Church anger over 'devil' Santa
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A Christmas grotto which has replaced Santa with a man with horns angers church leaders in York.
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A news report that a cardinal threatened doctors who performed an abortion with excommunication sparked controversy Wednesday and a denial from the prelate.
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A protester has attacked a controversial  waxwork nativity scene featuring England soccer captain David  Beckham as Joseph and his pop star wife "Posh Spice" Victoria  as the Virgin Mary.
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LONDON -- A leader of African Anglicans who have been outraged by the appointment of a gay bishop in the United States blasted a church report on the dispute, saying yesterday that it should have pushed for US Episcopalians to repent.
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In a damning article, the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has condemned the popular teenage boy wizard for promoting witchcraft and occult.
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Deeply offended and worried about gun crime in its midst, the Church of England on Sunday mulled taking legal action against Sony Corp. for featuring a cathedral in a violent computer game.
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The famous British department store Harrods said Wednesday it had fired a Santa Claus who made "inappropriate" comments to adult visitors.
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Roman Catholic organisations and the Vatican have reacted with outrage to the news that a hospital in the Netherlands has been carrying out &quot;mercy killings&quot; on newborn babies.
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OBERLIN, Ohio - An artist's creation of gingerbread Nazis drew complaints after it was displayed in a hardware store window, prompting the store owner to demand the artwork be removed.
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The Catholic Church in Mexico   accused a former altar boy on Thursday of attempting extortion   by filing a lawsuit charging U.S. and Mexican church officials   allowed a priest accused of sex abuse to escape justice.
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Â·  Church landlords accused of speculative frenzy Â·  Conduct 'not in line' with papal stance on housing
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A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan.
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Non-Catholics who are up in arms of the proclamation by Pope Benedict XVI that the only true church in the world is that of Catholicism shouldn't even bother getting upset. Just chalk it up to an old man trying to get a little attention.
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BOSTON -- The Salvation Army is ringing-in the holiday season Wednesday, but its annual Christmas Kettle Kickoff was being greeted with some controversy as some stores have banned bell ringers.
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Pope Benedict XVI is "extremely upset" that Muslims have been offended by some of his words in a recent speech in Germany, the Vatican said Saturday.
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There is an interesting new twist in the age-old "We poor Christians are being attacked!" movement this year: The "keep Christ in Christmas" movement, attracting wannabe-martyrs from churches including  Catholic to Methodist ; Baptists, strangely enough, seem divided on the issue. Some others are threatening to boycott Macy's if they do not replace "Happy Holidays" signs with "Merry Christmas" ones. No information is available from Macy's website about whether the Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hannukah, or Saturnalia signs will be replaced.
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A proposal for a religious theme park in a fast-growing corner of the South has ignited fierce opposition.