FamousAbout.com » Religion http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 04:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ‘Da Vinci Code’ author Dan Brown speaks in NH http://famousabout.com/da-vinci-code-author-dan-brown-speaks-in-nh http://famousabout.com/da-vinci-code-author-dan-brown-speaks-in-nh#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 08:14:26 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/da-vinci-code-author-dan-brown-speaks-in-nh Best-selling author Dan Brown made a rare public appearance in New Hampshire on Friday, saying very little about his next novel other than he’s well into the writing process.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/da-vinci-code-author-dan-brown-speaks-in-nh/feed 0 Seeking Cuba freedoms, pope to honor patron saint http://famousabout.com/seeking-cuba-freedoms-pope-to-honor-patron-saint http://famousabout.com/seeking-cuba-freedoms-pope-to-honor-patron-saint#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:51:50 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/seeking-cuba-freedoms-pope-to-honor-patron-saint SANTIAGO, Cuba (Reuters) – Pope Benedict will pay homage on Tuesday to a representation of Cuba’s patron saint, a diminutive doll-sized figurine called the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, on a trip he hopes will bring greater freedoms to the communist-run island. The pontiff’s visit comes on the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the icon, which is an important figure for both the Roman Catholic Church and Santeria, the Afro-Cuban religion that is a legacy of Cuba’s slavery era and knows her as Ochun, the goddess of love

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]]> http://famousabout.com/seeking-cuba-freedoms-pope-to-honor-patron-saint/feed 0 Artists Gilbert & George debut new work in Hong Kong (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/artists-gilbert-george-debut-new-work-in-hong-kong-reuters http://famousabout.com/artists-gilbert-george-debut-new-work-in-hong-kong-reuters#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:28:32 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/artists-gilbert-george-debut-new-work-in-hong-kong-reuters Reuters – Death, hope, life, fear, sex, money, race and religion through Britain’s tabloid headlines is the subject of the latest art exhibition from British art duo Gilbert and George, premiering in Hong Kong.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/artists-gilbert-george-debut-new-work-in-hong-kong-reuters/feed 0 Venezuela says "ignore rumors" in Chavez cancer saga (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/venezuela-says-ignore-rumors-in-chavez-cancer-saga-reuters http://famousabout.com/venezuela-says-ignore-rumors-in-chavez-cancer-saga-reuters#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:56:23 +0000 Cheftonio http://famousabout.com/venezuela-says-ignore-rumors-in-chavez-cancer-saga-reuters Reuters – President Hugo Chavez’s government urged Venezuelans on Wednesday to ignore rumors the socialist leader’s health may be worse than the official version that he is in good condition after surgery in Cuba.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/venezuela-says-ignore-rumors-in-chavez-cancer-saga-reuters/feed 0 NATO calls for Afghan restraint over Quran burning (AP) http://famousabout.com/nato-calls-for-afghan-restraint-over-quran-burning-ap http://famousabout.com/nato-calls-for-afghan-restraint-over-quran-burning-ap#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:56:00 +0000 Jason http://famousabout.com/nato-calls-for-afghan-restraint-over-quran-burning-ap AP – NATO’s top military commander says an investigation into this week’s Quran burnings at a U.S. base in Afghanistan is pushing ahead and called on Afghans to be patient and exercise restraint.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/nato-calls-for-afghan-restraint-over-quran-burning-ap/feed 0 Abortion, birth control becoming major campaign issues (The Christian Science Monitor) http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:44:09 +0000 Samantha Sy http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor The Christian Science Monitor – Whenever abortion becomes a heated political issue, you can be sure that religion is involved. The reverse also

]]> http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor/feed 0 Abortion, birth control becoming major campaign issues (The Christian Science Monitor) http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:44:09 +0000 admin http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor The Christian Science Monitor – Whenever abortion becomes a heated political issue, you can be sure that religion is involved. The reverse also

]]> http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor/feed 0 Abortion, birth control becoming major campaign issues (The Christian Science Monitor) http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:44:09 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor The Christian Science Monitor – Whenever abortion becomes a heated political issue, you can be sure that religion is involved. The reverse also

]]> http://famousabout.com/abortion-birth-control-becoming-major-campaign-issues-the-christian-science-monitor/feed 0 Romney’s Weapon Against Anti-Mormon Bias: Obama (LiveScience.com) http://famousabout.com/romneys-weapon-against-anti-mormon-bias-obama-livescience-com http://famousabout.com/romneys-weapon-against-anti-mormon-bias-obama-livescience-com#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:35:04 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/romneys-weapon-against-anti-mormon-bias-obama-livescience-com LiveScience.com – New voter survey results indicate that Mitt Romney does indeed face bias against his religion, Mormonism, from Republicans, and in particular from Southern evangelical Christians. But, the survey also reveals something else about evangelicals that could help Romney overcome this bias, should he win the nomination.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/romneys-weapon-against-anti-mormon-bias-obama-livescience-com/feed 0 Thousands protest over new Hungarian constitution (AP) http://famousabout.com/thousands-protest-over-new-hungarian-constitution-ap http://famousabout.com/thousands-protest-over-new-hungarian-constitution-ap#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:59:43 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/thousands-protest-over-new-hungarian-constitution-ap AP – Tens of thousands of protesters on Monday jeered Hungarian leaders outside a glitzy gala to mark the country’s brand new constitution, accusing the government of exerting control over everything from the media, to the economy and religion.

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