Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
December 13, 2011
- The New York
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.
December 12, 2011
- The New York Times
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.
December 08, 2011
- The Associated Press
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.
December 08, 2011
- The Associated Press
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.
December 06, 2011
- The Christian Science Monitor
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.”
November 30, 2011
- The Washington Post
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.
November 30, 2011
- The Washington Post
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.