Source: Pioneer Press

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/gv/08-19-04-364262.html

On August 19, 2004 Pioneer Press reported, "They came together as strangers and parted after two weeks as friends. That was the goal of the Hands of Peace program, which for a second year brought together 16 Middle Eastern and 11 American teens for a peace-making mission that they and their adult sponsors hope will one day...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11214-2004Aug18.html?referrer=email

On August 19, 2004 The Washington Post reported, "Chinese authorities have detained a prominent, U.S.-based Buddhist leader in connection with his plans to reopen an ancient temple complex in Inner Mongolia province and have forced dozens of his American followers to leave the region, local officials said Wednesday. The U.S....

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Wire Service: Reuters

Source: Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Source: Beliefnet

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/151/story_15158.html

On August 19, 2004 Beliefnet reported that, "[Deal]Hudson is the most important point man in the Administration’s effort to court Catholic voters. A confidante of White House political director Karl Rove since 1998, he is part of an exclusive weekly Republican National Committee strategy meeting about outreach to Catholics... And that success is critical, because most political observers believe...

Source: The Independent

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=552588

On August 18, 2004 The Independent reported, "Although most white Britons call themselves Christian, most admit religion plays little part in their lives, a government study shows. But a strikingly different picture emerges in black and Asian communities, who say that their faith is a crucial part of their identity. And in a sign that Britain's religious map is...

Source: CNN News

Wire Service: AP

http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/08/18/falwell.law.school.ap/index.html

On August 18, 2004 CNN News/AP reported, "the Rev. Jerry Falwell will open a law school this month in hopes of training a generation of attorneys who will fight for conservative causes... Graduates of the law school -- part of Falwell's Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, which is affiliated with his...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6464-2004Aug16.html

On August 17, 2004 The Washington Post reported, "Jews for Jesus, a San Francisco-based group, said it trained more than 600 local volunteers to evangelize the region's 220,000 Jews as part of a worldwide campaign called 'Operation Behold Your God.' The Washington outreach, at an estimated cost of $200,000, is scheduled to begin tomorrow with three days of...

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: AFP

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: AP

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2004/08/15/readingwriting_right_wing_politics/

On August 15, 2004 The Boston Globe reported, "this election season, one segment of the homeschool population aims to turn its students into a political force. Last February, a predominately conservative Christian homeschooling organization called the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) launched '...

Source: Beliefnet.com/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/151/story_15148_1.html

On August 15, 2004 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, "In the weeks before these Summer Games began, a few outspoken and fundamentalist-minded priests preached that old-time religion, complaining --- in print --- that the Olympics were sacrilegious. 'We're reveling too much in the pagan pastimes. I don't approve,' Father Peter, a priest in Marathon,...

Source: The Denver Post

http://www.denverpost.com/framework/0,1413,36~53~2335510,00.html

On August 15, 2004 The Denver Post reported that "Alice Laverne Gearhart carefully climbed the five steps to the bed of the 18-foot-long truck and stood in awe at a hip-high slab of granite that ignited a firestorm of controversy over the separation of church and state last year... Three weeks ago, Moore agreed to loan the monument to a group of military veterans who...

Source: Deutsche Welle

http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1441_A_1297523_1_A,00.html?mpb=en

On August 14, 2004 Deutsche Welle reported, "As the Olympics return to their home country, the Greek Orthodox Church and the government are making an effort to show the country is cosmopolitan when it comes to religion... More than 95 percent of the Aegean nation's 10.5 million citizens belong to the Greek Orthodox Church. But only 2 percent of them go to...

Source: Religious News Service

http://www.cleveland.com/religion/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/109249021032460.xml

On August 14, 2004 Religious News Service reported, "A New York state judge has sided with the Greek Orthodox Church in a fight over its constitution, ruling that the court has no authority to interfere in an internal church dispute. State Supreme Court Justice Ira Gammerman on Aug. 6 dismissed a suit brought by lay...