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Will followers still obey evangelist from prison?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Evangelist Tony Alamo is likely heading to prison for the rest of his life, but the apocalyptic preacher may be able to retain control of his ministry from behind bars.
Alamo, 75, will be sentenced in Arkansas on Friday to up to 175 years after being ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/will-followers-of-evangelist-tony-alamo-still-obey-his-commands-from-federal-prison-227338/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Will followers of evangelist Tony Alamo still obey his commands from federal prison?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Patrick Kennedy clashes with RI bishop at intersection of abortion, health care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Henry</dc:creator>
		
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, has made a career out of putting politicians in his crosshairs, but his latest battle over abortion threatens to spiritually exile Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a son of the nation&#8217;s most famous Roman Catholic family.
Their feud over ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rep-patrick-kennedy-clashes-with-ri-bishop-at-intersection-of-abortion-health-care-227330/">Read more : Rep. Patrick Kennedy clashes with RI bishop at intersection of abortion, health care</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspects-superiors-questioned-his-strange-behavior-work-performance-months-ago-226340/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lardner</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — A group of doctors overseeing Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s medical training discussed concerns about his overly zealous religious views and strange behavior months before the Army major was accused of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 dead and 29 wounded.
Doctors and staff overseeing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspects-superiors-questioned-his-strange-behavior-work-performance-months-ago-226340/">Source &nbsp;: Fort Hood suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lardner</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s overly zealous religious views and strange behavior worried the doctors overseeing his medical training, but they saw no evidence that he was violent or a threat.
Months later, the Army major is accused of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 dead .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shooting-suspects-superiors-questioned-his-strange-behavior-work-performance-months-ago-226294/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Shooting suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Young Taiwan democracy struggles with gangster influence, highlighted by premier-convict trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Enav</dc:creator>
		
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Taiwan&#8217;s young democracy struggles with gangsters

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Revelations that Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih traveled abroad with a former gangster have excited great interest among this island&#8217;s sensation-seeking media, but left few of its 23 million people gaping in surprise.
Taiwan&#8217;s six round-the clock cable TV news stations and its mass circulation newspapers have given prominent ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/young-taiwan-democracy-struggles-with-gangster-influence-highlighted-by-premier-convict-trip-225429/">Young Taiwan democracy struggles with gangster influence, highlighted by premier-convict trip</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Lake City approves gay rights measures after historic Mormon backing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dobner</dc:creator>
		
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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
The Utah-based church&#8217;s support ahead of Tuesday night&#8217;s vote ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/salt-lake-city-approves-gay-rights-measures-after-historic-mormon-backing-225357/">Salt Lake City approves gay rights measures after historic Mormon backing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon church backs Salt Lake City&#8217;s proposed anti-discrimination ordinances to protect gays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dobner</dc:creator>
		
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Mormon church backs anti-discrimination proposals

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church supports a proposed pair of Salt Lake City ordinances that would make it illegal to discriminate against gays in housing and employment matters, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Michael Otterson, the director of public affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, endorsed the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mormon-church-backs-salt-lake-citys-proposed-anti-discrimination-ordinances-to-protect-gays-225261/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>E.T phone Rome: Vatican hosts conference on possible alien life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ariel David</dc:creator>
		
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Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life

VATICAN CITY — E.T. phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/et-phone-rome-vatican-hosts-conference-on-possible-alien-life-224946/">E.T phone Rome: Vatican hosts conference on possible alien life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Religious freedom suit over Pa. music church ends; concerts permanently banned</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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AP: Pa. music church settles suit, bans concerts

BEARS ROCKS, Pa. — The leader of a western Pennsylvania church is settling a federal lawsuit by pulling the plug on jam band concerts he says were religious services.
William Pritts sued Fayette County in 2006, saying zoning restrictions that stopped the concerts years before violated the religious freedom ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-religious-freedom-suit-over-pa-music-church-ends-concerts-permanently-banned-224628/">APNewsBreak: Religious freedom suit over Pa. music church ends; concerts permanently banned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former pastor Haggard to hold news conference before first &#8216;prayer meeting&#8217; at home</title>
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Haggard surprised by attention on prayer meetings

