Sunday, September 2, 2012
(Recasts with mood in Masih's village)
By Michael Georgy
ISLAMABAD, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A Christian girl who was arrested under Pakistan's controversial anti-blasphemy law may have moved a step closer to freedom on Sunday after police detained a Muslim cleric on suspicion of planting evidence to frame her.
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Samuel Okocha: Prosperity Gospel Attracts Many African Christians In a continent where many churches are growing by emphasizing both the material and spiritual benefits of faith, Segun Ilori and Tedius Makwari represent different faces of a religious movement that can evoke both spiritual revival and disillusionment. |
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David Briggs: The Flesh Is Weak: Churchgoers Give Far Less Than They Think The people most likely to misreport high levels of giving were those who said faith was very important to them and those who attend services more than weekly. |
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Terri Cole: Getting Fearless About Death and Dying (VIDEO) For most people, death and dying as a topic of conversation is reserved for when someone they know or love is, well, dying. I find it more effective and less fear-inducing to start exploring your thoughts, feelings, and fears about this inevitable topic before circumstances demand it. |
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Julie Leininger Pycior: U.S. Catholic Bishops Side With Dems, Not GOP, on Main Issues of 2012 Whatever your political beliefs, it must have come as a surprise to hear that Cardinal Timothy Dolan would be offering a benediction at the Democratic National Convention as well as at the Republican one. What gives? |
