Religious News for Friday September 3, 2010

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Somali pirates ally with both sides in war 12:00 PM, September 2 HOBYO, Somalia (UPI) -- Local Somali leaders increasingly align with former pirate foes to fight a much graver common enemy -- the militant al-Shabaab Islamic movement, officials say. But some pirates are also believed to side with the Shabaab, one of Africa's most fearsome radical Islamic groups, elders said. "We just don't have the forces" to fight the Shabaab, Ismail Haji Noor, a government official in the ancient harbor city of Hobyo, in north-central Somalia's Mudug ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share | Print LDS seeks to end Holocaust victim baptism 12:00 PM, September 2 SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- The Mormon church has upgraded its database to keep the names of Jews killed by Nazis from being submitted for posthumous proxy baptisms, officials said. A new computer system and explicit church policy statements related to the baptism practice will likely resolve a 16-year disagreement over the baptisms, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants said in a joint statement. <... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share | Print Sheik issues fatwa against reality TV 12:00 PM, September 2 RABAT, Morocco (UPI) -- A religious leader in Morocco has issued a fatwa calling candid camera TV shows "among the most grave and abhorrent of sins." Sheik Adnan Zohar, a member of the Scholarly Council's Fatwa Committee, said the shows aim to create fear in the audience and require actors to lie, the al-Arabiya television network reported. "In several candid camera episodes you would see a man crying, a woman calling out for help, or frightened people. Instilling fear in ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share | Print Advertisement Free* $1,000 Sam's Gift Card - Claim Yours - participation required Free Skin Care Samples Israel asks pope to help release Shalit 12:00 PM, September 2 VATICAN CITY (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres asked Pope Benedict XVI for help in releasing Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier seized four years ago by Hamas. Peres met the pope at the Vatican and also discussed Iran and the just-started Middle Peace talks. The pope said he would do all he could to help get Shalit released, Ynetnews reported Thursday. Peres said during the discussion with the pope a nuclear Iran would endanger the entire Middle East, and ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share | Print     More Headlines • Rev. plans cellphone blessing • Guns, ammunition hidden in Yemeni bus • Spanish 'Mecca' disco angers some Muslims • Parents accused of 2003 honor killing     More News From ArcaMax Current News Entertainment News Business News Sports Political News Weird News Religious News Lifestyles

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