Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
November 24, 2011
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Post-Gazette: 7 Amish men face federal charges in attacks
Armed with 8-inch scissors, the group would arrive at the homes of
Amish families in rural Ohio after dark and attack the men inside,
holding them down as they sheared their beards and left them emasculated
and humiliated.
November 21, 2011
- The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Islam offers a third way in Pakistan, Tunisia
During the worldwide depression of the mid-1930s, the poet and Islamic
modernist Muhammad Iqbal, often called Pakistan’s spiritual founder,
wrote a poem dramatizing the inadequacies of Western political and
economic systems.
November 19, 2011
- Religion News Service
RNS: Catholic bishops welcome dialogue with Obama as concerns remain
The standoff between the White
House and the nation’s Catholic bishops over gay marriage and other
hot-button issues may be easing after a quiet Oval Office meeting
between President Barack Obama and the head of the U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops.
November 19, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Pope's new document outlines church role in Africa
In a
basilica built in the birthplace of Africa's Voodoo religion in Benin,
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday unveiled a treatise outlining the role of
the Catholic Church on the continent and explained how Catholicism can
help address Africa's chronic wars and interact with indigenous
practices.
November 18, 2011
- The Daily Star
Daily Star: Catholic patriarchs urge Christians to hang on to lands
A gathering of Catholic patriarchs in the Middle East urged
Christians Thursday to hold onto their lands and holy places despite the
ongoing popular uprisings in the Arab world, which have raised fears
about the presence of Christians in the region.
November 17, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Mormons’ ad campaign may play out on the ’12 campaign trail
After Sunday worship in recent months, Mormon bishops around the country
gathered their congregations for an unusual PowerPoint presentation to
unveil the church’s latest strategy for overcoming what it calls its
“perception problem.”
November 16, 2011
- Reuters
Reuters: U.S. Catholic Church prepares to accept Episcopalians
The U.S. Roman Catholic
Church will establish a body in January to house disaffected members of
the Episcopal Church, beginning with a few dozen ministers and at least
two congregations seeking communion, U.S. bishops were told on Tuesday.
November 15, 2011
- The Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem Post: Bill to ensure all rabbis can perform weddings
MK Tzipi Hotovely announced Monday she would be introducing a bill, along side
MK Uri Orbach, to legally ensure that any rabbi with ordination from the Chief
Rabbinate is able to carry out wedding ceremonies.
November 14, 2011
- The Daily Star
Daily Star: Islamic Council: Don’t undermine premiership
The Highest Islamic Council, Lebanon’s highest Sunni religious
body, has warned against attempts to undercut the premiership’s
prerogatives, a day after ministers from Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic
Movement strongly objected to the exception of the prime minister from a
draft law to ban MPs from serving in the Cabinet.
November 11, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Detroit prayer event puts Muslim community on edge
An area with one of the largest Muslim communities in the
United States is bracing itself for a 24-hour prayer rally by a group
that counts Islam among the ills facing the nation.