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BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained seven members of a Christian church for suspected crimes including embezzlement, state media and one of their lawyers said on Tuesday, after they resisted a government campaign to take down their church's cross. Communist China officially guarantees freedom of religion though authorities
anti-semitic
LONDON (Reuters) The number of recorded anti-Semitic incidents in Britain soared in the first six months of this year compared with 2014, probably due to a surge in reporting among fearful Jews, a report by a Jewish community body said on Thursday (July 30). There were 473 recorded incidents between
islam
Written by Trevor Grundy CANTERBURY, England (RNS) What could turn out to be the world's oldest fragments of the Quran have been found at the University of Birmingham, the United Kingdom's second-largest city, with a 28 percent Muslim population.
Islamic State
Written by Trevor Grundy CANTERBURY, England (RNS) British Prime Minister David Cameron called the fight against Islamic extremists "the struggle of our generation" and warned that some young Muslims are drawn to fundamentalists in the same way young Germans were attracted to Hitler and Nazism in the 1930s.
washington
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The state of Washington can require a pharmacy to deliver medicine even if the pharmacy's owner has a religious objection, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, the latest in a series of judgments on whether religious believers can opt out of providing services. The ruling,
broadway
Written by Lauren Markoe For countless theatergoers, Theodore Bikel was synonymous with Tevye, the loving Jewish father from "Fiddler on the Roof."
Pope Francis
Written by Sara Weissman WASHINGTON (RNS) Standing beside a statue called "Homeless Jesus," Monsignor John Enzler pledged to spend a night with the city's homeless before Pope Francis' visit in September.
alternative
Written by Peggy Fletcher Stack / Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY – For many years, the LDS Church has discussed breaking away from the Boy Scouts of America, but the group's decision this week to admit "openly gay leaders" into its ranks may finally push the Utah-based