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June 18, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies up
After years of moving in a more socially liberal direction along with the rest of western Europe, the Spanish government is now doing an about face, seeking to clamp down on abortion and return the Roman Catholic Church to a prominent role in the country's school system.
June 18, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Islamists press blasphemy cases in a new Egypt
Egypt’s prosecutors have been flooded with blasphemy complaints since 2011 as Islamists exercising their new societal clout have pushed for prosecutions and courts have handed down steep fines and prison terms for insulting religion.
June 17, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Touting Islam to draw votes in Indonesia
With its tree-lined streets, Dutch colonial buildings and soothing botanical gardens, the quaint West Java mountain town of Bogor hardly appears a hotbed of religious intolerance.
June 17, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: A more secular Europe, divided by the cross
Stanislav Zvolensky, the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Slovak capital here, was thrilled when he was invited to Brussels three years ago to discuss the fight against poverty with the insistently secular bureaucracy of the European Union.
June 17, 2013 - The Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz, Bill Flores back North Texas valedictorian who defied speech policy to thank Jesus
Texas lawmakers and other conservatives are rallying behind Joshua High School’s valedictorian after his principal allegedly threatened to sabotage his academic career at the U.S. Naval Academy.
June 16, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Tunisia faces political struggle over Islam
Two and a half years after kindling a revolution that flamed across the Arab world, Tunisians have moved on to the next chapter, a political struggle between Islamic fundamentalism and the tolerant, Mediterranean-style Islam that has characterized their nation’s 57 years as an independent state.
June 16, 2013 - The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Milwaukee Jewish groups launching 'Hours Against Hate'
What would happen if all the people in Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, in the United States, devoted an hour of their time — just one hour — to getting to know someone who is different from them?
June 13, 2013 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Pope Francis is good for the Jews
Nearly half a century ago, the Second Vatican Council corrected the Roman Catholic Church's historical attitude toward Jews with the document "Nostra Aetate," which exonerated the Jewish people of any collective guilt for the killing of Jesus and affirmed that God's covenant with them had never been abrogated.
June 12, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Pope is quoted referring to a Vatican 'gay lobby'
For years, perhaps even centuries, it has been an open secret in Rome: That some prelates in the Vatican hierarchy are gay.
June 12, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Iranian election shows waning political influence of Shiite clerics
For most of its 34-year-old history, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been run by clerics serving not just as supreme leaders but also as elected presidents, their turban-clad figures becoming familiar worldwide as Iran’s public face.
June 11, 2013 - The News & Observer
News & Observer: Clergy lead Monday protests at General Assembly
Despite tornado warnings across the state, several thousand demonstrators gathered Monday under rainy skies to continue the weekly protests of the new policies and laws coming out of the General Assembly.
June 10, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Evangelical Christians gain political clout in traditionally Catholic Brazil
When televangelist Silas Malafaia gathered 40,000 followers outside Brazil’s Congress this week, it wasn’t just to raise their arms to the sky and praise the Lord.
June 09, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: A decade later, Southern Baptists adapt to different political climate, culture, influence
A decade ago, the Southern Baptist Convention was riding high.
June 07, 2013 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: New religious-freedom watchdog faces uphill battle
After he was released from more than a week of detention by Sri Lankan police last month, Muslim leader Azath Salley personally telephoned Ottawa’s High Commission in Colombo to thank Canada for condemning his arrest.
June 07, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: A Catholic campaign: ‘The new evangelization’
Gallagher felt anxious as he set out on a rainy Sunday afternoon to knock on doors in Georgetown, inviting people to a barbecue and, hopefully, to Jesus Christ.
June 06, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: In print and on stage, the Bible makes surprise comeback in secular Norway
It may sound like an unlikely No. 1 best-seller for any country, but in Norway — one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe — the runaway popularity of the Bible has caught the country by surprise.
June 06, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Insight: Steeped in tradition, Israel's ultra-Orthodox face reform drive
A small rock lies on the desk of Dov Lipman. It was hurled at the member of parliament by a fellow ultra-Orthodox Jew and is a constant reminder of the deep divisions within Israel that Lipman says must be overcome.
June 05, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: A spiritual center of power is a required stop on Iran's campaign trail
Qum, home to some of Iran’s most influential clerics, is not just Iran’s holiest city, but one of its most powerful, a Shiite Vatican in the desert that can make or break any Iranian political career.
June 03, 2013 - The Orange County Register
Orange County Register: In Africa, evangelicals join war against AIDS
"Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."
June 03, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Legal experts expect Cincinnati Archdiocese to appeal jury finding for fired pregnant teacher
A jury found an Ohio archdiocese discriminated against a teacher fired after becoming pregnant via artificial insemination, leaving legal experts expecting an appeal they say could have a much wider legal impact.
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