Archive for August, 2008

Aug 29 2008

Darwin council considers rotating prayer roster

Published by Benjamin Galindo under Press Watch

DARWIN City Council meetings would be led in prayer by a rotating roster of religious groups, under a plan being considered by council officers.

Darwin council considers rotating prayer roster | NEWS.com.au.

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Aug 20 2008

What’s in a pronoun? The divine gender controversy

Published by Benjamin Galindo under Beliefs

A recent UK Times story1reported on a Populus survey conducted for the Movement for Reform Judaism, saying that ‘[nearly] three quarters of Christians think that God is male, compared with less than half of the general population.’

What’s in a pronoun? The divine gender controversy.

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Aug 20 2008

Sunday Shopping Banned in Croatia

Published by Benjamin Galindo under Press Watch

The Croatian parliament has passed a law forcing shops to close on Sundays in a concession to the Roman Catholic church.

The church has campaigned for years for Sundays to be devoted to family or Mass in Croatia, which is almost 90 percent Roman Catholic. But Croatians have begun spending weekends in shopping malls that have flourished across the country in the past few years and remain open seven days a week.

ABC News: Sunday Shopping Banned in Croatia.

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