http://www.mail.com/subjects/3288-religious-education.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3288-religious-education.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957136-netanyahu-faces-rocky-future-coalition.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Forced to rely on the support of two fast-rising rivals in his new governing coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now faces a reshaped and rocky landscape that could spell trouble ahead: An unwanted culture war with the country's ultra-Orthodox minority as well as pressure to make peace overtures to the Palestinians. After weeks o... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:47:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957136-netanyahu-faces-rocky-future-coalition.html 2013-03-15T19:47:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953826-last-minute-snag-stalls-israeli-coalition-deal.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a deal Thursday to form a new coalition government, but a last-minute snag over the title of his new partners kept the plan from being formalized for at least one more day. The new government is expected to try to curb years of preferential treatment for the country's ultra-Orthodox minori... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953826-last-minute-snag-stalls-israeli-coalition-deal.html 2013-03-14T21:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1949554-omalley-cappuccino-priest-hit-rome.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The archbishop of Boston, dressed more often in the humble brown robe of his religious order than a cardinal's regalia, has emerged as an unlikely star amid the drama unfolding in Rome. Vatican analysts for the leading Italian newspapers have repeatedly listed Cardinal Sean O'Malley as one of the favorite contenders in the conclave sta... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:06:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1949554-omalley-cappuccino-priest-hit-rome.html 2013-03-12T20:06:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1949560-israels-ultra-orthodox-suddenly-outsiders.html JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel's new government takes shape, the country's powerful ultra-Orthodox Jewish political parties seem poised to find themselves in unfamiliar territory — the parliamentary opposition — instead of their traditional seats around the Cabinet table. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's two new potential partners pledge to end a system in... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:08:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1949560-israels-ultra-orthodox-suddenly-outsiders.html 2013-03-12T19:08:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1942548-shiite-leader-sectarian-attacks-genocide.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's minority Shiite Muslims have started using the word "genocide" to describe a violent spike in attacks against them by a militant Sunni group with suspected links to the country's security agencies and a mainstream political party that governs the largest province. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a group of radical Sunni Muslims, who ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:38:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1942548-shiite-leader-sectarian-attacks-genocide.html 2013-03-09T06:38:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1900876-fla-imam-takes-stand-denies-taliban-connection.html MIAMI (AP) — An elderly Muslim cleric on trial for allegedly funneling tens of thousands of dollars to the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization vehemently denied Tuesday any connection to Islamic extremists and insisted he does not harbor anti-U.S. views. Taking the witness stand in his own defense, 77-year-old Hafiz Khan rejected U.S. government char... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:22:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1900876-fla-imam-takes-stand-denies-taliban-connection.html 2013-02-19T18:22:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1887488-papacy-buffeted-changes-modern-world.html The pope is by far the world's most visible religious figure. His office can be a bully pulpit on everything from salvation to the economy. In his overseas travels, he's greeted with the kind of pomp and reverence accorded major world leaders. But as Pope Benedict XVI prepares to step down, questions are being raised about just how influential his success... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1887488-papacy-buffeted-changes-modern-world.html 2013-02-12T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1866616-israeli-palestinian-schoolbooks-flawed-study.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A new study weighed in on one of the hot-button subplots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Monday, saying schoolbooks of both sides largely present one-sided narratives but rarely resort to demonization. Palestinians embraced the findings as a rejection of Israeli claims that their schoolbooks incite hatred of Israel, while Israel's Edu... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1866616-israeli-palestinian-schoolbooks-flawed-study.html 2013-02-04T17:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860306-evangelical-churches-refine-message-gay-issues.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Rev. Robert Jeffress has changed the way he talks about homosexuality from the pulpit. The pastor of the 11,000-member First Baptist Dallas hasn't stopped preaching that homosexual sex is sinful, but he no longer singles it out for special condemnation. Now, Jeffress says he usually talks about homosexuality within "a bigger co... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860306-evangelical-churches-refine-message-gay-issues.html 2013-01-31T21:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1825270-ap-interview-israels-lapid-wont-fig-leaf.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Little known outside Israel, political newcomer Yair Lapid could soon become the moderate face to the world of an otherwise hard-line government after next week's parliamentary election. Gamely predicting he will one day be prime minister, the cosmopolitan Lapid stands out in a political landscape crowded with ex-officers, lawyers ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1825270-ap-interview-israels-lapid-wont-fig-leaf.html 2013-01-16T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1795702-jury-selection-fla-terror-finance-case.html MIAMI (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of an elderly Muslim cleric and his son on charges they funneled tens of thousands of dollars to the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization, which has targeted U.S. interests with violence in this country and overseas. Prospective jurors were handed detailed four-page questionnaires to fill out i... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1795702-jury-selection-fla-terror-finance-case.html 2013-01-02T15:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1794506-gays-church-their-anymore.html On that Sunday in 1968 when Troy Perry borrowed a minister's robe and started a church for gays in his living room, the world was a very different place. Perry's Metropolitan Community Churches was then a lone spiritual refuge for openly gay Christians, an idea so far from the mainstream that the founders were often chased from places where they tried to ... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1794506-gays-church-their-anymore.html 2013-01-01T16:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760354-china-revokes-shanghai-catholic-bishops-title.html BEIJING (AP) — In a fresh challenge to Vatican authority, China has revoked the title of a new Catholic bishop in Shanghai who outraged Chinese officials by immediately dropping out of the government agency that oversees the country's officially sanctioned church, religious officials said Wednesday. Ma Daqin, who was jointly named for the post in a rare c... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760354-china-revokes-shanghai-catholic-bishops-title.html 2012-12-12T09:56:00Z