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December 30th, 2011
02:01 PM ET
Fox apologizes to Jews for poll on who murdered JesusBy Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor (CNN) - Fox Latin America has pulled and apologized for an online poll that asked who was responsible for Jesus’ death and included Jews as a possible response. The poll had been posted on a Facebook page for National Geographic Cable TV in Latin America as part of a promotional effort for a Christmas special on the channel, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish group.
December 30th, 2011
10:42 AM ET
December 30th, 2011
04:28 AM ET
Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Friday, December 30
By Dan Merica, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog:  The stage featured a giant rotating disco ball in the shape of a dreidel, the four-sided spinning top played during Hanukkah. CNN: Beardless Matisyahu stills rocks hard, with dreidel mirror ball CNN: Russian court rejects petition to ban Hindu scripture 
December 30th, 2011
03:32 AM ET
Muslim leaders boycott interfaith breakfastBy the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed New York police ahead of a boycott of the city's annual interfaith breakfast Friday by a prominent group of Muslim clerics. On Thursday, he touted law enforcement efforts to thwart future terrorist attacks in New York, telling reporters that "we obey the law" and that authorities "don't target anybody," instead focusing on leads. The controversy stems from a series of news reports that raised questions about the nature of a Central Intelligence Agency partnership with the New York Police Department, pointing to the alleged surveillance of Muslims living in New York. The Associated Press reported that following the September 11, 2001, attacks, the CIA helped the NYPD build intelligence programs used to spy on Muslims, and that a CIA officer was involved in intelligence collection in Muslim communities. FULL STORY |
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