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- Kidney Foundation targets Surrey temples
Ashley Chalmers, a licensed practical nurse, takes a woman's blood pressure during the Kidney Foundation's targeted screening of Indo-Canadians. - Romney's tithing is common among Mormons, but giving is at a low for other religious groups
Recent poll shows that nearly 80 percent of Mormons tithe, but an October 2011 report indicates tithing is at an all-time low among many faith groups. - Karnataka says no to immediate ban on bizarre ritual
Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Friday said while it opposed a ritual in which people rolled over the leftovers of meals eaten by Brahmins at a few temples in the state, it did not favour an immediate ban. - RM30m for Sabah schools, temples
KOTA KINABALU: State grants for Chinese and mission schools and temples in Sabah have increased thirtyfold over the last few years. - U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday ruled that religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations, including hospitals and universities, will have to offer birth-control coverage to women employees but gave the organizations an extra year to comply. In a decision expected to draw opposition from religious conservatives, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final ... - White House defends birth control rule against religious protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday defended a new federal rule requiring religiously affiliated nonprofit groups to provide free birth control coverage to women, as opponents ratcheted up pressure to alter the provision. The decision, announced on January 20 by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, has spurred angry opposition from social conservatives. Roman ...