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former pastor Ted Haggard says his decision to hold prayer meetings in his Colorado Springs living room has attracted great interest from the media.
Haggard said Monday he will be holding a press conference before his first prayer meeting Thursday to accommodate requests from media outlets .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-pastor-haggard-to-hold-news-conference-before-first-prayer-meeting-at-home-223880/">Former pastor Haggard to hold news conference before first &#8216;prayer meeting&#8217; at home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect told &#8216;There&#8217;s something wrong with you,&#8217; after others also saw trouble ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Some saw trouble ahead for Fort Hood suspect

FORT HOOD, Texas — In retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingly strident views were clouding his ability to serve the U.S. military could not predict the murderous ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspect-told-theres-something-wrong-with-you-after-others-also-saw-trouble-ahead-222014/">Fort Hood suspect told &#8216;There&#8217;s something wrong with you,&#8217; after others also saw trouble ahead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian cousin of Fort Hood suspect says he complained of anti-Muslim bias in US military</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Cousin: US shooting suspect felt anti-Muslim bias

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A cousin of the man suspected of shooting fellow soldiers at a Texas military base says he had little contact with his Palestinian relatives in the West Bank but had told family there that he suffered discrimination in the U.S. Army because he is a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-cousin-of-fort-hood-suspect-says-he-complained-of-anti-muslim-bias-in-us-military-220898/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Palestinian cousin of Fort Hood suspect says he complained of anti-Muslim bias in US military</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fallen pastor Ted Haggard, who started megachurch from basement, plans to again lead worship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Fallen pastor Ted Haggard to again lead worship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ted Haggard, who was dismissed from the megachurch he founded after a man alleged a cash-for-sex relationship with him, plans to lead people in worship again.
The pastor told The Gazette he is holding a &#8220;prayer meeting&#8221; Nov. 12 in his living room in Colorado ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fallen-pastor-ted-haggard-who-started-megachurch-from-basement-plans-to-again-lead-worship-218420/" title="Fallen pastor Ted Haggard, who started megachurch from basement, plans to again lead worship">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US bankruptcy trustee bars media from meeting in Del. diocesan bankruptcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Chase</dc:creator>
		
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Bankruptcy trustee in Del. holds private meeting

WILMINGTON, Del. — Federal officials began the process of choosing creditor representatives in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington&#8217;s Chapter 11 bankruptcy by meeting with diocesan officials behind closed doors Wednesday.
The U.S. Trustee&#8217;s office, a branch of the Justice Department that supervises the administration of bankruptcy cases, publicly advertised a  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-bankruptcy-trustee-bars-media-from-meeting-in-del-diocesan-bankruptcy-218262/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 southwest Missouri Amish bishops charged with not reporting child sex abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Sudekum Fisher</dc:creator>
		
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4 Amish bishops charged with not reporting abuse

MARSHFIELD, Mo. — Four Amish leaders in southwest Missouri who chose to &#8220;shun&#8221; an accused child molester in their community rather than report him to authorities were charged Tuesday with failing to report the sexual abuse.
Webster County prosecutor Danette Padgett said all four are bishops and face one .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-southwest-missouri-amish-bishops-charged-with-not-reporting-child-sex-abuse-216872/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 4 southwest Missouri Amish bishops charged with not reporting child sex abuse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican denounces European ruling against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-denounces-european-ruling-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216488/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alessandra Rizzo</dc:creator>
		
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Vatican protests ruling on crucifixes in Italy

ROME — The Vatican has denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and educational freedoms.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi says the crucifix is a &#8220;fundamental sign of the importance of religious values&#8221; in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-denounces-european-ruling-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216488/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Vatican denounces European ruling against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European rights court rules against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-rights-court-rules-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216096/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools

ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.
In a decision that could force a review of the use of religious symbols in government-run schools across Europe, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-rights-court-rules-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216096/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: European rights court rules against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>HR giant Administaff named in discrimination suit; Jewish ex-employees say they were harassed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hr-giant-administaff-named-in-discrimination-suit-jewish-ex-employees-say-they-were-harassed-215553/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Administaff named in religious discrimination suit

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against human resources giant Administaff Inc. and a small cable television service company in Maryland.
The lawsuit claims that two employees of the cable company were harassed physically and verbally because they are Jewish.
The plaintiffs, brothers Scott .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hr-giant-administaff-named-in-discrimination-suit-jewish-ex-employees-say-they-were-harassed-215553/">Source article &nbsp;: HR giant Administaff named in discrimination suit; Jewish ex-employees say they were harassed</a>.]]></description>
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