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Christians across the nation, around the world celebrate Easter
By combined dispatches
As the sun rose Sunday on an old Moravian cemetery in North Carolina, 310 musicians with trumpets, tubas and trombones played in unison while thousands sang, “Hallelujah, praise the Lord” in an Easter scene mostly unchanged since before the Revolutionary War. Published April 8, 2012 Comments
Lori named archbishop of Baltimore
By Alex Dominguez - Associated Press
The leading voice among the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate was named Tuesday as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore, the nation’s first diocese. Published March 20, 2012 Comments
Jewish scholars dare to bridge religious divide
By Jeremy Lott - Special to The Washington Times
Annotated Bibles don’t often make headlines, but “The Jewish Annotated New Testament” (Oxford University Press) - the title alone is enough to provoke spirited discussion - has caused a stir. Published January 31, 2012 Comments
Life after Megadeth could be in pulpit
By Associated Press
Concordia Seminary in suburban St. Louis gets an eclectic mix of students in a program allowing them to train for the ministry online — electricians, farmers, entrepreneurs — and even a founder of one of the best-known thrash metal bands. Published January 22, 2012 Comments
Ten Commandments come to Times Square
By Bonny Ghosh - Associated Press
A well-preserved 2,000-year-old scroll of the Ten Commandments discovered in a cave went on display in the city for the first time for a 10-day window beginning Friday Published December 18, 2011 Comments
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Mormons overcoming hurdles
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
U.S. Mormons say that they are still not fully accepted in America, especially by evangelical Christians, and believe the entertainment media - from the Broadway play, "The Book of Mormon" to HBO's "Big Love" portrayal of polygamy - aren't helping improve their image.
Muslims skip NYC mayor's event to protest spying
By Samantha Gross - Associated Press
More than a dozen Muslim clerics and civic leaders skipped Mayor Michael Bloomberg's annual interfaith breakfast Friday, saying they were upset that he supported police department surveillance efforts in their neighborhoods.
Report slams Dutch Catholic church over sex abuse
By Mike Corder - Associated Press
Thousands of children suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions over the past 65 years, and church officials knew about the abuse but failed to stop it or help victims because they feared sparking scandals, according to a long-awaited report released Friday.
FBI arrests 7 in Amish haircut attacks in Ohio
By John Seewer and Thomas J. Sheeran - Associated Press
The leader of a breakaway Amish group allowed the beatings of those who disobeyed him, made some members sleep in a chicken coop and had sexual relations with married women to "cleanse them," federal authorities said as they charged him and six others with hate crimes in hair-cutting attacks against other Amish.
Appeal denied on highway crosses in Utah
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
The Supreme Court handed a victory to atheist groups Monday, declining to hear a case on roadside crosses honoring fallen Utah state troopers in a move likely to intensify the debate about the constitutionality of religious symbols on public property.
Animated film spurs protests by Muslims
By Bouazza Ben Bouazza - Associated Press
The animated film "Persepolis" has been called blasphemous by Islamists and sparked protests leading to confrontations with Tunisian police.
Catholics express unsettling words in response to translation of Mass
By Jordan E. Otero - The Washington Times
If the experience of the faithful in other English-speaking countries is any indication, American Catholics are in for a bumpy transition as they encounter the most sweeping changes to the text of the Mass in more than 40 years.
Sacred or sublime, the King James Bible is a timeless source
By Roland Flamini - The Washington Times
As it marks its 400th anniversary this year, the King James Bible is suddenly a trending topic, the focus of a surge of scholarly, curatorial and public interest that includes a fascinating new exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online
By Matti Friedman - Associated Press
Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time on Monday in a project launched by Israel's national museum and web giant Google.
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