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Belief Bytes: Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup

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Here is your Religion News Roundup excerpt for today.


By Lauren Markoe


c. Religion News Service 2012

Reprinted with permission

A monster story! A Scottish newspaper reports that the Loch Ness Monster is offered as proof of Creationism in an American Christian textbook.

The Vatican says the sexual abuse scandal is but one reason men aren't itching to become priests. Wrongheaded parents is another.

An Iowa radio show host suggests the "Nuns on the Bus" should be "pistol whipped," and his guest, a congressman, laughs it off.

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Topics: Culture, Science, Faith, Doctrine & Practice, Leaders & Institutions, Politics, Government & Politics
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic, Christian - Protestant, Islam
Tags: american imams, loch ness monster, nuns on the bus

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Jana Greene writes about addiction recovery from a Christian perspective on Redemption Feast. She also served a stint as an editorial intern for WilmingtonFAVS.
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