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Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire

OSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross.Full story

Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior

Thailand's national Buddhism body said Monday it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet. Full story

Bible-burning Egyptian cleric jailed for 11 years

CAIRO (Reuters) - A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy on Sunday for burning a Bible during a protest last year outside the U.S. embassy. Full story

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  Right hurls ‘Muslim’ attacks at one of their own

Is anti-tax guru Grover Norquist a Muslim convert? That’s what some of the right-wing think, and the reasoning is out there.

  Poll: 77 % say religion is losing influence in the US

Father Kevin O’Brien addresses the latest Gallup poll, which shows that more than three-quarters of Americans say religion is losing its influence on American life.

  Beck’s new conspiracy theory about conspiracy theorists

Glenn Beck’s new conspiracy theory might just be his zaniest.

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Amid a heated war of words between Israel and Iran over the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions, one musician is hoping that an unconventional weapon will help cool the tensions.

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