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Anglican Communion Temporarily Suspends U.S. Episcopal Church

6:46pm January 15, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

Anglican leaders meeting in Canterbury have temporarily suspended the U.S. Episcopal Church from full participation in the Anglican Communion. The move comes at the behest of conservative bishops — mostly from Africa — who are unhappy with the American church's stance on same-sex marriage and gay clergy.

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The church, of unidentified denomination, is set to open next month.

Taiwan Now Has A Giant, Shiny, Shoe-Shaped Church

4:27pm January 15, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The blue high heel made of glass was apparently built in an effort to draw female worshippers and tourists to the site. It reportedly will have 100 female-oriented features.

Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the international Anglican Communion, stands under clouds in 2008, in Canterbury, England. A church meeting this week on the issue of same-sex marriage has resulted in a three-year sanction of the Episcopal Churc

Anglican Leaders Censure Episcopal Church For Stance On Homosexuality

5:42pm January 14, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The U.S. church, which allows same-sex marriage, has been sanctioned by leaders of the international fellowship. Episcopalians won't be allowed to participate in key decision-making for three years.

French soldiers guard access to a Jewish school in Marseille a day after a teenager wielding a butcher knife wounded a teacher.

After Attack, An Uproar Over A Call For French Jews To Quit Wearing Yarmulkes

5:22pm January 14, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

A Jewish community leader in the southern city of Marseille has sparked controversy by calling on Jews to stop wearing skullcaps after a teacher was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack.

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Division Over Social Issues Threatens Global Split Among Anglican Churches

7:25pm January 13, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called the leaders of the Anglican "provinces" to England to discuss the division over social issues, including homosexuality, same-sex marriage and female bishops.

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Trump Invited To Iowa Mosque. Imam: He's A Great Man With Bad Ideas

5:00pm January 12, 2016

The imam of the oldest mosque in North America, the Mother Mosque of America in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has invited Donald Trump to visit. David Greene talks to Imam Taha Tawil about the invitation.

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Faced With Firing, Wheaton Professor Stands By Her Gesture Of 'Solidarity'

3:29pm January 11, 2016

by Michel Martin

Wheaton College has begun the process to fire Larycia Hawkins for stating that Muslims worship the same God as Christians. "It was about solidarity," Hawkins says, "which is a Christian principle."

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Religion

New York City Settles Lawsuits Over Surveillance Of Muslims

2:16pm January 08, 2016

New guidance against religious profiling by police officers in New York City were announced as part of the settlement. Renee Montagne talks to Hina Shamsi of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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NYPD Agrees To Settle 2 Lawsuits On Surveillance Of Muslims

7:25pm January 07, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

The New York Police Department has agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits that allege it illegally targeted Muslims in terrorism investigations. The settlement, if approved by a judge, will codify rules for terrorism investigations and provide more oversight.

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U.S. Declines To Play Referee In Saudi Arabia, Iran Dispute

7:07pm January 05, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The State Department says the U.S. is not going to be the "referee" in the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but their dispute threatens U.S. goals in the region.

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