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May 29, 2012 - The Religion News Service
RNS: Religious campus groups continue their challenge
When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be recognized at a small public law school if it accepted non-Christians and gays as potential leaders, some lawyers and campus advocates grew nervous.
May 29, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Mitt Romney’s nomination marks milestone for Mormon faith
America quietly observed a major milestone in its history Tuesday when Mitt Romney became the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party.
May 29, 2012 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Syria ‘at a tipping point,’ Annan declares
As the civil war veers toward what the UN’s peace envoy called a decisive moment, grisly details from the scene of a massacre have prompted Canada and several other countries to expel Syrian diplomats.
May 29, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Egypt: Islamist candidate reassures women, Copts
The presidential candidate for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday sought to expand his support base ahead of a tight runoff against an ex-regime figure next month, vowing to ensure the full rights of Christians and women if he is elected.
May 29, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Egypt further polarised by choice between theocrat and enforcer
EGYPTIAN VOTERS defied pundits, pollsters and the people as a whole by projecting two old regime figures, Muslim fundamentalist Muhammad Mursi and former minister Ahmad Shafiq, into the second round of the presidential election on June 16th-17th.
May 29, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Premier of Turkey seeks limits on abortions
Calling abortion an act of murder and an insidious plan to reduce the Turkish population, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for legislation to restrict women’s access to the procedure.
May 28, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Law urges SD schools to expand Bible instruction
South Dakota lawmakers who earlier this year urged public schools to provide academic instruction on the Bible may need the patience of Job as they wait for schools to embrace the idea.
May 28, 2012 - The Tennessean
Tennessean: Richard Land's future with Baptists may hinge on report
Richard Land stood on the steps of the state Capitol in Nashville in late March, surrounded by more than a dozen young Catholic nuns dressed in the long white habits of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia.
May 28, 2012 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Catholics’ mandate suit draws dividing line for Obama
Three years ago, President Obama gave the University of Notre Dame’s commencement address, pleading for common ground with Catholics on thorny issues and vowing to seek a “sensible conscience clause” for doctors and nurses who oppose abortion out of religious objections.
May 28, 2012 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Afghanistan: The Taliban’s high-tech urban strategy
Qari Jamal has returned safely from a reconnaissance mission in Kabul.
May 28, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope's butler vows to help Vatican scandal probe
The biggest scandal to rock the Vatican in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler, arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home, agreeing to cooperate with investigators — raising the specter that higher-ranking ecclesial heads may soon roll.
May 28, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Pair of villages in Holy Land teaching Aramaic in effort to revive language that Jesus spoke
Two villages in the Holy Land's tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language that Jesus spoke, centuries after it all but disappeared from the Middle East.
May 28, 2012 - The National Post
National Post: Church rejects Ontario’s gay-straight club decision, accuses government of ‘micromanagement’
The Ontario Liberals are engaging in unnecessary government “micromanagement” and disregarding the Catholic Church’s own ability to tackle bullying, Cardinal Thomas Collins, head of the Ontario Assembly of Catholic Bishops, said Monday.
May 27, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Religious groups in row over heritage plot
The Bangiya Christiya Pariseba on Saturday alleged that the Baptist Mission Society (BMS) in New Delhi and London Mission Society (LMS) are trying to grab and sell a prime plot and buildings on 1, Ballygunge Circular Road.
May 27, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Christian woman sues boss over Islamic dress code in Jordan
A Christian Jordanian woman said Sunday she is suing her Gulf Arab employer for arbitrary dismissal after she refused a new dress code forcing her to cover her head.
May 27, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: Confusion does not faze Buddhist leader
Since he was a boy, Trinley Thaye Dorje has had to deal with divided opinions on whether he is the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa, the leader of a branch of Tibetan Buddhism.
May 26, 2012 - The Australian
Australian: Opinion: Let's do away with demonology on both sides of the gay marriage question
IS it possible to have a forthright but respectful disagreement on the question of gay marriage?
May 25, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Maine churches planning to collect cash to fund opposition to gay marriage ballot question
Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November's ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages.
May 25, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Seeking the core of Korean Buddhism
For Sem Vermeersch, associate professor of religious studies at Seoul National University, this year means a lot.
May 25, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Tamil Nadu groups campaign hard against inter-caste weddings
In a state that claims to be progressive, caste divide is rearing its ugly head once again. Reversing a recent positive trend, caste and communal leaders have been warning good samaritans against helping distressed couples of different castes from getting married and also issuing diktats against love marriages.
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