Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
August 05, 2012
- Newsday
Newsday: Complaint: Eruv crosses constitutional line
A Jewish group opposing the creation of an eruv in Southampton Town has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court, seeking a judgment declaring that the use of LIPA utility poles as part of such a religious boundary is unconstitutional.
July 31, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Observance of Ramadan poses challenges to Muslim athletes
With nearly three million Muslims living in Britain, the observance of Ramadan here is not generally a notable occurrence. Shops are open, businessmen go to work at the regular times and, to outsiders, life seems ordinary enough, save for the absence of eating or drinking from dawn until sunset.
July 30, 2012
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Jewish voters ponder Romney
Moments after Mitt Romney completed his ode to Israel in front of Jerusalem's old stone walls on Sunday, reporters asked Sheldon Adelson, the casino mogul and a financial rabbi for the presidential campaign, whether the speech would persuade Jewish voters back home to vote for the Republican.
July 29, 2012
- Los Angeles Times
LAT: Egypt unnerved by rising religious fervor
An engineering student is killed for walking with his fiancee by men reportedly linked to a group called the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
July 28, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: A buffet to suit all tastes
THE OLD DEMARCATION lines that have long defined Judaism are becoming obsolete. People rightly speak of today as a “golden age” for Judaism in America, yet the two largest denominations, Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism, both relatively liberal, are shrinking.
July 02, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Pope taps German theologian to head orthodoxy post
The pope named Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller to head the Vatican's all-important orthodoxy office Monday, tapping a German theologian like himself to head the congregation he presided over for nearly a quarter-century enforcing Catholic doctrine.
July 02, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: The Mormon lens on American history
For a century and a half, Mormonism has been something of a paradox in the history of the American West: passionately argued about by the church's adherents and detractors, but largely ignored by professional scholars unsure of what to make of the religion Joseph Smith founded in 1830 or the communities created by what Mormon scripture itself described as a ''peculiar people.''
June 27, 2012
- Agence France-Presse
AFP: German circumcision ruling slammed
Agence France-Presse
AFP: German circumcision ruling slammed
Staff
2012-06-27
A key German Muslim association on Wednesday sharply criticised a court ruling that said circumcising boys on religious grounds amounted to grievous bodily harm.
"The Cologne ruling is a serious attack on religious freedom,
June 24, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Fox News reporter hired as Vatican media adviser
In an effort to shore up its communications strategy amid a widening leaks scandal in a troubled papacy, the Vatican has hired the Fox News correspondent in Rome as a senior communications adviser.
June 22, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Thai Buddhist film festival seeks to spark faith
Religion can be a tough sell nowadays, so instead of waiting for disciples to make their way to temple, some promoters brought 36 films with Buddhist themes to the heart of modern Thailand earlier this month.
June 21, 2012
- The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: New Muslim cemeteries to give urgent last rites
Soon after Suleiman Gardee’s mother died, as he and his relatives grieved, the family tried to arrange a burial for the 92-year-old. “In Muslim tradition, you bury within 24 hours max,” he said. “Otherwise, it’s not a good thing.”
June 19, 2012
- Reuters
Reuters: Vatican accuses media of "imitating Dan Brown"
The Vatican 's number 2 accused the media on Monday of trying "to imitate Dan Brown " in their coverage of the VatiLeaks scandal and said the Roman Catholic Church 's latest travails were part of the Devil's attempt to destabilize it.
June 18, 2012
- The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune: Marco Rubio’s book explains why he left Mormonism
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio credits his short-lived time as a Mormon for providing a moral compass in his youth, though he also discloses for the first time his family’s struggles with the constraints of the faith and his eventual return to the Catholic fold.