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Effective 04/12/10 EOR moves to http://www.eornews.com

eyeonreligion — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:11:53 +0000

The main Eye on Religion website is moving to http://www.eornews.com.

Group renews call for church sex-offender registry online

eyeonreligion — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:42:04 +0000

A group that advocates for victims of church sex abuse is renewing its call for a national online registry of offenders after learning that a Catholic priest defrocked six years ago in Arizona has been living in Maryland. Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests held a news conference outside the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Baltimore after discovering over the weekend that Robert C. Trupia, who was defrocked after being charged with molesting an altar boy in Arizona, is living in Maryland. Read more…

Florida Senate takes step toward state funding of religious institutions

eyeonreligion — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:08:00 +0000

This week, the Florida Senate moved closer to a Constitutional amendment permitting the state to hand taxpayer dollars to churches and religious schools. Read more…

US woman killed over Easter attire

eyeonreligion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:17:25 +0000

Police say a woman shot her cousin dead during an argument that started because one woman didn’t think the other was dressed properly for Easter dinner. Read more…

Norwegian bishop admits child abuse

eyeonreligion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:11:14 +0000

“The Catholic Church in Norway is in shock after it was revealed that former bishop Mueller of Trondheim (on Norway’s western coast) admitted being guilty of sexual abuse of a minor and said that was why he left his post last year,” the Church said in a statement.

Georg Mueller, 58, who was born near Trier in Germany, suddenly left his diocese in Trondheim in June last year, officially because he had trouble cooperating with other staff there. Read more…

ACLU Apologizes To American Humanist Association

eyeonreligion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:03:49 +0000

Dear Roy,

On behalf of the ACLU of Mississippi, I would like to offer our sincere apologies for the inappropriate e-mail you received from a member of our staff regarding your generous offer to sponsor and donate to a prom for Constance McMillen. Read more…

Vatican blasts anti-Catholic ‘hate’ campaign

eyeonreligion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:11:26 +0000

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican heatedly defended Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, claiming accusations that he helped cover up the actions of pedophile priests are part of an anti-Catholic “hate” campaign targeting the pope for his opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. Read more…

Nurse loses crucifix ‘ban’ claim at tribunal

eyeonreligion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:42:12 +0000

A Christian nurse moved to a desk job after refusing to remove her crucifix at work has lost a discrimination claim against her employers. Read more…

Honor Thy Father: The Inside Story of the Young Muslim Woman “Honor-Killed” by Her Father Because He Believed She’d Become Too Americanized

eyeonreligion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:38:18 +0000

Noor Almaleki typed a text message to a friend.

“Dude,” she wrote at 1:06 p.m. last October 20, “my dad is here at the welfare office.” Noor, 20, hadn’t seen her father, Faleh, since moving out of the family home in Glendale months earlier. His presence both startled and alarmed her. She knew he wouldn’t rest until he’d regained complete control of her life. Read more…

LPD Called to Cool Lakeland Prayer Protest Dispute

eyeonreligion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:32:51 +0000

LAKELAND | Emotions flared and police were called to the Lakeland City Commission meeting Monday, partly to keep a man who shouted at a group of atheists from tangling with them. The atheists are threatening to sue the city. Five atheists attended the meeting Monday, the third meeting for some of them in recent weeks. They say the city’s prayer before the meetings violates the constitutional separation of church and state. Read more…