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Charles Colson dies at 80; Watergate felon and prison reformer
WASHINGTON — Watergate felon and prison reformer Charles W. Colson, who died Saturday at age 80 in northern Virginia, was two people.
He was Richard Nixon's "hatchet man," the president's "evil genius," who by his own admission was "ruthless in...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Richard Nixon, Brown University, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Democratic Party
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Russians show support for Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of people came to the square in front of a Moscow cathedral Sunday in a show of support for the Russian Orthodox Church, which is facing criticism for its close ties to the Kremlin and the wealth of its leaders.
Under...Tags: Religion and Belief, Rituals, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Moscow (Russia)
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Trayvon Martin case: Top Southern Baptist decries 'race hustlers'
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, has been working to live down a complicated past, one entangled in the history American racism. In recent months, the group considered taking "Southern" out of its...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Baptist, Protestant Convention, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson
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Religion, politics dominate Easter Sunday talk shows
Airing on Easter and Passover, the Sunday morning news talk shows used the occasion to explore the religious questions and controversies that could emerge in the presidential election. On “Face the Nation,” Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan...
Tags: Republican Party, Talk Shows (genre), Roman Catholicism, Birth Control, Mormon
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Are Christmas trees still a religious symbol?
Opinion L.A.Christmastime can be more than a battle for parking spaces at the local malls. It can also be a battle over how much space the icons of Christmas should be allocated in buildings, parks and streets. Where should a Nativity...... -
Camp Pendleton's other big cross
Opinion L.A.Camp Pendleton's crosses have sparked a religious debate. Should religious symbols be allowed on public land?... -
Supreme Court: Church-state separation extends to religious schools
Nation NowThe Supreme Court extended the principle of church-state separation Wednesday to shield religious schools nationwide from discrimination suits from teachers and school employees who serve as “ministers” of the faith.... -
Jewish activists call circumcision ban superhero anti-Semitic
L.A. NOWA ballot measure to ban circumcision in San Francisco has taken a strange twist with the publication, by the measure’s sponsors, of a comic book in which an anti-circumcision superhero -– blond, buff and handsome -– battles evil Jewish... -
Most commented: Will Mitt Romney's religion derail his political ambitions?
Opinion L.A.Will Mitt Romney's Mormon religion work against him in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination? Yes, writes columnist Tim Rutten, who points out that this is a point of concern the left and the right agree on. Romney was...... -
Gingrich woos evangelicals as he eyes presidential bid
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNewt Gingrich -- the twice-divorced former House speaker and recent convert to Roman Catholicism -- is courting evangelical Christians as he lays the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign, hoping to find favor among a group that will play a...Tags: Republican Party, Education, Freedom of Religion, History, Chicago Hotels
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In Mexico City, author Daniel Hernandez finds a complex culture
Los Angeles TimesShortly before Daniel Hernandez moved from L.A. to Mexico to write a book about its roiling capital, a friend gave him an order. "I don't want to see you back from Mexico City until it's physically altered you, until you are different," Hernandez was...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Crimes, Rituals, Cults and Sects, Jack Kerouac
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Jonathan Kellerman, a shrink-wrapped success
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPerverted plutocrats, a Hollywood madam with a narcissism problem, prostitutes with attitude, indulgent rich kids — Jonathan Kellerman's latest novel has so many unpleasant characters it would be wearying to read if the plot didn't move like a...Tags: Rituals, Prostitution, Medical Specialization, Ethics, Science and Technology
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