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MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice who was famously booted from his post for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from a state courthouse said on Tuesday he would run again for his old job.Roy Moore, ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Sikh athletes and spectators will be allowed to wear ceremonial daggers into London Olympic venues next year, despite the intense security arrangements, as part of a multi-faith approach to the Games."We want to make sure the Games are accessible ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians lined up outside Moscow's central cathedral Saturday for a chance to kiss a relic of the Virgin Mary brought from a Greek monastery a few weeks before a parliamentary election.The Cincture of the Virgin ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Regular attendance at religious services is associated with a more optimistic outlook and a lesser inclination to be depressed, compared to those who do not attend services at all, a study concluded on Thursday.The study's findings supports previous research ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Two Malaysian states are set to change their Islamic laws to punish Muslims who engage in homosexuality, raising the prospect of gay Muslims being punished twice and stoking concerns about rising intolerance toward same-gender relationships.Homosexuality is punishable by ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict plans to visit Mexico and Cuba next year, the Vatican said on Thursday.The Vatican spokesman said the trip to the two Latin American countries would likely take place in the spring. It will be his first ...
(Reuters) Vice President Joe Biden defended Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over his Mormon faith on Friday, saying it was "outrageous" for anyone to suggest he should not be president because of his religion.With a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showing President Barack Obama ...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - As Muslims from all over the world congregate for the annual haj pilgrimage, some are defying the edicts of Saudi Arabia's strict Wahhabi school of Islam by climbing al-Nour mountain in the hope of attaining spiritual favor.Tucked ...
MILWAUKEE (Reuters)- Roman Catholic bishops in Wisconsin are urging their parishioners not to bring weapons to church now that a new law permits state residents to carry concealed firearms."Intuitively, we understand that acts of violence, destruction, and murder are antithetical to the ...
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle on the U.S. embassy in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo Friday said he had acted alone, his lawyer said on Sunday.Lawyer Senad Dupovac said that 23-year-old Mevlid Jasarevic said he had ...
