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    Editorial: Church-State Debates to Continue

    January 5, 2003

    Source: Freedom Forum

    http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=17415

    On January 5, 2003 the Freedom Forum printed an editorial by Charles Haynes that summarized "the most significant, most underrated and most overblown religious-liberty stories of 2002 — plus an “under the radar” story that bears watching. " He states, "on the education front, the Court’s decision pushes the voucher debate into the political arena...

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    Iowa: Controversy over North Liberty City Officials Plan to Lease Land Intended for Muslim Youth Camp

    January 3, 2003

    Source: The Associated Press

    On January 3, 2003 The Associated Press reported that "the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will review public comments before deciding whether to move forward with plans to lease land for a proposed Muslim Youth Camp. The deadline for public comment on the project was Thursday and most of the letters and e-mails the corps of engineers received about the camp voiced opposition to the plan. The land, about 106 acres, is about two miles northeast of North Liberty near Coralville Lake and is managed by the corps. The property...

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    Nation of Islam Leader Calls for Tolerance

    December 21, 2003

    Source: The Boston Herald

    On December 21, 2003 The Boston Herald reported that "alternately praising the reactions of the Boston police and condemning the religious profiling his followers have been subjected to after Sept. 11, Nation of Islam Minister Don Muhammad and other black leaders called yesterday for America's new vigilance to be tempered with tolerance. Minister Muhammad was speaking out after police cordoned off a street and called in the bomb squad after a worker at a Jewish community center panicked when she saw a van bearing Nation of...

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    Christians, Jews, and Christmas

    December 24, 2003

    Source: San Antonio Express-News

    On December 24, 2003 San Antonio Express-News reported that "for a third consecutive year, [members of Wellspring Presbyterian Church in Texas] will use Congregation Agudus Achim, a synagogue, for their Christmas Eve service... Father David Garcia, rector of San Fernando Cathedral, believes... Jews, Muslims and Christians have a common bond in their belief in Abraham, and he sees many opportunities for those of different faiths to interact."

    December: Celebrations and Dilemmas, 2002

    January 6, 2003

    Source: The Washington Post

    On January 6, 2003 The Washington Post reported that "Christmas is everywhere in this country, especially for kids. Santa's helpers are at the shopping mall. Nativity scenes are on people's front lawns. There's even a Christmas tree in the Great Hall at Hogwarts. Turn on the television, and there's Linus telling the story of Jesus's birth on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' Non-Christian kids, meanwhile, have some pretty important traditions of their own to observe in December, but their classmates often know little about them...

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    New Interfaith Group in Colorado

    January 1, 2003

    Source: Rocky Mountain News

    On January 1, 2003 Rocky Mountain News reported that "a new clergy group composed of Jews, Christians and Muslims is planning its first interfaith service Sunday dedicated to 'peace and light.' The group, which says it is nonpolitical, will travel to three different worship centers in the Denver area to pray or meditate for world peace and unity. The event begins at 6 p.m. at Rodef Shalom Synagogue, then proceeds to Aurora for a 7 p.m. gathering at Mountain View Community Church, and concludes with an 8 p.m. service at the...

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    Second-Annual Day of Peace

    January 2, 2003

    Source: The Associated Press

    On January 2, 2003 The Associated Press reported that "Muslims, Jews and Christians and people of diverse ethnic backgrounds gathered at a mosque to call for a future without war and conflict. About 150 people attended the second-annual Day of Peace at the Islamic House of Wisdom Wednesday [in Michigan]. U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, initiated the event, which focused on young people. The program featured songs and poems of peace performed by children from elementary through high school and ended with refreshments to...

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    Mummers Parade Workers Save Cambodian Monks

    January 4, 2003

    Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

    http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/local/4869437.htm

    On January 4, 2003 the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that "the Golden Sunrise New Year Association, tempered by rain and fire, will be doubly glad to get onto Market Street [PA] for today's 2003 Mummers Parade if weather permits. Earlier this week, a fire two doors away from their Greenwich Street club, situated in an old slaughterhouse off South 2nd Street, brought Mummers from a...

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