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PARIS (AFP) - The image of the crucifixion, one of the most powerful emblems of Christianity, may be quite erroneous, according to a study which says there is no evidence to prove Jesus was crucified in this manner. ADVERTISEMENT Around the world, in churches, on the walls of Christian homes, on crucifixes worn as pendants, in innumerable books, paintings and movies, Jesus Christ is seen nailed to the cross by his hands and feet, with his head upwards and arms outstretched. But a paper published by Britain's prestigious Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) says this image has never been substantiated...

Activist says Ten Commandments judge best choice Bush could make A conservative activist is urging President Bush to nominate Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore to fill the vacancy left by the retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Moore, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, gained notoriety for defying an order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state's judicial building. He was removed from office due to his insistence on "acknowledging God" in the public square "President Bush should nominate former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore to replace Sandra Day O'Connor in the U.S. Supreme Court,"...

If it's true that the Democratic Party is about to get religion, then Hillary Clinton is first at the altar. Much has been made of Clinton's newly softened image—the way she tore down her old liberal icon and got spiritual over abortion, for instance. She told an Albany crowd on January 24 that abortion represents "a sad, even tragic choice to many, many women," and singled out "religious and moral values" as an antidote to teenage sex. Never mind the New York junior senator's continued advice that pro-choice activists find "common ground" with their anti-abortion counterparts. Pundits chalked up the...

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By Amr Gohar, Cairo IOL Correspondent CAIRO, April 23 (IslamOnline) – Israel may have used chemical weapons against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a Palestinians security member said Tuesday, citing the appearance of strange infections among Palestinians. Sameeh al-Sabbagh, an officer with Unit 17, personal guard of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, told IslamOnline, “Diseases started to spread among Palestinians, doctors are confused about strange infections and swelling”. Al-Sabbagh, who came to Egypt to be treated from unknown symptoms himself, added, “What I suffer from, as well as many others back home, raised concerns Israel might have...