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...were able to promote and hire a number of very able women and rank among the highest of all schools of education in the U.S.,” Graham says...
Lina Joy chose her faith long ago. Born a Muslim in the multiethnic nation of Malaysia, she started attending church in 1990 and was baptized as a Christian eight years later. But on Wednesday, Malaysia's highest court blocked her final attempt to have her conversion legally recognized by the state. It was a blow to her heart as well as her soul. Malaysian law prohibits marriage between Muslims and non-Muslims, so Joy will not be able to wed the Christian man she loves...
...income-which would come from us taxpayers-would go to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We have the right to ask him what he believes. Remember, this is a church that until the late 1970s believed blacks couldn't go to the highest tier of heaven, limits women's rights and believes in a history of the New World that is at odds with scientific facts. We cannot refrain from a critical analysis of what people believe out of some sort of courtesy. Politicians' faith is a very public thing. Benjamin E. Nardolilli, Arlington, Virginia...
...Numbers column mistakenly reported that Japan's video-game industry had total sales of $520 billion in 2006. While sales were the highest ever, they totaled $5.2 billion...
...what has been dubbed a blow to Malaysia's religious freedom, the country's highest court on Wednesday denied an appeal by Christian convert Lina Joy to make her switch from Islam recognized by law. A multi-ethnic state composed largely of Muslim Malays, Christian and Buddhist Chinese, and Hindu and Sikh Indians, Malaysia has long prided itself on its diversity of faiths. To safeguard this religious heterogeneity, the country's constitution sets out a dual-track legal system in which Muslims are bound by Shari'a law for issues such as marriage, property and death, while members of other...