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ELCA cultivates students' passion into action to help end malaria

Friday, May 18, 2012 5:00:00 AM

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Kelsey Nulph is a college student passionate about joining the global fight against malaria, and she's not the only one. Students from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are coming up with creative ways to speak out against the disease, which claims the life of a child every 45 seconds. To help cultivate that passion into action, the ELCA Malaria Campaign is awarding grants to ELCA campus ministries, colleges and universities to equip and...

National Post: UPDATED: Board suspends Toronto Islamic school’s operating permit after row over anti-Jewish curriculum

Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:00:00 AM

An Islamic school that had been using teaching materials that disparaged Jews and encouraged boys to keep fit for jihad has lost its license to use Toronto District School Board property.

Guardian: Money becomes new church battleground

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:00:00 AM

The Rev Paul Perkin seemed bewildered by the question: what was his take on the latest scheme for conservative evangelical churches to withhold money from the rest of the Church of England in order to keep it out of the hands of liberals, gay people or women priests?

Daily Star: Palestinians peacefully mark Nakba Day across Lebanon

Palestinians and their supporters peacefully commemorated the 64th anniversary of Nakba, or the catastrophe, Tuesday with a series of protests across the country, in stark contrast to the deadly events of last year.

Irish Times: Opinion: Bible not the rule book on gay marriage

Diarmuid Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, was asked last week for his views on same-sex marriage. The question arose in the aftermath of the support Barack Obama voiced for same-sex marriage.

Daily Mail: 'Dangerous atheists want to wipe out Christianity': Cardinal warns lack of belief fosters violence

The country’s most senior Roman Catholic warned yesterday that secular atheists mean to wipe out Christianity in Britain.

Journal Sentinel: Brookfield council approves mosque

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:00:00 AM

The Common Council gave final approval Tuesday for construction of a mosque, the first in Waukesha County.

AP: In presidential bid, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood moves to harder line on Islamic law

At a campaign rally for the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for president, a hardline cleric and TV preacher sang Mohammed Morsi’s praises before thousands massed in the stadium of an industrial city in Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Times of India: Hospitals eye 'halal' certification to attract patients from Middle East

There are two things that worry almost every patient from Islamic countries who come to Indian hospitals: the meat they eat and the direction of Mecca. With more than 75% of the medical tourists being from the Middle East, hospitals are eyeing 'halal' certification to make them feel at home.

AP: Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists

President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform.

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