Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
March 18, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Butchers beef up French Presidential campaign
The French butcher who cuts and tresses your meat with care, and serves as city dwellers' link to the land, is falling on hard times, unable to find new blood to keep his iconic image alive — as supermarkets and Arab butchers selling halal meat at cheaper prices thrive.
March 18, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Egyptians pay final respects to their Pope
Tens of thousands of Coptic Christians lined up outside a cathedral in the Egyptian capital on Sunday to pay their final respects to the spiritual leader of their ancient church, whose body was seated inside on an ornate throne.
March 17, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: No sheikh-up here
BOOSTERS of the United Arab Emirates describe its political system as a rare success story in the Arab world.
March 16, 2012
- The Daily Star
Daily Star: Stop humiliating Palestinian refugees
In a recent talk at the American University of Beirut, Chile’s former president, Michelle Bachelet, described how her country’s parliament was forced to issue a general amnesty in 1978, as a condition imposed by the dictator Augusto Pinochet to abandon power.
March 16, 2012
- The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Clergy calling for boycott of OneUnited Bank
Local religious leaders gathered Thursday outside the OneUnited Bank branch in Grove Hall to urge customers to withdraw their funds because the bank is planning to foreclose on nearby Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Roxbury.
March 16, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Arizona legislation would relax contraceptive coverage mandate
Women in Arizona trying to get reimbursed for birth control drugs through their employer-provided health plan could be required to prove that they are taking it for a medical reason such as acne, rather than to prevent pregnancy.
March 16, 2012
- USA Today
USA Today: Distinct paths to missionary service
Jake Pulsipher's first day as a working missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began at 6:30 a.m. on a recent Tuesday with prayer and exercise, followed by breakfast and study.
March 16, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: U.S. clarifies policy on birth control for religious groups
The Obama administration took another step on Friday to enforce a federal mandate for health insurance coverage of contraceptives, announcing how the new requirement would apply to the many Roman Catholic hospitals, universities and social service agencies that insure themselves.
March 15, 2012
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Can Britain tolerate Christians?
Fifteen years ago, hoteliers Peter and Hazelmary Bull made some mocking headlines when reporters noticed their stodgy guest policy: No double rooms for unmarried couples.
March 15, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Ky. Supreme Court hears Amish buggy sign case
A group of Amish men who have spent time in jail for refusing to use a reflective symbol on their horse-drawn buggies asked the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday to grant them a religious exemption from using the orange triangles.
March 14, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Santorum wins Alabama presidential primary
Rick Santorum won Alabama's presidential primary Tuesday night with a strong appeal to evangelical Christians and pushed Newt Gingrich into second place in a state where the former Georgia congressman was looking for neighbors to invigorate his candidacy.