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As U.S. politicians shun Syrian refugees, religious groups embrace them

As U.S. politicians shun Syrian refugees, religious groups embrace them

Faith-based groups are challenging political opposition to Syrian refugees and taking a leading role in resettling them in the U.S. They've provided shelter, jobs and schooling for the newly arrived.
by Deborah Amos

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40 years on, a controversial film on Islam's origins is now a classic

40 years on, a controversial film on Islam's origins is now a classic

The Message, released in 1976 and starring Anthony Quinn, was made with difficulty and condemned by hardliners. One of the challenges: its main character, the Prophet Muhammad, could not be pictured.
by R. H. Greene

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Attorneys fees mount in Duluth diocese bankruptcy

Attorneys fees mount in Duluth diocese bankruptcy

A federal judge has approved payment of about a half million dollars in fees and expenses for law firms. Most of the money goes to law firms representing the diocese.
by Martin Moylan

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Schools around the nation receive request for after-school 'Satan Club'

The Satanic Temple contacted nine public school districts across the country seeking to start after-school Satan programs in an attempt to counter well-funded fundamentalist Christian organizations that it believes are eroding the separation of church and state.
by Associated Press

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Pope appoints commission to study possibility of women as deacons

Pope appoints commission to study possibility of women as deacons

The Vatican says Pope Francis has asked a group of seven men and six women to study whether women should be allowed to serve as deacons within the Roman Catholic Church.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Pope Francis says it is wrong to identify Islam with violence

Pope Francis says it is wrong to identify Islam with violence

"I believe that in pretty much every religion there is always a small group of fundamentalists," the pope said during a flight from Poland to Italy.
by Jason Slotkin

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Bankruptcy judge rules Twin Cities archdiocese not hiding assets

Bankruptcy judge rules Twin Cities archdiocese not hiding assets

A judge has rejected a request to consolidate the assets of the Twin Cities archdiocese, a blow to clergy sexual abuse victims who have filed claims in the court as creditors.
by Peter Cox

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