It’s Badr Versus Mahdi in Karbala
On one side of the riots in the Shiite-dominated city of Karbala is the Badr Brigade — affiliated with the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. On the other is the Mahdi Army — affiliated with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. According to scholar Vali Nasr, both groups have had close ties to Iran in the past.

On one side of the riots in the Shiite-dominated city of Karbala is the Badr Brigade — affiliated with the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. On the other is the Mahdi Army — affiliated with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. According to scholar Vali Nasr, both groups have had close ties to Iran in the past.

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Clergy to Help People Die
They will not administer drugs but will monitor as fatal medication works.
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7 GOP Hopefuls Face Off in Values Debate
On a night that opened with 90 minutes of prayers, gospel music and Bible verses, seven Republican presidential candidates gathered in Fort Lauderdale to try and win over an evangelical voting bloc that has been a political powerhouse in past elections.
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Fort Riley Soldier Sues Defense Department over Religious Freedom
A soldier who unsuccessfully tried to hold a meeting for atheists and other non-Christians is suing the Defense Department, claiming his right to religious freedom was violated.
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McCain: Overall Faith What’s Important
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that questions over whether he identifies himself as a Baptist or an Episcopalian are not as important as his overarching faith. “The most important thing is that I am a Christian,” the Arizona senator told reporters following two campaign stops in this early voting state.
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Publicly Funded Hebrew Charter School Opens in Fla.
The nation’s first publicly funded Hebrew charter school has just opened in Broward County, Fla. Opponents, including some Jewish residents of the area, say this precedent raises the prospect of publicly funded Islamic or fundamentalist Christian schools in Florida.

The nation’s first publicly funded Hebrew charter school has just opened in Broward County, Fla. Opponents, including some Jewish residents of the area, say this precedent raises the prospect of publicly funded Islamic or fundamentalist Christian schools in Florida.

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Amnesty Faces Ban in Northern Ireland’s Catholic Schools
The Catholic church in Northern Ireland has started to instruct schools to disband Amnesty International support groups because of the human rights organisation’s pro-abortion stance.
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Discovering the Man Behind a Boy’s Protest
In 1956, 16-year-old Pennsylvania schoolboy Ellery Schempp decided to protest his public school’s mandatory prayer and Bible-reading period by reading silently from the Koran. He was ejected from class and then sued the school district. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court.

In 1956, 16-year-old Pennsylvania schoolboy Ellery Schempp decided to protest his public school’s mandatory prayer and Bible-reading period by reading silently from the Koran. He was ejected from class and then sued the school district. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court.

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