Ethan Cole

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• Jul 18, 2008

  Major Interfaith Conference Urges Anti-Terrorism Pact

  Religious leaders at the historic Saudi-organized interfaith conference that ended Friday called for an international pact to combat terrorism. They asked the U.N. General Assembly to call a special session to help foster dialogue between \"followers of religions, civilizations and cultures\" and prevent \"a clash of civilizations."

• Jul 17, 2008

  Bush Asked to Support N. Korean Refugees at Beijing Olympics

  A human rights group requested on Wednesday that President Bush wear a \"Free North Koreans\" wristband during the Beijing Olympics to show solidarity with North Korean refugees who are harshly treated by Chinese authorities.

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  Jul 17, 2008

  Saudi King Says Religion Not at Fault, but Extremism

  King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia said Wednesday at the start of an interfaith conference that religion should not be blamed for history\'s conflict, but rather extremism. "My brothers, we must tell the world that differences don't need to lead to disputes," Abdullah said.

• Jul 16, 2008

  McCain Opposes Gay Adoption; Respects States' Decision

  Senator John McCain said he opposes allowing gay couples to adopt children, but his campaign clarified Tuesday that the Republican presidential candidate believes the issue should be left to states to decide following criticisms from gay rights groups.

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  Jul 16, 2008

  Zimbabwe Christian Leaders Say Situation Deteriorating

  The heads of Christian bodies in Zimbabwe voiced their \"deep concern\" this week over the country\'s continuous downward spiral following the disputed national elections. Church leaders lamented that the political, security, economic and human rights situation are all deteriorating.

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  Jul 15, 2008

  Faith-Based Group Applauds Genocide Charges Against Sudan President

  An ecumenical Christian group applauded the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for filing genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday.

• Jul 15, 2008

  Study Finds World's Youth More Religious Than Believed

  The hundreds of thousands of religious youths who gathered in Sydney Tuesday for World Youth Day are not anomalies as commonly believed, but rather they exemplify their generation\'s great interest in religion, a new study revealed.

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  Jul 15, 2008

  Bush Vows to Push China to Honor Religious Freedom

  President Bush pledged to maintain pressure on China for its religious freedom violations in his speech Monday in honor of the 10th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act. \"We remember those seeking religious freedom in China."

• Jul 14, 2008

  Life-Sized Jesus Statues to Debut on Sydney Streets

  Life-sized Jesus Christ statues will go on display throughout the streets of Sydney, Australia, beginning Tuesday to coincide with the opening of World Youth Day.

• Jul 14, 2008

  Billion Prayer Campaign to End Extreme Poverty

  An ambitious prayer campaign is counting 1 billion prayers to end extreme poverty. The Billion Prayer March is collecting prayers, each of which will represent a person living in extreme poverty in the world, according to countingprayers.org.