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Wednesday, September 3 2014 1:22 PM EDT2014-09-03 17:22:12 GMT
A federal judge has upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages, as well as the state's refusal to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states.More >>
A federal judge upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages on Wednesday, as well as the state's refusal to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states.More >>
Wednesday, September 3 2014 1:22 PM EDT2014-09-03 17:22:09 GMT
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is putting some of the faith's most treasured artifacts on display for the first time in a new exhibit that opens to the public this week in Salt Lake City.More >>
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday unveiled a new collection that features some of the faith's most treasured artifacts, including a page from the original Book of Mormon manuscript written by...More >>
Wednesday, September 3 2014 1:11 PM EDT2014-09-03 17:11:58 GMT
After weeks of battling Ebola, a North Carolina missionary was planning to talk publicly for the first time about her fight to survive the deadly virus.More >>
The third American sickened with Ebola is a Boston-area doctor who decided to return to Liberia after the two others fell ill with the deadly virus, the president of his missionary group said Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, September 3 2014 1:03 PM EDT2014-09-03 17:03:21 GMT
Vice President Joe Biden says America will follow the terrorists who have killed two journalists "to the gates of hell."More >>
Vice President Joe Biden says America will follow the terrorists who have killed two journalists "to the gates of hell."More >>
Wednesday, September 3 2014 1:03 PM EDT2014-09-03 17:03:16 GMT
An attorney for Detroit is set to resume his opening statement at the city's historic bankruptcy trial, after saying on the first day that Detroit needs the restructuring to survive.More >>
An attorney for Detroit concluded his opening statement Wednesday in the city's bankruptcy trial by saying the debt-restructuring plan focused first on resolving a dire financial situation and does not discriminate...More >>
Internet video purports to show beheading of US reporter Steven Sotloff by Islamic State groupMore >>
Internet video purports to show beheading of US reporter Steven Sotloff by Islamic State groupMore >>
$2.4 billion Revel casino shuts its doors, just over 2 years after hopeful openingMore >>
$2.4 billion Revel casino shuts its doors, just over 2 years after hopeful openingMore >>
Comedian Joan Rivers hospitalized in New York City, a day after going into cardiac arrestMore >>
Comedian Joan Rivers hospitalized in New York City, a day after going into cardiac arrestMore >>
Uzi killing in Arizona displays tragic side of gun tourism as it grows in popularityMore >>
Uzi killing in Arizona displays tragic side of gun tourism as it grows in popularityMore >>
Woman's quest to ID those buried in Arizona Indian cemetery teaches her about Native cultureMore >>
Woman's quest to ID those buried in Arizona Indian cemetery teaches her about Native cultureMore >>
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's top religious body has demanded a new belly-dancing TV show be suspended for "corrupting morals" and serving "extremists" who could use it as a pretext to depict Egyptian society as anti-Islamic.
A statement Wednesday by Dar al-Ifta, the top body that advises Muslims on religious and life issues, said that the "Dancer" show "serves extremists who take such matters as a justification to promote the idea that society is fighting religion."
The show was aired only once on the Cairo and People satellite television network. A famous belly dancer known as Dina was among a three-member panel to choose the most-talented dancers, many of whom were not Egyptians.
While famed in Middle Eastern countries for centuries, conservatives in Egypt believe belly dancing is immoral.
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