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Pope Shenouda III attends the Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo

Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Dies

Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt, died Saturday at the age of 88, according to the country's official Middle East News Agency.
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Grand Mufti Announces “Destruction of All Churches in Arabian Peninsula; Christians Enraged

Saudi Arabia's highest religious official announced Monday that Christianity will not be tolerated in the Arabian Peninsula, proclaiming it necessary to destroy all the churches of the region, Bikyamasar reported. According to a Jihad Watch report Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah is the Grand Mufti of the nation that brought Islam to the world. And as the President of the Supreme Council of Ulema and Chairman of the Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Issuing of Fat...
Relatives of victims killed during the revolution shout slogans against former Egyptian president Mubarak and Field Marshal Tantawi in Cairo.

Amnesty Asks U.S. to Withhold Weapons Delivery to Egypt

A ship loaded with explosives, en route from the U.S. to Egypt, has drawn contempt from human rights organizations worldwide, with Amnesty International calling on the U.S. to withhold the delivery of weapons to Egyptian military until the latter demonstrates its commitment to protecting human rights.
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Administration, Bishops At Odds On Definition Of Religious Group

The Obama administration has been quietly negotiating with representatives of the Conference of Catholic Bishops to tamp down their furious opposition to a federal mandate that insurance companies cover birth control, according to sources familiar with the talks.
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Syria: Assad Calls For Elections In May

Hoping that governmental reform can end a year of violence, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that new, multi-party parliamentary elections will be held on May 7.
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Utah Abstinence-Only Sex-Ed Bill Bans Public School Talk of Gays, Condoms, STDs

Legislators passed a controversial bill this week in the Utah Senate, which would allow public schools to offer an abstinence-only sexual education curriculum - or no sex-ed program at all. The measure would prohibit Utah public schools from teaching students that contraceptives can be used as a means of preventing pregnancy and infection from sexually transmitted diseases. It would also ban teachers from discussing homosexuality.

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