A story of golf and resurrection is playing out in Detroit, where a 94-year-old golf course (and an icon of urban decay) was purchased by the Greater Grace Temple for $2.5 million.
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Guest: Sarah Rainsford, BBC Correspondent
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All of the 800 Anglican bishops who gather this week for the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference were invited personally by the Archbishop of Canterbury himself. Gene Robinson, the church’s first openly gay bishop, was not one of them. But he's there anyway, speaking up for the gay and lesbian clergy.
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In a major court case, Turkey's ruling AK Party has been accused of subverting the country's secular government. The Turkish constitutional court is expected to rule in a few weeks' time on whether the party should be shut down and its leaders banned from national politics. Also, prosecutors in Turkey have indicted 86 people from Ergenekon, a mysterious nationalist group, over an alleged coup. Many are still at large.
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The Mother Mosque of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the oldest mosque in the United States, was flooded under nearly ten feet of water. As its members surveyed the damage an interfaith coalition of volunteers united to help sift through the wreckage.
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One hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection were presented at the Linnean Society of London. A year and a half later, Darwin published what is now a monumental work: "The Origin of the Species." The Takeaway looks at Darwin's legacy and the continuing debate surrounding evolution.
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The Takeaway for July 1, 2008.
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Guest: Robert Pigott, BBC News religious affairs correspondent
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Professor Marci Hamilton, of Cardozo School of Law, gives a blueprint of the strategies being pursued by the police and prosecutors in Texas against members of a polygamist sect.
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Q&A: Send director Parvez Sharma your questions. Shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, Parvez Sharma began paying close attention to the national discussion around religion. And the gay Muslim filmmaker said he felt the need to come out of the closet — as a practicing Muslim. Sharma has made a new documentary about the lives of other gay and lesbian Muslims.
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As the state of Israel nears it 60th anniversary, Bernard Avishai wants to change the way we talk about Israel. His new book is called "The Hebrew Republic: How Secular Democracy and Global Enterprise Will Bring Israel Peace At Last."
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Pope Benedict XVI is in the United States for his first visit since assuming the papacy. Benedict may not have reputation or the charisma of his predecessor, the late John Paul II, but he is the first pope to visit since revelations of sexual abuse in the U.S. Catholic Church.
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