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December 24, 2012 - The San Francisco Chronicle
SF Chronicle: Stance on poverty an example of Catholic division
Presiding over the Diocese of Stockton, one of the poorest areas of the country, Catholic Bishop Stephen Blaire sees the human costs of poverty every day.
December 23, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Who's filling America's church pews
On a snowy 20-degree day in December, the visitors shiver as they move among vestiges of a long-closed Pizza Hut on this city's struggling main street.
December 22, 2012 - The National Post
National Post: Research team looking to prove controversial theory that religion was the ‘cornerstone to civilizations’
Seven years ago, social psychologist Ara Norenzayan gathered 125 participants at the University of British Columbia, asked them to solve a word puzzle and then handed them $10 with instructions to share it with a stranger.
December 19, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Religious leaders push congregants on gun control, sensing a watershed moment
Religious leaders across the country this week vowed to mobilize their congregants to push for gun control legislation and provide the ground support for politicians willing to take on the gun lobby, saying the time has come for action beyond praying and comforting the families of those killed.
December 18, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: Panel says most religious charities operate ethically
A high-profile panel of religious charities has issued a wish list this holiday season.
December 16, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: School yoga tries to avoid religious controversy
Public school yoga instructor Katie Campbell proudly looks out at 23 first graders as they contain their squirming in a kid-friendly version of the lotus position.
December 14, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Chicago Muslims aim to reclaim meaning of 'jihad' from extremists
An Islamic-American advocacy group is trying to reclaim the word “jihad,” one city bus at a time.
December 13, 2012 - Detroit Free Press
Free Press: Bills limiting abortion options step closer to becoming law in Michigan
Two sweeping bills aimed at limiting abortion options moved closer to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk Wednesday, adding to two others already awaiting his signature.
December 12, 2012 - McClatchy Newspaper
McClatchy: Religious colleges challenge health care law’s contraception rule
North Carolina’s Belmont Abbey College is trying to resurrect a religious school charge against the Obama administration’s signature health care law.
December 12, 2012 - National Journal
National Journal: More health care Supreme Court drama: 'Contraceptive mandate' versus religious freedom
The Supreme Court famously upheld most of the Affordable Care Act in June.
December 12, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: England census: Why have the ranks of the religious declined?
Results from the first census of England and Wales for 10 years this week revealed a crisis engulfing what until recently had seemed to be Britain's newest and most vibrant religion: The ranks of Jedi Knights have more than halved to 176,632.
December 09, 2012 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch: Fate of Baptist pastor accused of abuse is in the hands of his flock
Last Sunday, the Rev. Travis Smith paced First Baptist Church’s sanctuary, decorated for the holidays with poinsettias and a Christmas tree.
December 09, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Case reviews could test Obama’s ‘evolution’ on same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court gave itself plenty of room to maneuver when it agreed Friday to review the issue of same-sex marriage.
December 08, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Supreme Court showdown expected over gay rights decisions
For more than two decades, the defining battles within the Supreme Court over social and moral controversies have been fought between two devout Catholics appointed by President Reagan.
December 07, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Supreme Court takes up same-sex marriage for first time
The Supreme Court stepped into the gay marriage debate for the first time on Friday by agreeing to review two challenges to federal and state laws that define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
December 06, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Terror fight shifts to Africa
Military counterterrorism officials are seeking more capability to pursue extremist groups in Africa and elsewhere that they believe threaten the U.S., and the Obama administration is considering asking Congress to approve expanded authority to do it.
December 05, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: California's gay-conversion ban up in air after 2 judges disagree
The fate of the state's new law banning gay-conversion therapy for underage Californians is uncertain after a federal judge said it may infringe on free-speech rights — and a second jurist disagreed.
December 04, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Watch your tongue: Prejudiced comments illegal in Brazil.
In an amateur online video, Afonso Henrique Alves Lobato describes how he and fellow members of his Evangelical church snuck into a spiritual center of Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian faith that venerates deities originating from Africa in services led by a religious figure called a pai de santo.
December 03, 2012 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: For Mormon feminists, progress 'with an asterisk'
When the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently reduced the age requirement for missionaries by one year for men, to 18, and by two years for women, to 19, the number of women applying to serve jumped five-fold.
December 03, 2012 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Rick Warren's Resurrection
“Have you hugged a pastor today!?”
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