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March 10, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Hot and bothered
EVER since the 18th century, England’s established church has harboured a suspicion of religious enthusiasm.
March 10, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Burma’s bimah
AMID the bustle and crumbling masonry of downtown Yangon, there is one building that likes to keep up appearances: Myanmar’s only synagogue.
March 07, 2012 - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: DuPage mosque again denied minaret and dome
Amid opposition from local residents, leaders of a planned mosque near Willowbrook were dealt a setback Tuesday in their ongoing efforts to include a minaret and a dome as part of the structure.
March 06, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Uproar over Catholic cardinal's comments on radio opposing gay marriage
RADIO 4’S Today programme was once described as the British at prayer. Within minutes of Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s appearance on yesterday‘s programme, speaking about gay marriage, much of the congregation was in uproar.
March 06, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Norway’s indigenous Sami people turn to Israel for help in reviving old tribal language
Norway’s Sami people, an indigenous community with roots as reindeer herders in the northern reaches of Scandinavia and Russia, are looking south to Israel for help preserving their fading native language.
March 04, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Cuban Santeros, ignored by John Paul II in 1998, cool to Benedict XVI as his visit nears
They cast snail shells to read their fortunes, proudly wear colorful necklaces to ward off illness, dress all in white and dance in "bata" drum ceremonies.
February 29, 2012 - BBC
BBC: Catholic midwives lose abortion 'conscientious objection' case
TWO Catholic midwives have lost a legal bid to be classed as conscientious objectors and avoid any involvement in abortions.
February 28, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Tug-of-war mounts in Christian Gathering
The recently formed Independent Christian Gathering is meeting regularly to discuss national and international affairs, and despite the fact that the gathering does not have a political affiliation, sources say that factions within it are working to pull it in various directions.
February 28, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Syria's sectarian fears keep region on edge
Abu Ali fled his life as a Shiite cleric and student in Homs, the besieged Syrian city at the center of an increasingly bloody uprising, but it was not the government he feared.
February 27, 2012 - National Post
National Post: Banned by Kenya, controversial Canadian preacher delivers speech via Skype
Deported from Kenya last week due to security concerns, controversial Canadian Muslim preacher Bilal Philips nonetheless delivered his planned speech to Nairobi’s biggest mosque on Saturday via Skype.
February 27, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: The women who oppose female bishops
The Church of England is, in its own confounding and impenetrable way, preparing to welcome women as bishops.
February 26, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Algeria’s Islamist parties agree to form an alliance for upcoming elections, party leader says
Algeria’s main Islamist parties have agreed to run as an alliance in May’s parliamentary elections, boosting their chances of taking the largest number of seats, a party leader announced Sunday.
February 22, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Israeli Court invalidates a military exemption
The Israeli Supreme Court has invalidated a law that exempted from military service ultra-Orthodox Jews engaged in religious studies, adding a new urgency to the government’s negotiations with religious parties over a more equitable distribution of the burdens of citizenship.
February 21, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Southern Baptist panel recommends name add-on: Great Commission Baptists
Some Southern Baptists worry that their denomination's name still carries the stigma of a 19th century split with northern Baptists over slavery. Others who fought hard to build the brand and its conservative theology and politics don't want to see it go.
February 21, 2012 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Muslim families turn to home-schooling
Cilia Ndiaye vividly remembers her parents’ worries that she was suffering in public school because of her Muslim faith.
February 20, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: NYPD tracked Muslim students across Northeast
The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
February 20, 2012 - The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: Pilgrims to Cuba hope pope’s visit will signal change
For the businessman who has changed his politics, the Miami priest who tends to an exile flock, the retired college math professor who has searched her conscience for guidance and the lawyer who has long advocated reconciliation, the pilgrimage to Cuba next month represents more than an opportunity to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate Mass.
February 20, 2012 - South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post: Catholics urged to shun chain stores
The Catholic church has launched a campaign in support of small businesses by encouraging people to give up relying on chain stores for Lent and support their local shopkeeper....
February 20, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Latino Mormons, fastest growing group within the church, speaking out against Romney
When Honduran-born Antonella Cecilia Packard converted to the Mormon Faith 20 years ago, she said it was like “coming home.”
February 19, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Vatican’s envoy to Ireland: Pope ‘relentless and consistent’ in tackling child abuse in church
Pope Benedict XVI has been “relentless and consistent” in seeking to oust child abusers from the priesthood worldwide, the pontiff’s new American envoy to Ireland said Sunday in his first homily here.
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