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Church and State Issues in IRS Religious Education Dispute

November 30, 2004

Source: Yahoo News/National Law Journal

http://biz.yahoo.com/law/041129/7e392eca0aee1773cc9df7e48debcedd_1.html

On November 30, 2004 Yahoo News/National Law Journal reported, "tax lawyers are watching a trial in Los Angeles that pits an orthodox Jewish family against the Internal Revenue Service over whether tuition for religious education is deductible -- based in part on a 'secret' settlement between the IRS and the Church of Scientology. 'It's not...

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Struggles of an Interfaith Organization in Nebraska

November 28, 2004

Source: Lincoln Journal Star

http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/12/01/local/doc41ad60b2b0920792182008.txt

On November 28, 2004 Lincoln Journal Star reported, "the Lincoln Interfaith Council is in a process of redefining itself and needs more support from the Lincoln community. That was the message from its outgoing president, the Rev. Jay Vetter, at the council's annual meeting on Tuesday evening. The approximately 60 people in...

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Florida Muslims to Help Rebuild Iraq Churches

November 25, 2004

Source: Sun-Sentinel

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-smuslims25nov25,0,6835697.story

On November 25, 2004 the Sun-Sentinel reported, "When he read about the bombings of five Catholic churches in Baghdad on the dawn of the first day of Ramadan, the Rev. Paul E. Edwards cried. Then the pastor of St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Weston appealed for help. In response, leaders from two South Florida Muslim...

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Muslim Leaders Gather and Confront Pressing Issues

November 21, 2004

Source: The Journal News

http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/112104/b0121muslimleaders.html

On November 21, 2004 The Journal News reported, "should Muslims seek to return to Islam as it was practiced 1,000 years ago? Is homosexuality halal (permitted) or haram (forbidden)? These and other debates raged on — though generally in calm, respectful tones — as more than 100 Muslims from across the country came together to attend a three-day conference...

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"Headscarf Day" in NH

November 20, 2004

Source: Telegraph Staff

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041120/NEWS01/111200050/-1/news

On November 20, 2004 Telegraph Staff reported, "'Headscarf Day', an event held in Manchester and Concord on Friday to celebrate diversity and discourage negative stereotyping of Muslim- and Arab-Americans. The daylong observance, which was modeled on similar ones by students at the University of Tennessee and the...

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Pagans Protest Iraq War at School of America

November 19, 2004

Source: Reclaiming Quarterly

On November 19, 2004 the Reclaiming Quarterly 2005 Winter Edition reported, "protesters including the Pagan Cluster experienced an alarming evolution in security techniques deployed at the School of the Americas (SOA) peace rally and prayer vigil, November 19-21, 2004 at Fort Benning Military Base in Columbus, Georgia. Some 16,000 people participated in the annual vigil, one of the largest SOA Watch protests recorded... The Pagan Cluster for this action was made up of Witches and Pagans from across the country who were called by...

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Sikhs Urged Wear Kesris Every Thursday to Raise Awareness

November 18, 2004

Source: OnlyPunjab.com

http://www.onlypunjab.com/latest/fullstory-newsID-3750.html

On November 18, 2004 OnlyPunjab.com reported, "The French Sikh delegation visiting India and the Sikh Nation Organisation (SNO), in a joint appeal, have urged the Sikhs of the world to wear kesri headgear on every Thursday and Gurpurabs 'to build an effective global movement to focus international attention on unique Sikh identity, facing serious crisis in France and some other...

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Football Coach Told to Remove "Team Jesus Christ" Banners

November 18, 2004

Source: The Gazette (Colorado)

http://www.gazette.com/display.php?sid=1358083

On November 18, 2004 The Gazette (Colorado) reported, "the day after the Air Force Academy’s superintendent said publicly that the academy was coping with a religious intolerance problem, football coach Fisher DeBerry hung a banner in the locker room that said, 'I am a member of Team Jesus Christ.' The banner came down Friday after officials deemed it inappropriate, academy spokesman Lt. Col...

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Catholic Bishops Join Broad Alliance of Christians

November 17, 2004

Source: Dallas Morning News

Wire Service: AP

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/111704dnnatbishops.672b9698.html

On November 17, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "the nation's Roman Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to join a new alliance that would be the broadest Christian group ever formed in the United States, linking American evangelicals and Catholics in an...

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Nebraska Accommodates Native American Prisoners’ Religious Needs

November 16, 2004

Source: The First Amendment Center Press

Wire Service: AP

http://www.fac.org/rel_liberty/publiclife/news.aspx?id=14381

On November 16, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "Nebraska prison officials have agreed to new rules to accommodate the religious and cultural needs of American Indian inmates in order to settle a federal court action. The settlement agreement, obtained on Nov. 11 by The Associated Press, arose out of a...

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