A woman driver wearing an Islamic face veil has been fined by French police for not having a clear field of vision. The fine was small, but it garnered big attention Friday and may illustrate what's to come as the president pushes to outlaw the veils nationwide.
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April 23rd, 2010
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April 23rd, 2010
The Christians of northern Iraq have chosen to defy mounting attacks by extremists by erecting a statue of Jesus modelled on the giant Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
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April 23rd, 2010
Sees connection to pro-jihadists; rights group's leaders say views no problem.
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April 23rd, 2010
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is 'quite hopeful about the future of marriage in America,' although she thinks that many obstacles lie in its path. On Friday night, Morse gave a talk entitled 'The Institution Formerly Known as Marriage: An Economist's Lament.'
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April 23rd, 2010
The Vatican is pushing for research of adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church opposes because it maintains that the destruction of the embryo amounts to the killing of human life.
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April 23rd, 2010
Stem cell research proponents slammed the Senate's passage of bills - supported by anti-abortion groups - that they say would unconstitutionally restrict embryonic research in the state.
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April 23rd, 2010
The ACLU of Virginia has asked the Textbook Review Committee of Chesterfield County Public Schools to drop from consideration a controversial Bible study course that may unconstitutionally promote religious beliefs in public schools.
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April 23rd, 2010
An atheist who left leaflets mocking Jesus Christ, Islam and the Pope in an international airport's prayer room has been given an Asbo.
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April 23rd, 2010
Muslim groups who are scheduled to meet next month with the German government on Friday met with Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere in Berlin to complain that not enough devout Muslims were invited to the conference.
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April 23rd, 2010
Most Muslims who live in Leicester feel at home in the city, a new study has found. Muslims in Leicester is the most detailed report on Muslim life in the city to date, and comes after researchers spent months questioning 300 people in Evington, Spinney Hills and Stoneygate.