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In an effort to encourage tourism, New York City has just opened their freshly remodeled Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Couples interested in a civil marriage can now obtain their license with some additional fanfare.
This is the conclusion to a case that has been stirring up headlines the last few days. In Buck's County, Pensylvania, a civil court Judge affirmed the right of Universal Life Church ministers to officiate weddings.
Following years of protest, the Church of England has agreed to consecrate female bishops, though the church was careful to appease more conservative members of the church with a compromise.
From the Bowling Green College News:"It literally took every bit of 15 seconds, if you're a fast typer," would recommend the process to anyone.- BG News
In Clark County, Nevada, Michael Jacobson filed to obtain a wedding officiant permit earlier this year, however his atheistic beliefs were not acknowledged by the county
At the age of 79, Patriarch Alexiy II, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, has passed away. Alexiy II became the head of the church in 1990, during which time he oversaw the fall of communism.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of the tragedy in Mumbai. There is nothing more painful to see than acts of violence carried out in the name of religion.
Baylor University, a Baptist University in Texas, recently held a seminar about Spirituality in China, which is being called a breakthrough in spiritual relations between the two nations.
Now more than a week after the November 4th election, California's Proposition 8, which was passed by voters, is continuing to draw public controversy.
The U.S. Supreme court will soon be hearing arguments in a case that started in Pleasant Grove City, Utah, over a local religious group, the Summum, who hoped to donate a monument to a local park.
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