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Time: For black conservatism, the right time and the wrong candidate
Herman Cain’s improbable rise to the top of Republican presidential primary polls — and the prospect that two black men, including an incumbent, could compete head-on for the White House next year — should be proof that American politics has moved beyond race.
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah churches reach out to ‘lost’ generation
A year ago, Tyler Pruitt was skeptical of Christianity.
NPR: U.S. Hispanics choose churches outside Catholicism
As their numbers grow, Latinos are not only changing where and how they worship; they're also beginning to affect the larger Christian faith.
First Things: Whither marriage?

Proponents of same-sex marriage frame their cause in terms of civil rights. There are no significant moral or cultural differences between homosexual couples and heterosexual couples, they presume, and therefore limiting marriage to heterosexual couples amounts to discrimination.

CS Monitor: Opinion: Millennial Generation challenges religion in America
While most religions believe their doctrines and practices to be eternal verities, all denominations, like other institutions, must continually enlist and renew the commitment of each new generation if they are to survive and carry on their work.
Des Moines Register: Iowa poll: Likely GOP caucusgoers educated, religious
Likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers are a highly educated bunch who are not wildly out of step with the rest of America in their religious profile.
NYT: Is your religion your financial destiny?
The economic differences among the country’s various religions are strikingly large, much larger than the differences among states and even larger than those among racial groups.
CNN: Unrest: Middle East and North Africa, country by country
Demonstrations have spread across parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Here are the latest developments from each country, and information on the roots of the unrest.
Grand Rapids Press: How to get millenials back in church and make them like it
Many of today's young Catholic adults have an unconventional notion of what it means to be Roman Catholic, the Paulist director of vocations in North America said earlier this week during a discussion at the Catholic Information Center downtown.
NYT: Forecast sees Muslim population leveling off
A new report forecasts that the number of Muslims around the world will grow over the next 20 years at twice the rate of non-Muslims, but that the rapid growth will level off.
USA Today: Number of U.S. Muslims to double
Muslims will be more than one-quarter of the Earth's population by 2030, according to a study released today.
RNS: Atheists' diversity woes have no black-and-white answers
Alix Jules is an atheist, but for years he felt uncomfortable at gatherings of nonbelievers. The reason: he's black
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.

Denver Post: Denver's City Park becomes sanctuary for informal congregation

The congregation has no name.

Palm Beach Post: C.B. Hanif promotes dialogue among the faiths as imam and activist

There is salve amid crime scenes and horrific accidents.

Lansing State Journal: Empty pews prompt creative recruiting of young adults

On Tuesday evenings, the Rev. Anthony Strouse takes his ministry outside the walls of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in East Lansing.

Southern Baptists shift gears on mission priorities

A decade ago, Southern Baptists fought over the belief that Jesus is the only way to heaven and the inerrancy of the Bible.

Blacks, mirroring larger U.S. trend, 'come out' as nonbelievers

Standing before a room full of fellow African-Americans, Jamila Bey took a deep breath and announced she's come out of the closet.

Belgium considers ban on Islamic face coverings

The latest round in the battle of the burqa kicks off Thursday in Belgium, which could become the first country in Europe to ban face coverings worn by observant Muslim women.

Fading faith? Survey shows generation gap in religious devotion

Studies suggest today's current crop of young adults—labeled the "Millennial Generation"—is less religious than preceding generations.

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