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Supporters rejoice as accused priest Uriel Ojeda is released on bail

January 10, 2012, 12:02 pm
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Supporters of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda were rewarded for waiting in the darkness Monday as the Catholic priest posted bail and was released from the Sacramento County Main Jail.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, at center holding a bag, was released just before 10 p.m. from Sacramento County Main Jail. His attorney, Jesse Ortiz, beside him, worked to free the accused priest on bail.

The crowd that gathered in hope of seeing the Rev. Uriel Ojeda freed on bail Monday from the Sacramento jail sang songs in Spanish and floated balloons in support of the accused priest.
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Sacramento-area churches gear up for 'Season of Service'

January 17, 2012, 12:00 am
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Over the next few months, thousands of church members will fan out across the Sacramento area to perform community volunteer projects, both large and small. The campaign kicked off Sunday night and will culminate in June at the largest spiritual revival in the area in more than two decades.
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New trial sought for pastor convicted of molestation

January 18, 2012, 11:06 am
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The sentencing of Rio Linda First Baptist Church pastor Tommy Gene Daniels was delayed Friday after his lawyer filed a motion for a new trial.
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Handwritten Saint John's Bible with human touch on display in Sacramento

January 23, 2012, 9:01 am
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Faith leaders regularly use iPads to research their sermons and smartphones to text church members. Tonight, many will put aside their high-tech tools to honor a book that was created the old-fashioned way – by hand.

Jim Triggs, left, of St. John's University, displays a handwritten, hand-illustrated Bible to churchgoers Sunday at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

Chris Jenson, left, and Jesse Simental, right, examine the Saint John's Bible displayed by Jim Triggs and the Rev. Michael Kiernan.
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Romney's tithing raises the issue among Christian churches

January 26, 2012, 2:53 pm
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Mitt Romney's tax returns reveal that the Republican presidential candidate does something fewer Americans do these days: He tithes.

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Miami-Dade College in Miami, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stands with Jorge Ramos as he takes part in the Univision "Meet The Candidates" forum at Miami-Dade College in Miami, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits with Jorge Ramos as he takes part in the Univision "Meet The Candidatesî"forum at Miami-Dade College in Miami, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Douglas Metals in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
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J Street will be shut for Scientology center debut

January 29, 2012, 12:55 pm
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J Street will close for 90 minutes this afternoon for the opening of a new Church of Scientology location downtown.
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Scientologists open new church at 6th and J streets

January 30, 2012, 12:00 am
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Visitors are invited to see the new 57,000-square-foot Church of Scientology of Sacramento at Sixth and J streets.
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Scientologists have a new church

January 31, 2012, 12:00 am
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It took two years and about $10 million, but the 12,000 local members of the Church of Scientology in Sacramento have a new house of worship.

Among the amenities of the new Church of Scientology facility in downtown Sacramento is a chapel, above. There are also seminar rooms, classrooms, dozens of private rooms for spiritual counseling, a bookstore and a cafe.

The building that used to be the Ramona Hotel at Sixth and J streets has been completely refurbished.
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Redding priest again enters no plea in molestation case

February 3, 2012, 12:00 am
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A Catholic priest accused of child molestation again did not enter a plea Thursday at his Sacramento Superior Court arraignment.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, seen after his release on bail Jan. 9, was arraigned Thursday on molestation charges but didn't enter a plea.
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Sacramento's RCCTV wants to serve more religions, gain broadcasters

February 7, 2012, 8:01 am
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For $80, local faith groups can broadcast their message on TV for half an hour. Many Christian groups do. Now, because of the troubled economy, station officials are scrambling to fill air time and are reaching out to other religions.
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Prop. 8 decision cheers gay marriage supporters as Supreme Court awaits

February 8, 2012, 12:11 am
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In a landmark victory for gay rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.

