| Archbishop backs opt-out clause on abortions | | With a vote on Victoria's proposed abortion law reform bill expected today after an all-night parliamentary sitting, Dr Freier told The Australian the state Government's original intention to decriminalise abortion while preserving the status quo in the practical medical and social management of terminations had been undermined. | | 10/10/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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| Campaign '08: Obama's Staff Slips Up With Muslim Outreach | | The Obama campaign said it was a mistake for an outreach coordinator to join a meeting last month attended by leaders of two controversial Muslim groups as it seeks votes from large Muslim populations in swing states. | | 10/10/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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| The Mystery Worshipper | | Department stores hire mystery shoppers. Restaurant chains bring in undercover diners to rate their food and service. | | 10/10/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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| The 'Great Commission' or Glorified Sightseeing? | | This past summer, from evangelical churches nationwide, more than one million of the faithful departed for the mission field, taking up Jesus' "Great Commission" to "go and make disciples of all nations." | | 10/10/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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| Holy war strikes India | | 35 Christians killed and 50,000 forced from their homes by Hindu mobs enraged at Swami's murder. | | 10/9/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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| Stem-cell science an election issue in 3 states | | While the ongoing Wall Street rescue has riveted much of the countrys attention, voters in three states Michigan, North Carolina and Washington state are being asked to consider a different controversial issue. | | 10/9/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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| Pope defends wartime pontiff on Judaism's holiest day | | Pope Benedict XVI marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Pope Pius XII on Thursday (Oct. 9), praying that the World War II-era pontiff would reach the next step on the road to sainthood, and defending him against charges that he did too little to save Jews during the Holocaust. | | 10/9/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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