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Mississippi, Vermont score at opposite ends of religious spectrum
WASHINGTON (RNS) According to a new Gallup Poll, 59 percent of residents in Mississippi are "very religious," while a nearly identical share of Vermonters are nonreligious. By Annalisa Musarra.
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Atheists rally on National Mall in show of political force
WASHINGTON (RNS) Atheists and nonbelievers gathered on the National Mall Saturday (March 24) in a bid to show politicians, voters and even themselves that they have grown into a force to be recognized and reckoned with. By Kimberly Winston.
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Man behind ‘Rapture pets’ rescue admits it’s a hoax
(RNS) After being contacted by New Hampshire insurance officials, the owner of a business who claimed he would provide atheist rescuers for pets of Christians caught up in the Rapture now says his three-year-old service was a spoof and never had any clients. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Priest defends denying Communion to lesbian
(RNS) A Catholic priest who was pulled from ministry after a furor over denying communion to a lesbian at her mother?s funeral insists he did the right thing, and criticized the Washington archdiocese for disciplining him. By David Gibson.
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U.S. Christians hope for an ‘ecumenical spring’
(RNS) For years, church unity supporters have wrung their hands and talked of an "ecumenical winter." But after a decade of modest progress, some have hopes that they may have entered a new ecumenical spring. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Episcopalians release same-sex marriage rites
What would an official same-sex Episcopal wedding liturgy look like? "I now pronounce that they are bound to one another in a holy covenant, as long as they both shall live. Amen."
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Photo slideshow: Kenyan Fire and Water Ceremony
On March 4th, Her Holiness Shinso Ito, head priest of Shinnyo-en, a Japanese Buddhist denomination, hosted and conducted a sunset fire and water ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya for the first time. The ceremony took place during the 10th anniversary conference of the Global Peace Initiative of Women which was held in hopes of raising awareness of global issues such as climate change, environmental degradation, poverty and conflict.
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Jews worry about Purim’s endorsement of alcohol
(RNS) Too many times, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb has seen the high cost of Purim's darker side, the "ugly and despicable behavior" of young yeshiva students who drink to excess on a day that is equal parts Halloween and Fat Tuesday. By Meredith A. Bennett-Smith.
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Soccer group agrees to test hijabs for female players
(RNS) Muslim women soccer players are celebrating a decision by the International Football Association Board to allow them to test special hijabs that will allow them to play while observing their religious beliefs. By Omar Sacirbey.
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Mormons warned against baptizing Holocaust victims, celebrities
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Mormon leaders issued an unequivocal mandate to church members: Do not submit names of Jewish Holocaust victims or celebrities for proxy baptism. Doing so could cost Mormons access to their church's genealogical data or even their good standing in the faith. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.
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