Ellen Pontac, left, and Shelly Bailes, right, hug Tina Reynolds as they watch news of Tuesday's ruling on Proposition 8 in midtown. Pontac and Bailes married on June 16, 2008, and live in Davis. "This means the fight is coming to an end," Pontac said.

Shara P. Murphy, executive director for the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, holds a wedding photo of her with her husband, Ryan Murphy, as she speaks at a news conference after Tuesday's ruling on Proposition 8. She said same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue. Since her husband is white, she said, there was a time their marriage would have been illegal.
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Sacramento-area churches participate in Evolution Weekend

February 11, 2012, 10:46 am
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As pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church, the Rev. Betsey Monnot believes in both the word of God and the work of Darwin. This Sunday, her congregation will hear a message about both.

Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin, the great naturalist, in his middle age. Photo circa 1854.
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Influential Sacramento-area pastor Glen Cole dies

February 15, 2012, 11:25 am
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The Rev. Glen D. Cole, an influential pastor and forceful advocate for traditional values who built the Capital Christian Center into the first megachurch in the Sacramento region, died Tuesday. He was 78.

When the Rev. Glen D. Cole was senior pastor at Capital Christian Center, about 5,000 people showed up on Sundays to hear his Bible-quoting sermons.
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Rio Linda pastor's sentence scant solace for mom

March 4, 2012, 2:35 pm
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It has been six and a half years since the religious leader she knew and trusted molested her daughter, six and a half years since he destroyed her own ability to connect to a wider world of family, friends and co-workers, to her community.

Tommy Gene Daniels remained silent in Sacramento Superior Court on Friday during his sentencing on molestation convictions.

Tommy Gene Daniels listens as he's sentenced in Sacramento Superior Court on Friday for molesting five girls at his home in Citrus Heights.
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Human trafficking is Passover focus in Sacramento area

March 5, 2012, 12:00 am
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Area Jewish congregations are focusing on human trafficking in the region as they prepare for the Passover season, the annual commemoration of the ancient Hebrews' exodus from Egyptian bondage.
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Donations pour in for Sacramento's Francis House

March 11, 2012, 3:34 pm
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The first of hundreds of online donations to Francis House came in early Thursday, just after midnight, as news broke that the Catholic Church was cutting off funding to the homeless services agency because of its new director's support of Planned Parenthood and gay marriage.
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Sacramento Catholic Diocese drops funds over nonprofit director's views

March 11, 2012, 3:34 pm
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The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento no longer will fund programs at Francis House, a nonprofit agency that serves homeless people, because of its new director's views supporting abortion rights and gay marriage.

The Rev. Faith Whitmore, new director of the homeless assistance nonprofit group Francis House, backs abortion rights and gay marriage.

The Rev. Faith Whitmore, seen in the chapel at Francis House, is a United Methodist minister who married gay couples in 2008, defying her denomination. She also was a senior pastor at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in the capital.
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Pedophile priests victims group says Catholic church targeting it

March 13, 2012, 12:14 am
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Turning the tables on an advocacy group that has long supported victims of pedophile priests, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church and priests accused of sexual abuse in two Missouri cases have gone to court to compel the group to disclose more than two decades of emails that could include correspondence with victims, lawyers, whistle-blowers, witnesses, the police, prosecutors and journalists.

David Clohessy, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests national director, looks at case files in his St. Louis basement.
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Sacramento Christian congregation to celebrate Easter at Islamic Center

March 14, 2012, 12:05 pm
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A large Sacramento Christian congregation soon without a home will celebrate Easter at an Islamic center.

The Revs. Michael Moran and Christine Bouten of the Spiritual Life Center hope to find a new home for their congregation soon. They're shown at Pioneer Congregational Church, where they've rented for 12 years.

Pioneer Congregational Church, where the Spiritual Life Center has rented for 12 years.
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Sacramento church will celebrate Easter at Muslim center

March 15, 2012, 12:00 am
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A large Sacramento Christian congregation soon to be without a home will celebrate Easter at an Islamic center.
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