Religion
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Nuns start tour protesting Republican budget planJun 18, 2012 11:51 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — Roman Catholic nuns began a nine-state bus tour protesting proposed federal budget cuts Monday, saying they weren’t trying to flout recent Vatican cri...
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Southern Baptists set to elect first black presidentJun 17, 2012 8:09 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four months ago, two African-American pastors stood in a hallway of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Nashville headquarters looking at a row of white...
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Southern Baptists see drop in numbersJun 17, 2012 8:08 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues to see a decline in membership. Statistics released Tuesday by the Southern Baptist Convention’...
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Women of Faith coming to Sears Centre ArenaJun 14, 2012 5:00 pm - Amy Richissin feels that women are good at trusting God with "all the really, really big stuff." "The big stuff like, 'OK, I believe you Lord, the sun is going to come ...
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Islamic conference won't be in Rolling MeadowsJun 13, 2012 5:30 am - An Islamic conference scheduled for this weekend in Rolling Meadows is searching for a new venue, after The Meadows Club was flooded with calls and emails from conservat...
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McHenry County Muslim group finds home in KaneJun 12, 2012 11:00 pm - The American Muslim Community Organization has not had a home in which to worship since it was formed three years ago, a situation that has left them renting prayer spac...
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Biblical museum ad campaign features dinosaursJun 12, 2012 5:38 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky museum where dinosaurs roam the biblical Garden of Eden is unveiling a national billboard campaign featuring the popular prehistoric reptile...
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Priest from Palatine's West Side miracleJun 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Landing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in his corner takes the sort of skills Christopher Devron might have parlayed into a high-paying partnership with a downtown law firm ...
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Billy Graham takes his crusades, conversions onlineJun 09, 2012 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The remarkable success of evangelist Billy Graham's Crusades for Christ did not come from his preaching alone, but also from the immense amount of pre...
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Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar arrestedJun 08, 2012 3:36 pm - ATLANTA — Megachurch pastor and televangelist Creflo Dollar was arrested early Friday after authorities say he slightly hurt his 15-year-old daughter in a fight at his m...