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NYT: A question of appearances: Obama will bypass Sikh temple on visit to India

The Golden Temple, a sprawling and serene complex of gleaming gold and polished marble that is the spiritual center of the Sikh religion, is one of India’s most popular tourist attractions.

Wash. Post: Christopher Hitchens: A humanist at heart
Christopher Hitchens -- bald from cancer treatments, speaking between doctor's appointments -- has a special disdain for deathbed religious conversions.
Wash. Post: Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens spar over religion in cold, civilized debate
It was a most unusual brother act: Christopher Hitchens and Peter Hitchens debating religion; the latter a believer, the former decidedly not.
NPR: Hitchens brothers agree to disagree over God
Journalist Christopher Hitchens is one of the world's most famous atheists. His brother, Peter, insists that a civilized world must believe in God
Wash. Post: Obama's new culture war over government's role

As a candidate, it was a measure of Barack Obama's political innovation and ambition that he set out to win religious voters, including evangelical Christians. As president, his failure in this effort is equally revealing.

USA Today: Pastors defy prohibition on politicking
Nearly 100 pastors across the USA stood up at their pulpits last Sunday and did what federal law says they can't — tell their congregations how to vote.
AP: Obama tells questioner he's 'Christian by choice'
President Barack Obama, in a rare discussion about his religious beliefs, described himself on Tuesday as a "Christian by choice" who arrived at his faith in adulthood because "the precepts of Jesus Christ" helped him envision the kind of life he wanted to lead.
RNS: Poll finds unbelievers know the most about belief
Who can best answer questions about religion in America?
WSJ: In one city, an Islamic Center unifies

Infuriated residents of this small southern California city made a national name for themselves when they ousted three municipal officials after revelations of six-figure salaries.

Reuters: Low support for radicalism among European Muslims

Support for radical Islamist groups is low among European Muslims and some leading groups with overseas roots are now cooperating with local governments and encouraging Muslims to vote, according to a new report.

CNN: Why is Pope Benedict XVI visiting Britain?

As the United Kingdom braces to receive one of the best-known and most controversial figures on the planet, Pope Benedict XVI, a question hangs over the state visit: Why is he coming?

Chicago Sun-Times: Radicals shape American views of Islam

The 9/11 commemoration for the first time is marked by protests -- a manifestation of the bitter debate on the planned mosque near Ground Zero in New York.

Post-Crescent: Fox Valley Muslims say faith is mostly misunderstood by Americans

The women intently watched as Mohamed Hassan Abdelazim's sermon was streamed live via television from the next room where their husbands did the same while cross-legged on the floor.

Indianapolis Star: Parents teach and learn about Rosh Hashana

The books arriving in the mail in recent weeks have been about the birthday of the world, the sweet taste of apples and honey, and the importance of reconciliation.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Muslims prepare to balance joy, sensitivity

Elena Marusak was Christian the day Muslim extremists hijacked four airplanes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Somerset County in 2001.

Courier-Journal (Ky.): New mosque an oasis of calm

Kiarash Jahed looked skyward as workers gingerly pulled tethers to fit a two-ton dome into place.

Grapevine Courrier: Local churches witness major growth

Local churches are tapping strategies long used by businesses to gain loyalty and customers -- and it appears to be working.

Austin American-Statesman: Shifting role for black churches in Austin?

After years of attending a nondenominational church near her home in the Wells Branch neighborhood, Kim Alexander started making the 20-minute drive to Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church in East Austin.

AP: Farrakhan supports planned mosque near ground zero

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday an Islamic community center and mosque planned near ground zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Oregonian: Jamal Jordan keeps Ramadan fast despite his freshly baked bread

In the midst of public debate about building a Muslim community center near ground zero in New York City, Muslim Americans are fasting quietly through their holy month of Ramadan.

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