Seeking security, Dutch turn to Bible Belt
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STAPHORST, Netherlands  - Just 90 minutes' drive from Amsterdam and its temptations is a village so devout that swearing is banned, women refuse to wear trousers and the bank machine does not dispense cash on a Sunday.
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DEN HELDER, The Netherlands  - After controversial visits to Ireland and Poland, a Dutch boat made into a floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal to draw attention to the staunchly Roman Catholic country&#39;s highly restrictive abortion laws.
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Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has visited a mosque following a wave of attacks on Muslim and Christian sites in the Netherlands.
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Would-be immigrants into the Netherlands are to face an exam testing their knowledge of everything from Dutch language and history to its laws on topless sunbathing before they can take up residence.
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A little-known Islamist group has threatened to carry out attacks in the Netherlands following a series of attacks on Muslim buildings there, according to an Internet statement posted on Tuesday.
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A growing religious movement sees potential to shift a blue state's hue.
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The Muslim community in The Netherlands fears the backlash of the murder of controversial filmmaker Theo van Gogh, which already
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Religious leaders from around Southeast Asia and Australia are urging greater efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. They met in Indonesia to build inter-religious bridges to reduce the threat posed by extremists.
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A little-known Islamist group has  threatened to carry out attacks in the Netherlands following a  series of attacks on Muslim buildings there, according to an  Internet statement posted on Tuesday.
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AMSTERDAM (BBC News) - Police in the Netherlands say they have cracked a crime ring which allegedly trafficked Nigerian children into the West to work as sex slaves. At least 19 people were arrested in the Netherlands and five other countries including the U.S. and Britain.  Traffickers used voodoo to gain a hold over children before smuggling them abroad in a racket which exploited the asylum system, police say.  Scores of underage Nigerians, mainly girls, may have been trafficked.  Dutch authorities had been investigating the disappearance of 140 Nigerian children from asylum-seeker holding centres since January 2006. Several of the children were later found working as prostitutes in France, Italy and Spain, according to Dutch police.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Muslim and Christian police officers caught drunk or being a tad disrespectful to their boss in an Indonesian province are facing an unusual style of punishment - a crash course on religious morality.    About 150 officers accused of a range of minor offenses will spend a week at classes overseen by either Christian or Muslim preachers depending on their religion, Lt...
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Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter  Balkenende visited a mosque on Sunday and urged dialogue among  different communities in the Netherlands after a wave of  sectarian attacks in a country once known for its tolerance.
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Christian pastor Behnan Konutgan knows a little about religious tolerance in Turkey.
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Going to church may be good for the soul, but some Dutch researchers say it may not be so healthy for the lungs.
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As Christianity begins to reshape the nation, TIME learns new details about a crackdown on one church
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Real estate agent Dave Eschenbach is an active member of his church, but he feels uncomfortable around a sizable portion of U.S. Christians -- those who believe they could be transported to heaven at any moment.
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Violence in the Netherlands is under control and is no worse than elsewhere in Europe, but the continent must do more to deal with radical Muslims and share intelligence, the Dutch foreign minister said on ...