Jews Worried Again as Methodists Mull Divestment Plan
The United Methodist Church is poised to become the next U.S. church to consider divesting from Israel, a topic so controversial that it prompted the Presbyterian Church (USA) to backpedal on its own divestment program two years ago.
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Obama, Clinton Found Faith in Land of Lincoln
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aren’t Illinois natives, but the Democratic presidential contenders each found their connection to faith in the state.

Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aren’t Illinois natives, but the Democratic presidential contenders each found their connection to faith in the state.

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Huckabee Decries Effort to ‘Ghettoize’ Him as Former Pastor
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Tuesday (Feb. 12) that critics have unfairly focused on his former career as a Southern Baptist pastor rather than his role as a former Arkansas governor.
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The President?s Passion Play
Nicolas Sarkozy embraces God as good for society, igniting debate over church and state in France.
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Polls Show Some U.S. Evangelicals Vote Democrat
Exit polls during the U.S. presidential primaries in Missouri and Tennessee last week show the Democratic Party has some support from white evangelicals, a group strongly associated with the Republican Party.
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French Activists Fight Female Genital Mutilation
Many Muslims in sub-Saharan and North African countries observe the ancient rite of female genital mutilation. One estimate says more than 50,000 affected women now live in France, where a campaign to prosecute those responsible is under way.

Many Muslims in sub-Saharan and North African countries observe the ancient rite of female genital mutilation. One estimate says more than 50,000 affected women now live in France, where a campaign to prosecute those responsible is under way.

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Millions of Muslims Rest in Najaf’s Valley of Peace
The cemetery in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, called the Valley of Peace, holds the remains of millions. It’s the coveted final resting place for Shiite Muslims from around the globe. The site is considered auspicious because it is next to the tomb of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law and the man Shiites believe to be his true heir.

The cemetery in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, called the Valley of Peace, holds the remains of millions. It’s the coveted final resting place for Shiite Muslims from around the globe. The site is considered auspicious because it is next to the tomb of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law and the man Shiites believe to be his true heir.

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