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'We've found Noah's Ark!' claim evangelical explorers on mission to snow-capped Ararat (but British scientists say 'show us your evidence')
As believers in the literal truth of the Bible, they knew it was there.
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Obama's Jerusalem stonewall
Thanks to a deadlock engineered by the U.S. government, the Middle East peace process is stalled.
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Oklahoma passes 2 laws intended to curb abortions
Oklahoma's legislature on Tuesday overrode the governor's veto to pass two laws aimed at curbing abortions, at a time when several other abortion-related measures are moving forward at the state level.
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In Istanbul, Islamic clothing for women combines modesty with high fashion
At a large convention center here, models prepare for the annual Islamic fashion show. While this type of dress may be commonplace in conservative areas in this country, it is definitely new to the models.
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Unpaid Somali soldiers desert to insurgency
Hundreds of Somali soldiers trained with U.S. tax dollars have deserted because they are not being paid their $100 monthly wage, and some have even joined the al-Qaida-linked militants they are supposed to be fighting, The Associated Press has learned.
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Afghanistan's insurgent chief yielding
Insurgent leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has offered rewards for the killing of U.S. troops in jihad.
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Is criticism of Goldman Sachs really anti-Semitism?
The furor around what investment bank Goldman Sachs did and did not do during the financial crisis has been roiling for months.
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NYC student pleads guilty to terrorism charge
On the eve of his terrorism trial, an American student who studied in London admitted Tuesday that he helped a friend deliver some protective clothing to an al-Qaida military commander fighting Americans in Afghanistan.
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Daniel Coughlin, House chaplain, marks 10 years of service
In the beginning, there was partisanship.
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What's God trying to tell us with Eyjafjallajokull?
What do homosexuality, health care reform, and British advertising standards all have in common?
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At summit on entrepreneurship, Obama's approach to Muslim world on display
Like George W. Bush, Barack Obama has a vision for transforming the Middle East and the wider Muslim world.
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States seek new ways to restrict abortions
Dozens of states are passing or debating new restrictions on abortion, a trend fueled in part by passage of the nation's new health care law.
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Vatican threatens to axe Pope's visit to Britain
THE Catholic Church in Scotland last night accused the Foreign Office of a lack of respect and Vatican sources warned the papal visit to the UK could be cancelled after the publication of an internal memo mocking Pope Benedict.
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Battle against the Burka is not based on bigotry
FRANCE'S move to extend its ban on the Islamic headscarf and outlaw the full-face veil appears to be catching on.
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Iranian homosexuals carve out a refuge in Turkey
The salmon-colored building has seen better days. Paint peels from the moldy facades.
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Obama and evangelist Billy Graham share a prayer
President Barack Obama made a pilgrimage Sunday to Billy Graham's mountainside home, concluding his North Carolina vacation with his first meeting with the ailing evangelist who has counseled commanders in chief since Dwight Eisenhower.
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Battles loom over holding public school graduations in church
The latest school battle over the separation of church and state may not feature prayers at football games, after-school Bible clubs or even a moment of silence.
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Online missionaries spread Gospel in cyberspace
For 2,000 years, Christian missionaries have traveled to foreign lands to spread the Gospel.
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