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December 23rd, 2008Church com
U.S. Episcopal Church wins case - The Washington Times
SAN FRANCISCO | The state's high court ruled Monday that three Southern California parishes that left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers cannot retain ownership of their church buildings and property. In the unanimous ... (more...)
Cruise comments on dyslexia - The Chronicle Herald
MADRID, Spain (AP) ? Tom Cruise said in an interview published Sunday that Scientology teachings helped him overcome childhood dyslexia. Cruise was quoted by Spanish magazine XL Semanal as saying he was diagnosed with the learning disability when ... (more...)
Allen H. Vigneron, the new archbishop of Detroit, prays for 'hope for ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
DETROIT - The new spiritual leader of the Detroit area's 1.4 million Roman Catholics is a Michigan native who is invoking a city slogan about hope as he takes charge of a region tangled in economic woes. Bishop Allen H. Vigneron said he was honored ... (more...)
Forecasters say heavy rain to follow snow Spokane snow dump - KTRE
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Road crews in Spokane, Washington, can't catch a break. After receiving more than six feet of snow this winter, about another 8 inches fell Monday. The snow largely shut down the city and extended the holiday break for students ... (more...)
Defiant Burris insists he will be Obama's replacement in US Senate ... - New Kerala
Calling himself "the magic man," Burris on Monday said he is going to Capitol Hill as Barack Obama's replacement. Fox News quoted the former Illinois attorney general as saying that the appointment by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was entirely ... (more...)
Marysville church offers another helping of spirit - Everett Herald
MARYSVILLE -- Christmas Eve comes only once a year, but at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, it's getting an encore. If nothing else, it's an opportunity for holiday revelers to experience some Christmas spirit, said Rev. Mary Allen. Allen refers to it ... (more...)
Helena man watches Boise church service online - Missoulian
BOISE, Idaho (AP)-- Some southwest Idaho churches have started streaming video of their services over the Internet, and others are posting audio recordings online, hoping to reach more worshippers. ?People do everything online,? Paul Hatfield ... (more...)
Brooklyn church forced to take down 78-year-old tree - Record-Journal
Ed Mortimer sat inside his pickup truck Monday watching a piece of town history disappear branch by branch. A few feet from Mortimer, workers sliced thick boughs from a towering 78-year-old European copper beech tree adjacent to the Federated Church ... (more...)