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- Schools in Belgian region ban Muslim headscarves
- Once-imprisoned Baptist pastor loses election bid
- Polygamy charges have no bearing on moral advice, cult leader says
- Buddhist Bhutan warns felling trees a threat to happiness
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With Dan Brown's newest novel, The Lost Symbol, hitting bookstores Sept. 15 -- much of it rumored to revolve around Masonic myths -- the Masons are in pre-emptive damage-control mode, Religion News Service reports.
Small wonder, since The Da Vinci Code -- which Brown claimed to be historically accurate -- was full of errors.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - About one fifth of all schools in Belgium's Dutch-speaking Flanders region will ban pupils from wearing Muslim headscarves, the schools said on Friday.
"This decision promotes the feeling of equality and prevents group formation or segregation on the basis of external symbols of life philosophy," said a statement from the schools, which number about 700.
A preacher who went to prison for stealing millions of dollars from the National Baptist Convention USA has lost an election to lead the group again.
Henry Lyons tried suing to stall the election. He was forced out as president in 1999 after an investigation revealed he abused his power and stole about $4 million from the denomination.
Winston Blackmore says charges of polygamy against him have not undermined his authority to offer advice on moral issues.
The Globe and Mail earlier this week reported that Mr. Blackmore was offering online advice to women in abusive relationships.
Nancy Mereska, who has campaigned against polygamy, was startled by Mr. Blackmore offering moral advice. All polygamous relationships are abusive, she said in an interview with The Globe and Mail
THIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutan has warned its citizens over cutting down thousands of young trees every year to make prayer flags, a threat to the tiny kingdom's lush scenery and the government's duty to bring "Gross National Happiness".
Himalayan Buddhists put up prayer flags for good luck or to help the dead find the right path to their next life. The more flag poles put up for the departed the better, and Buddhist monks say fresh poles must be used each time.
See: Hi-resolution Smithsonian picture of prayer flags in Bhutan
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