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Turkey trip seen as chance for Pope to make amends

Religion – ANKARA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict should use a planned trip to Turkey in November to rebuild ties with the Muslim world, badly strained by his comments that portrayed Islam as a religion tainted by violence, analysts say.Some say Benedict should even rethink his opposition to Turkish membership of the European Union as a way of helping to narrow the

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Voted for on September 19, 2006 11:05am

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Fear strikes Iraq's Christians over Pope words

Religion – BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A poster of the Virgin Mary hangs on the wall in the back of Iskandar's Baghdad grocery shop. The 35-year-old Christian sips his soft drink and talks about why he is worried about Pope Benedict's comments on Islam."We're not afraid of our neighborhoods turning against us, because we've lived with them for generations. But our fe

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Voted for on September 19, 2006 11:04am

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Indonesia to execute Christians

Religion – sentenced to death for launching attacks on Muslims in 2000 are due to be executed on Thursday or Friday, lawyers said.Fabianus Tibo, Marianus Riwu and Dominggus Silva had been set to face the firing squad last month but won a reprieve after a papal appeal.

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Voted for on September 19, 2006 11:04am

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War Against Christianity

Religion – CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.

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Voted for on September 19, 2006 11:04am

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"Studio 60" presents Christians without stereotypes

Religion – Imagine my surprise when I found out that "Studio 60" has, at the center of its cast, a character who is clever, funny--and just happens to be a devout Christian without being completely annoying, as so many TV Christians are.

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Voted for on September 19, 2006 11:04am

Did you see Jesus Christ on the TODAY Show?
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Did you see Jesus Christ on the TODAY Show?

Religion – You've got to see it to believe it!

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Submitted and Voted for on September 19, 2006 11:03am

CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
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CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE

Politics – Karina and I will be attending the Clinton Global Initiative this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, helping to cover the event with the team from AOL. We'll tag all our stories cgi06, so make sure you stay tuned to that tag if world politics are of interest to you.

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Voted for on September 18, 2006 04:08pm

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Jesus Camp: Kids Worshipping to a Picture of Bush

Religion – ABC reports on a bible camp where children speak in tongues, weep for salvation, pray for an end to abortion and worship a picture of George W. Bush.

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Voted for on September 18, 2006 01:18am Commented on 2 times: 1 2

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The Pope's point was the virtue of dialogue

Religion – - have stirred up a hornets' nest in the Islamic world - "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."

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Voted for on September 18, 2006 01:03am

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Torture Is Sin

Religion – Torture Of Prisoners Is An Obvious Sin Which No Christian Should Ever Support

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Voted for on September 18, 2006 01:03am

Play-Doh is 50 years old
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Play-Doh is 50 years old

Family – This Saturday, Hasbro will be celebrating National Play-Doh Day commemorating the 50th anniversary of its classic modeling compound. As part of the anniversary celebration, Play-Doh has partnered with Snip-its, a national hair salon chain made for kids, to offer in-store Play-Doh activities and the opportunity for families to enter a sweepstakes t

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Voted for on September 16, 2006 04:22pm

Public or Private schools: What do you think?
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Public or Private schools: What do you think?

Family – "The more and more I think about it, I'm not sure my children can get the education I want for them from the public school system."

View Story Discuss (20) (bloggingbaby.com) 657 days ago by Karina

Voted for on September 16, 2006 01:12pm

Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam

News – Pope Benedict XVI has said he is sorry that a speech in which he mentioned Islam has offended Muslims.

View Story Discuss (570) (news.bbc.co.uk) 657 days ago by pagey

Voted for on September 16, 2006 01:11pm

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Diabetes drug also may prevent it

Health & Fitness – A drug used to treat diabetes also seems to prevent it in people at high risk of developing the disease, the largest study ever to test this has found.

View Story Discuss (18) (news.yahoo.com) 657 days ago by capn_caveman

Voted for on September 16, 2006 02:47am

Constructive Criticism and How Netscape can...
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Constructive Criticism and How Netscape can...

News – With the additions of a few more diverse categories to assist "eyeballs" in weeding out the developments would go along way. These few suggestions on categories, eyeball experience and community interactivity...I think will help crack the proverbial nut. (note "I think" and "help")

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Voted for on September 16, 2006 02:06am