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Pacquiao backs appeal to keep Jesus out of death penalty debates

August 7, 2019 admin bible, Death Penalty, Jesus Christ, latest news, Latest News Stories, Nation, Pacquiao, Senate, Sotto

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 01:12:52 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Manny Pacquiao, who invoked the Holy Bible in previous discussions on the death penalty, echoed Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s recent appeal not to drag Jesus Christ in debates on the reimposition of capital punishment in the country.

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Trump signed Bibles. Heresy? Many religious leaders say no

March 9, 2019 admin autograph, bible, latest news, Latest News Stories, Religion, religious, signing, Trump, World

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 04:02:13 +0000

President Donald Trump signs a Bible as he greets people at Providence Baptist Church in Smiths Station, Ala., Friday, March 8, 2019, during a tour of areas where tornados killed 23 people in Lee County, Ala. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.

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JWs release Bibles in 3 more PH languages

January 20, 2019 admin bible, Jehovah's Witness, Latest News Stories, Nation, national bible month, Philippine news updates, Religion

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 06:13:38 +0000

To encourage Filipinos to read the Bible in their mother tongue, representatives of Jehovah’s Witnesses released the Bibles in three languages — Cebuano, Waray-waray, and Tagalog and distributed free copies to some 300,000 native speakers across the country.

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Thousands protest over mosque demolition plan in China

August 10, 2018 admin allegiance, arabic classes, atheist, bible, China, Christian, Church, communism, demolition, freedom, han, hui, indoctrination camps, islamic crescents, kazakh muslim, Latest News Stories, loyalty, mosque, Muslims, protest, Religion, religious expression, rights, sinicize, uighur, World, Xi Jinping

BEIJING — Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition in a rare, public pushback to the government’s efforts to rewrite how religions are practiced in the country.

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