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The state of religion reporting is in peril. The newspaper industry is struggling on 46 percent less revenue than just four years ago, according to USA Today . As newspaper revenues drop it is not the business or sports sections which are being significantly scaled back.A lawsuit filed by a federal agency claims Somali Muslim workers at a meatpacking plant in Nebraska were denied prayer time and faced harassment and even termination for asking to pray.Graham Fuller admits the title of his latest book, and the thesis he puts forward in it, is both 'intriguing and provocative.'The Manchester College A Cappella Choir, a mixed group of 45 to 50 students, will perform at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 12, Crest Manor Church of the Brethren, 1342 Berkshire Drive, South Bend.WAUKEGAN Anniversary events: Trinity AME Church at 210 South Ave. will observe its 106th anniversary with special events Saturday and Sunday. The church is Waukegan's oldest black church. At 11 a.m. Saturday there will be an hour of prayer followed by a time-capsule burying which is to be unearthed in 25 years. Participants will include state Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, Waukegan Ald. Sam ...Biblical Principles for Living, 6:30-8:45 p.m. Sept. 2 to Dec. 9, Otterbein Ministry Center, 912 S. Potomac St., Waynesboro; $10, course only; $30, course and manual; to register, 762-7147 or register at first class.Books, religion, race and literacyAnother step in the peace building efforts in Plateau State was taken last week with the submission of the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Jos Crises to President Goodluck Jonathan.More than eight in ten adults in the world say religion is an important part of their daily lives, according to Gallup surveys conducted last year in 114 countries.Kaleidoscope Spiritual Practice Workshops -- Creating Sacred Space Within, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sept. 11; Meditation and Centering Prayer, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sept. 18; Journaling, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sept. 25; Soul Collage, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Oct. 2; Walk the Labyrinth, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Oct. 9. Byron Methodist Church, 14671 Byron Highway.Yahoo! News Search Results for Religion
