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June 12, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Iranians mixed on having religious figures in politics: Pew poll
As Iran heads into presidential elections this week, Iranians have mixed views on political roles for religious figures but a large majority backs sharia law, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
April 23, 2013 - CNN
CNN: Survey: Muslims in North Caucasus concerned about ‘extremism’ within their faith
A majority of Muslims (57%) in Russia’s North Caucasus – including Chechnya, Dagestan and five other Russian jurisdictions – are either “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about religious extremist groups in their country, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
April 22, 2013 - Bloomberg
Bloomberg: California Lawmakers Seeks to Buck Anti-Abortion Trend
A California lawmaker, bucking a trend in other states to restrict abortion, has proposed to broaden access by permitting nurse-midwives and others to perform procedures now done only by doctors.
April 19, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Boy Scouts’ decision on gay members divides public
The Boy Scouts of America’s proposal to welcome openly gay scouts — even while still ban gay adult scout leaders — is sure to reignite an already hot debate over the role of gays in society. And, at least when it comes to the Scouts, the issue isn’t totally cut and dry.
April 10, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: We're not in Kansas any more
IF a judge sentences you to be stoned for adultery, you are probably not in Middle America.
March 30, 2013 - CNN
CNN: At evangelical colleges, a shifting attitude toward gay students
Combing through prayer requests in a Wheaton College chapel in 2010, then-junior Benjamin Matthews decided to do something “absurdly unsafe.”
March 26, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Whatever the Supreme Court decides, these nine charts show gay marriage is winning
Today, the Supreme Court opens two days of oral arguments on whether the right to marriage extends to same-sex couples.
March 26, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: States are cracking down on abortion—and legalizing gay marriage. What gives?
Tuesday marked for a watershed day for gay rights activists as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case with the potential to legalize same-sex marriage across the country.
March 11, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Roman Catholic Church feels Europe slipping from its hands
The timing said it all.
March 02, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: Growing, and neglected
IT TELLS you something hopeful perhaps that, for all the horror unleashed when two bombs laid by presumed militant Islamists ripped through a crowd in Hyderabad on February 21st, India’s public response has been muted.
February 24, 2013 - The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun: Opinion: Founded in Christianity, can Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom be fair to all
Regardless of whether it’s good policy or good politics, this week’s opening of Canada’s new Office of Religious Freedom is taking the lid off a Pandora’s box.
January 25, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Religion comes to Davos forum
Who created Davos, and why does it exist?
January 25, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Pope sends support to abortion protesters in Washington
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to fill the National Mall on Friday to protest the 40-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the first trimester.
January 22, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: The 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
It’s the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Do your kids know what that means?
January 19, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Roe v Wade: After 40 years, deep divide is legacy
By today's politically polarized standards, the Supreme Court's momentous Roe v. Wade ruling was a landslide.
January 16, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Forty years after Roe v. Wade, most under 30 don’t know case was about abortion
Next week is 40 years since the landmark abortion-rights decision Roe v. Wade and a new poll shows the majority of people under 30 can’t name what the case was about.
January 16, 2013 - CNN
CNN: Survey: Few religious groups want Roe v. Wade overturned despite belief abortion morally wrong
Forty years after the Supreme Court protected abortion rights in Roe v. Wade, a new survey finds that white evangelicals remain the only major religious group that supports overturning the landmark ruling, even though most such groups find abortion morally wrong.
January 16, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: As "Roe v. Wade" turns 40, most oppose reversing abortion ruling
Most Americans remain opposed to overturning the controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, which 40 years ago legalized abortion at least in the first three months of pregnancy, according to a poll released Wednesday.
January 14, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Hindus now have a fellow believer in Congress
When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the first time, there’s someone who shares her ethnicity and someone who shares her faith.
January 08, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Same-sex weddings to begin at Washington National Cathedral
Washington National Cathedral — the seat of the Episcopal Church, one of the world’s largest cathedrals and the host of the official prayer service for the presidential inauguration later this month — has decided to start hosting same-sex weddings.
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