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    Muslim Woman, Rabbis to Pray At Inaugural Service

    January 14, 2009

    Author: Rachel Zoll

    Source: MSNBC

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28658956/

    At past inaugurations, ceremonial prayers uttered on behalf of the incoming president drew about as much attention as the flags on the podium.

    Not this year.

    Barack Obama's choice of clergy is under scrutiny like no other president-elect before him, alternately outraging Americans on the left and the right as he navigates the minefield of U.S. religion.

    "I can't...

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    Atheist's Protest Ends Recitation Of Lord's Prayer In N.J.

    January 15, 2009

    Author: Joe Moszczynski

    Source: Religion News Service

    http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=17345

    For nearly 60 years, the town council here started its meetings by reciting the Lord's Prayer. Council members felt the passage gave them guidance and inspiration.

    That tradition ended recently after the council's attorney advised members they should heed a request by a resident, an avowed atheist, to stop the practice.

    Doug...

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    Judge Rejects Atheist Challenge to Inaugural Prayer

    January 15, 2009

    Author: Adelle M. Banks

    Source: Religion News Service

    http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=17343

    A U.S. District judge on Thursday (Jan. 15) denied a California atheist's request to halt references to God at President-elect Obama's swearing-in on Jan. 20.

    "I think it's highly questionable that I have such authority," said Judge Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after a two-hour hearing Thursday...

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    Atheists Hope (Don't Pray) to Bring Ads to Toronto

    January 16, 2009

    Author: Jeff Gray

    Source: The Globe and Mail

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090116.ATHEIST16//TPStory/Front

    The atheist slogan, "There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life," may soon be coming to subways and buses in Canada's largest city.

    The Toronto-based Freethought Association of Canada, inspired by a campaign that has plastered British buses with the phrase, has...

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    Local Sikhs Celebrate

    January 20, 2009

    Author: Staff Writer

    Source: MSNBC/KGET-TV

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28733484/

    Sikhs from all over [C]alifornia came to [B]akersfield to be part of the festival and celebrate with the local Sikh community. Bakersfield's Sikh community hosted the birthday celebration for Gobind Singh, their religion's tenth guru. Some say he was a pioneer in fighting terrorism. One man spoke about the misconceptions and stereotypes aimed at them, while Mayor Harvey [H]all said the...

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    The Vatican Tempts the YouTube Generation

    January 19, 2009

    Author: Rik Myslewski

    Source: The Register

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/19/vatican_youtube/

    The Vatican this Friday will announce details of a partnership with Google to launch the Holy See's own YouTube channel.

    According to The Telegraph, the channel will offer "video footage and audio of addresses by Pope Benedict XVI," the current occupant of the Papal Apartments in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.

    This won't be...

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    Jewish, Catholic Groups Protesting Immigration Raids

    January 19, 2009

    Author: Staff Writer

    Source: MSNBC/WHO-TV

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28734500/

    The immigration raids at the Postville Agriprocessors plant sparked an outcry among Iowa's religious leaders to end raids and deportation by the middle of this year. Federal authorities detained nearly 400 undocumented workers at Agriprocessors last May.

    Now, some Jewish and Catholic leaders joined together to speak out against the practice, saying it's cruel and that...

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    Atheist Humanist Ads Use Obama to Promote Secularism

    January 19, 2009

    Author: Trina Hoaks

    Source: Examiner.com

    http://www.examiner.com/x-2044-Atheism-Examiner~y2009m1d19-Atheist-humanist-ads-use-Obama-to-promote-secularism

    In a press release from the American Humanist Association, it was said that Obama will be displayed prominently in ads promoting secularism, or as some have said, as an “atheist role-model.” Following is part of the ad, followed...

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