Read more holy hires stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3003/holy-hires.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 13:18:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3077/race-cases-dont-have-a-prayer-with-feds.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7661&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034648' border='0' />The Justice Department has set race discrimination cases on the back burner to pursue claims by religious groups that their rights have been violated, the Times reports. Bush administration attorneys have intervened spiritedly in protecting churches and synagogues from zoning committees, for instance, but slashed lawsuits on behalf of minority...Attorney General Alberto Gonzales speaks during a news conference Monday, June 11, 2007, in Mobile, Ala., after meeting with members of the Mobile Project Safe Childhood Task Force at the Child Advocacy Center, a counseling center for sexually abused children. (AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer)http://www.newser.com/story/3077/race-cases-dont-have-a-prayer-with-feds.htmlThu, 14 Jun 2007 07:13:07 CDT