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  Religion
Gospel Gaining in Popularity
The Akron Symphony is looking for singers for the 2010 Gospel Meets Symphony choir. The choir is open to anyone over the age of 18 and no audition is necessary.

UPDATE AUDIO Haven Of Rest Open House
There's more to the Haven of Rest than a place that provides food and shelter, so the organization is showcasing its offerings at an open house on Thursday.

Pilgrim Church Has Rich History
It's the oldest church in Summit County -- and for its 175th anniversary, Pilgrim United Church of Christ is celebrating by giving a Lantern Tour.

Healing Our Heroes Community Concert
A grateful community is planning to come together at a local church to honor its heroes, both military and safety forces, with a free concert on Veteran's Day.

AUDIO It's The Jewish New Year
Sundown today kicks off one of the holiest days for Judaism. Rabbi Stephen Grundfast, with Beth El Congregation in Akron, explains the meaning of Rosh Hashanah.

AUDIO Reaching Out To The Community
The school supply, personal care product, food and clothing giveaway and services LEAP fair, is almost here in Coventry Township.


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Feds recall more children jewelry in cadmium probe
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal safety regulators recalled a line of Christmas-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium....

German schools angry over church abuse scandal
MUNICH (AP) -- German educators sharply criticized Catholic church officials for their handling of a spiraling child abuse scandal even as more alledged victims came forward Thursday, including a former member of the all-boys choir led by the pope's brother....

Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography. Police allege the 55-year-old man broke into the First Christian Church on Thursday. After gathering items from around the building, he is believed to have gone to the basement to spend the night....

Religion News in Brief
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- A campaign to give elderly Netherlands residents the right to assisted suicide has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, enough to force a parliamentary debate on the matter....

Santorum makes pitch for Iowa evangelical voters
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa (AP) -- As he speaks to hundreds of Iowa evangelicals about his "faith walk," it's clear former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is connecting with the audience....

Police make 3rd arrest in Calif. church shooting
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) -- Police say they've made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers....

Colo. man who claims pot as sacrament is convicted
GEORGETOWN, Colo. (AP) -- A Colorado man who says marijuana is a sacrament in his religion has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges....

Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports
BERLIN (AP) -- The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it....

Archbishop defends decision on lesbians' children
DENVER (AP) -- The archbishop of Denver on Tuesday defended a decision by a Catholic school not to allow two children to continue as students because their parents are a lesbian couple....

Dutch bishops announce sex abuse investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch Catholic bishops announced an independent inquiry Tuesday into allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests at church schools, and apologized to victims....


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