http://www.pewforum.org/Selected religion-related news from around the Web. en-usCopyright: (C) Copyright 2009 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved.info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)60http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.pewforum.org/uploadedImages/_content/defaultPublicationThumb(1).gifhttp://www.pewforum.org/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:38:01 GMTFri, 03 Feb 2012 21:38:01 GMTSat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTONE leaflet showed a wooden doll hanging from a noose and suggested burning or stoning homosexuals. “God Abhors You” read another.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Straight-but-narrow.aspxSat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWHEN Father Basilious Nasser got an urgent call to say that one of his parishioners had been shot and needed help, the priest went immediately.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Christians-fear-being-dragged-into-Syrian-violence.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTA FRENCH appeals court has upheld fraud charges and a €600,000 fine against the Church of Scientology for cajoling followers into paying large sums for bogus personality tests and cures.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Court-upholds-Scientology-fraud-ruling-in-France.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMitt Romney accused President Obama this week of ordering “religious organizations to violate their conscience,’’ referring to a White House decision that requires all health plans - even those covering employees at Catholic hospitals, charities, and colleges - to provide free birth control. But a review of Romney’s tenure as Massachusetts governor shows that he once took a similar step.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Romney-shifted-on--conscience--issue.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPresident Obama drew on the Bible and his interpretation of the Christian faith Thursday to deliver a sharp, if tacit, critique of his chief Republican rival’s economic program, speaking at a forum that in the past has been largely free of electoral politics.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/At-prayer-breakfast-and-with-birth-control-decision,-Obama-riles-religious-conservatives.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTTies between Turkey, NATO's biggest Muslim member, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that says Israel should not exist, are blossoming.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Turkey’s-ties-with-Hamas-deepen-amid-questions-about-the-influence-of-sponsors-Iran-and-Syria.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTA federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, even in the face of religious objections by druggists who believe they destroy human life.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Fed-judge-considers-if-pharmacies-must-sell-Plan-B.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTSen. Gary Siplin believes this is the year for school prayer.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Senate-approves-school-prayer-bill.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPink ribbons have for decades been a symbol of resolve and compassion in the face of the deadly disease of breast cancer.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Uproar-as-breast-cancer-group-ends-partnership-with-Planned-Parenthood.aspxTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTThey have the governor's backing and a rewritten bill, but advocates of legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland have made little progress in quieting the concerns of many faith leaders who adamantly oppose the legislation.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Religious-leaders-testify-against-O-Malley-s-same-sex-marriage-bill.aspx