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USA Today: Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney: Mormons of a different strain?
A new article paints potential presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as purposefully vague about his Mormon faith. Huntsman, who has spent two years in Taiwan as a Mormon missionary, said his faith was "tough to define" in a piece from Melinda Henneberger at Time magazine.
Yahoo: Muslim Americans still find acceptance elusive in the wake of bin Laden’s death
On Friday morning, Masudur Rahman boarded a plane to attend a conference in North Carolina on Americans' distrust of Islam.
Houston Chronicle: National Day of Prayer prompts reflections on the practice
Millions of Americans will gather today to pray for the United States and its leaders, remembering the victims of tornadoes that swept across the South, the national economy and the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Catholic Reporter: The hidden exodus: Catholics becoming Protestants
The number of people who have left the Catholic church is huge.
Hattiesburg American: Muslims say talk about Islam overdue
Rosa Shareef and her husband, Alvin, are Muslim. While she confessed that she is met with the occasional awkward stare, for the most part, her faith has never been an issue - and she doesn't see why it needs to be.
Wash. Post: Opinion: Five myths about Muslims in America
I founded the multi-faith Cordoba Initiative to fight the misunderstandings that broaden the divide between Islam and the West — each perceived as harmful by the other.
Boston Globe: Watertown's CatholicTV has an app for faith
From the neck down, Father Robert Reed is a traditional Catholic priest. But his 3-D glasses give his appearance a futuristic flair.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Muslims move into metro mainstream
You won't find minarets or domes at the new mosque in Woodbury.
Christianity Today: Poll: Growing public approval of gay marriage
A new ABC-Washington Post poll finds that, for the first time, a majority of Americans now believe that same-sex marriages should be legal. The poll finds 53 percent think “it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to get married.” About 45 percent said it should be illegal.
NYT: For elderly Muslims, few care options outside the home
Nazli Currim lived for 14 years at the intersection of tradition and frustration. After her father died, her mother moved into Ms. Currim’s home. She cared for her mother full time, even after a stroke six years before she died.
Times-Picayune: Louisiana dioceses call lapsed Catholics home
The Archdiocese of New Orleans and three other South Louisiana dioceses this week launched a six-week advertising blitz designed to invite former Catholics back into the fold.
Star-Ledger: Program reaches out to disillusioned Catholics
A small bucket filled with bottles of cold beer sat on the floor, down the hall from the chapel, as about a dozen young adults lounged around on comfortable couches.
Australian: Our high-profile Muslim minority
The furious debate over the pros and cons of multiculturalism features a recurring theme.
Irish Times: The future of Islamic Ireland
Ireland’s Muslim population has grown tenfold in 20 years and is still expanding. But official Ireland is failing to engage with the increasing number of ethnic and political groups.
National Catholic Reporter: In America's religious marketplace, the real Catholic problem is new sales
Try as we might to remind ourselves that the Catholic church isn't Microsoft and that quantitative measures of success or failure don't always correspond to the logic of the Gospel, most of us take that lesson to heart only selectively.
San Francisco Chronicle: Opinion: Debunking the myth of a 'Eurabia'
The Pew Center on Religion & Public Life recently released a comprehensive study of Muslim populations around the world that should allay fears among many of an impending global Muslim takeover and debunk widely held beliefs about Muslims.
National Post: Cancelled debate highlights tension among Canadian Muslims
More than 600 people showed up at the North American Muslim Foundation on a recent Saturday to hear a debate over secular liberalism in Islam.
Chicago Tribune: Zoning battles brew over mosque proposals
On one side, the issue is about the right to have a sacred space where believers can pray. On the other, it's about preventing religious institutions from crowding residential neighborhoods.
Wash. Post: High-profile Mormons in media, politics advance understanding of church
When Mitt Romney ran for president three years ago, calls from reporters came pouring into the public affairs office at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Reading Eagle: Survey: Islam's growth is expected to slow
Is Islam a growth religion? Yes, but a qualified yes.
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