Friday, November 20, 2009
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U.S.
- Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care - 05:59 PM
- Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder - 05:37 PM
- Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group - 07:56 PM
- Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations - 07:06 PM
- Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death - 06:10 PM
World
- Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin - 07:06 PM
- Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found - 07:06 PM
- Campaigner against hate crimes killed in Moscow - 05:38 AM
- Fight is on between pro-fish camp, mine defenders - 11:10 AM
Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real
Rome -- A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. - 11/20/2009
'Holy hip-hop' trying to break into mainstream
Nashville, Tenn. -- Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company. - 11/18/2009
Detroit church marks 150th anniversary today
St. John's church in Detroit to mark 150th
Detroit -- St. John's Episcopal Church marks a milestone today: The Woodward landmark is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a 6:30 p.m. service. - 11/17/2009
Small talk with Scott Kaufman, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Scott Kaufman is the new CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. The 43-year-old rose through the ranks of the federation starting as a volunteer. - 11/16/2009
Fort Hood attack unrelated to Islam, local Muslim leaders say
Southfield -- Leaders of Metro Detroit's Muslim community gathered this morning to urge all Americans to view the Fort Hood shooting as a criminal act and unrelated to the faith of Islam. - 11/13/2009
Feds move to seize mosques
New York -- Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. - 11/13/2009
Facebook, Wikipedia execs update Vatican on Web
Vatican City -- Executives from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are attending a Vatican meeting to brief officials and Catholic bishops about the Internet and digital youth culture. - 11/12/2009
Vatican looks to heavens for signs of life
Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church. - 11/11/2009
Vatican on Anglicans: Celibacy rule unchanged
Vatican City -- The Vatican has confirmed that opening its door to married Anglican priests doesn't mean the Roman Catholic church's requirement for celibacy for clergy is changing. - 11/09/2009
Atlanta church choir voted best in nation
Detroit -- The Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir was voted "Best Church Choir in America" Saturday evening at the "How Sweet The Sound" choir competition at Joe Louis Arena. - 11/08/2009
Pope Benedict honors Paul VI in Italian birthplace
Brescia, Italy -- Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal. - 11/08/2009
A Christian answers a Muslim's prayers
Family hopes to change view of organ donations
Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son. - 11/07/2009
Local imams want investigation into Abdullah shooting
A local group of imams is calling for an independent investigation into last month's fatal shooting of Detroit Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah in an FBI raid - 11/06/2009
Local, national Muslim leaders condemn Fort Hood violence
Within minutes of the public identification of the alleged shooter in the Thursday massacre at Fort Hood, local and national Muslim and Arab-American civil rights groups and other organizations mobilized to denounce the violence. - 11/06/2009
Gone to the dogs: L.A. church starts pet service
When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. So he came up with a hair-raising idea: He would turn God's house into a doghouse by offering a 30-minute service complete with individual doggie beds, canine prayers and an offering of dog treats. - 11/04/2009
