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Selected religion-related news from around the Web
Wash. Post: Pope heads into busy Christmas season tired, weak, raising questions about future
Pope Benedict XVI seems worn out.
AP: Stories about faith and family help Romney open up
Mitt Romney is starting to open up.
Wash. Post: As Pakistan's population soars, contraceptives remain a hard sell
Shazia Shahid, a community health educator, went to the tiny house to speak with the slight young woman about birth control. It was morning, a good time because the woman’s husband was out working.
NYT: U.S. leaving Iraqi comrades-in-arms in limbo
Meeting various neighbors and supplicants on a recent evening, America’s staunchest ally in Iraq, Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha, sat in a tent sipping tea from an implausibly tiny glass cup. He greeted each new visitor with a hearty outburst of “dear one” and a kiss on the cheek.
AP: Home improvement giant Lowe's threatened with boycott for yanking ads from show about Muslims
Lowe's Home Improvement has found itself facing a backlash after the retail giant pulled ads from a reality show about American Muslims.
Times: Chief rabbi urges pope to work together to save soul of Europe
Europe is in danger of losing its soul, according to the Chief Rabbi who will today tell the Pope that leaders of all faiths must help to restore morality to the world of finance in order to regenerate the economy and society.
NYT: For Malaysian Christians, an anxious holiday season
Beneath windows framed with forest-green wreaths studded with red and gold baubles, worshipers at St. Mary’s Anglican Cathedral, one of the oldest churches in Malaysia, knelt and clasped their hands in prayer.
LA Times: In Baghdad area, Shiite festival is held without incident
The balding head of Hamid Hussein had been sliced open with a sword.
AP: Palestinians' statehood bid part of Christmas
At Christmas time the world looks to Jesus' traditional birthplace of Bethlehem, and this year the Palestinians hope to use some of that attention to boost their quest for independence.
AP: Moroccan justice: Sold to highest bidder
The chant thundered through the headquarters of Morocco's Islamist party as it celebrated election victory.
AP: In GOP race, candidates woo evangelicals
At a private gathering of pastors in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a contrite Newt Gingrich pitched his story of personal redemption Thursday.
CS Monitor: Using Islam to counter jihad in southern Thailand
A group of men, most wearing Muslim prayer caps, stand at attention. At the front of the room, an imam leads the group as they shout, “I will sacrifice everything, even my own life, to protect the purity of Islam.”
Daily Star: Opinion: Will religious tolerance in Indonesia continue?
Violence against Christians in Indonesia frequently makes news headlines.
Daily Star: Sectarian tension in Sidon ahead of Ashura
Tensions ran high Sunday between members of the Sunni and Shiite communities in and around Sidon after clergy from the sects exchanged a round of insults over the weekend.
Tennessean: Southern Baptists examine role in slavery
Southerners still argue the cause of the Civil War on the 150th anniversary of its start.
Wash. Post: FBI illegally using community outreach to gather intelligence, ACLU alleges
The FBI is using its extensive community outreach to Muslims and other groups to secretly gather intelligence in violation of federal law, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Thursday.
Toronto Star: Leaders send a loud message: Domestic violence is un-Islamic
Islam does not condone domestic violence. The Qur’an does not sanction the idea of honour killings.
Wash. Post: Dispute exposes India-China contest over Buddhism
Buddhists from around the world chose India on Wednesday as the headquarters of a new international Buddhist organization and united in their criticism of the Chinese government for trying to prevent the Dalai Lama from speaking at their meeting here in New Delhi.
National Post: Atheists can not be trusted: Religious people rank non-believers alongside rapists, study
Many religious people don’t like atheists, and in fact would apparently rate them alongside rapists on levels of trust, suggests a new Canadian study that claims to be one of the first psychological probes into anti-atheist prejudice.
Wash. Post: Dispute exposes India-China contest over Buddhism
Buddhists from around the world chose India on Wednesday as the headquarters of a new international Buddhist organization and united in their criticism of the Chinese government for trying to prevent the Dalai Lama from speaking at their meeting here in New Delhi.
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