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Mormons urged to strive for unity, peace in face of criticism
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Mormons should strive for unity at home, in the church and with those whose backgrounds and opinions differ from Latter-day Saints, a senior church leader said. Henry B. Eyring, the senior counselor in the First Presidency of The...Tags: Indiana, Local Authority, Trials, North Dakota, Prisons
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Mormon leaders ask members in 4 states to step up efforts to ban gay marriage in California
Associated Press WriterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Mormons are being asked by their church leaders to step up their already considerable efforts to pass a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California. Senior elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...Tags: Election Day, Utah, Gays and Lesbians, Constitutional Issues, Marriage
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Foes of gay-marriage ban say poll shows Prop. 8 leading
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOpponents of a campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California said Tuesday that a new poll shows them in danger of losing -- unless people step forward with more contributions to pay for No on 8 television commercials. The opposition has enjoyed a...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Steve Smith, Political Campaigns, Gays and Lesbians, Constitutional Issues
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Polygamous church files federal suit to regain control of property trust seized by Utah courts
Associated Press WriterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Members of a polygamous church are suing to regain control of a property trust, claiming court reforms since 2005 have stripped it of its constitutional rights. Filed Monday in U.S. District Court, the lawsuit contends that state...Tags: Utah, Sexual Assault, Crimes, Trials, Constitutional Issues
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On this date: Oct. 6, 2008
1847: Jane Eyre was published. 1890: Polygamy was outlawed by the Mormon Church. 1961: President Kennedy advised families to get bomb shelters. 1979: Pope John Paul II was the first pontiff to visit the White House. 1991: Elizabeth Taylor married...Tags: Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, John Paul II, The White House, Christianity
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5 new temples planned, LDS conference reveals
From the Associated PressMormon church president Thomas S. Monson said today the church has plans to build five new temples worldwide, three abroad and two in the United States. The temples are planned for Calgary, Canada; Cordoba, Argentina; Rome, Italy; Philadelphia and in the...Tags: Utah, National Government, Idaho, Religious Texts, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Mormons to build temple in Philadelphia, the state's first
Of The Associated PressMormon church president Thomas S. Monson said Saturday the church has plans to build five new temples worldwide, including the church's first in Pennsylvania. The temples are planned for Calgary, Canada; Cordoba, Argentina; Rome, Italy; Philadelphia...Tags: Utah, National Government, Religious Texts, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Government
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Bill Maher tackles another taboo topic
Sentinel Movie CriticNever let it be said that Bill Maher ran away from a fight. This comic and cultural critic is famous for questioning and ridiculing America's sacred cows. With his new film, Religulous, which opened Friday, he's taking his shot at the biggest sacred cow...Tags: Cults and Sects, Religulous, Roger Moore, Winter Park, Movies
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'Religulous' features Bill Maher
Chicago Tribune critic"The other guys are selling certainty, not me." So says Bill Maher in " Religulous," one man's screedy dissection of organized religion, its fundamentalist excesses and what Maher sees as the planet-threatening evils fomented in the name of righteousness....Tags: John McCain, North Carolina, Religulous, Pope, Judaism
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Maher: Religion Is 'Great Comic Material'
Orlando SentinelNever let it be said that Bill Maher ran away from a fight. The comic and cultural critic is famous for questioning and ridiculing America's sacred cows. With his new film, "Religulous," which opens today, he's taking his shot at the biggest sacred cow of...Tags: Religulous, Scientology, Cults and Sects, John Travolta, Tom Cruise
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Bill Maher's spirited humor carries 'Religulous'
Comedian Bill Maher brings his disarmingly direct humor to the topic of religion in Religulous. The results are often as surprising as they are funny. Maher is the most straightforward of our top comics, even among those like Jon Stewart who regularly...Tags: Religulous, Gertrude Stein, Islam, Stephen Colbert, Religious Leaders
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Mobilizing against gay marriage
Of The Associated PressHundreds of pastors have called on their congregations to fast and pray for passage of a ballot measure in November that would put an end to gay marriage in California. The collective act of piety, starting Wednesday and culminating three days before the...Tags: Protestant, Local Authority, San Diego Chargers, Gays and Lesbians, Constitutional Issues
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