Bills to enhance religion in schools spur fights between faiths
06 Jul
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Bills to enhance religion in schools spur fights between faiths

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Top Stories Tamfitronics (RNS) — When Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry was asked to defend his support for a new state law requiring public schools to display a version of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms, he made sure to touch on the bill’s obvious religious connections.“This country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and every time we steer away from that, we have problems in our nation,” Landry, a Catholic, said during an interview with Fox News.But just a few days later, it was Christian clergy — along with an array of religious leaders and parents of various faiths — who filed a lawsuit against the new statute, backed by the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and offices of the ACLU.“As a minister, this law is a...
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With new patriarch, Bulgarian Orthodox Church turns toward Moscow
06 Jul
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With new patriarch, Bulgarian Orthodox Church turns toward Moscow

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Top Stories Tamfitronics ISTANBUL (RNS) — A tense election in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Sunday (June 30) ended with the enthronement of Metropolitan Daniil of Vidin as the new metropolitan of Sofia and patriarch of all Bulgaria, giving the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow an apparent ally as the church and its sponsor, Vladimir Putin, look to strengthen its influence in the Balkans.A 52-year-old former monk, Daniil was elected by just three votes over his main competitor, Metropolitan Grigori of Vratsa, by the 140 lay and clerical delegates on the church’s electoral council. At 52, just two years older than the minimum age church law allows for the Patriarch, Daniil will likely hold the post for many years.Since the outbreak of full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, churches across Eastern Europe have...
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‘Which parts of the world do we stop covering?’ Former leaders alarmed by USCCB layoffs ask
06 Jul
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‘Which parts of the world do we stop covering?’ Former leaders alarmed by USCCB layoffs ask

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Top Stories Tamfitronics (RNS) — In the wake of major layoffs in one department of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference, concerns are being raised about whether the department, which works on aid and justice initiatives domestically and internationally, has the capacity to continue its work.The layoffs and restructuring, announced internally on June 24, to the USCCB’s Department of Justice, Peace & Human Development, renamed the Secretariat of Justice and Peace as part of the restructuring, included the elimination of seven staff positions of 23 by the conference’s own count in a memo to bishops on June 28. A spokesperson for the USCCB did not respond to Religion News Service questions about additional positions eliminated through retirements or resignations, as some have argued this is an undercount.Bishops who previously chaired the conference’s committee on international justice...
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Fact check: Imran has not requested better prison facilities from President Zardari, PM Shehbaz
06 Jul
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Fact check: Imran has not requested better prison facilities from President Zardari, PM Shehbaz

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Certain news outlets reported on Saturday that PTI founder Imran Khan and his party have urged President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to provide better prison facilities at Adiala Jail in a letter through his counsel, Advocate Azhar Siddique. However, the former prime minister or his party have made no such request.Imran is currently serving out his sentence in the Iddat case at Adiala Jail. His sentences in the two Toshakhana cases were suspended while he was acquitted by the Islamabad High Court in the cipher case.In a May 30 Supreme Court hearing, Imran had said he was in solitary confinement where he had no access to any material, legal assistance or even a library.Disputing the statements about his living conditions at Adiala Jail, the federal government on June...
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