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Argentine Methodists send hopes for peace to British counterparts

Feb 03, 2012

February 3 (ENInews)--Amid renewed tensions over the Falkland Islands, the Argentinean Methodist Church has sent a letter to the Methodist Church of Great Britain, expressing its desire for their governments to resolve their issues peacefully.

Obama says faith mandates him to care for the poor

Feb 03, 2012 by Lauren Markoe
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama connected his faith with his policies toward the poor at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday (Feb. 2), a subtle but sharp contrast to remarks made by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney the day before.

Yes, Mormons tithe, but most others don't

Feb 03, 2012 by Bruce Nolan
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released his federal tax returns for the past two years, he disclosed that he and his wife, Ann, gave about 10 percent of their income to their church, a well-known religious practice called tithing.

Ecumenical group affirms relationship with Rome

Feb 03, 2012 by Kim Cain

Rome, February 2 (ENInews)--One of the world's most recent ecumenical entities, the Global Christian Forum (GCF), met in late January with Vatican officials, affirming a desire to continue to journey together in the search for Christian unity.

Mainline Protestants up for grabs heading into November

Feb 03, 2012 by Lauren Markoe
c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) They may not be as large as Catholics or as active as evangelicals, but white mainline Protestants have a big thing going for them this election cycle: they are divided, and possibly persuadable.