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February 19, 2013 - Religion News Service
RNS: Is Purim the Jewish Halloween? Some Jews say no
Debby Levitt's four children are dressing up big time for Purim, one of the more raucous of Jewish holidays, which begins on Saturday (Feb. 23) this year.
February 19, 2013 - The National Post
National Post: Canada’s new religious freedom ambassador says he’ll give a louder voice to homegrown values in a ‘noisy world’
Andrew P. W. Bennett, Canada’s first ambassador of religious freedom, is a Christian academic studying toward a theology degree in Ottawa, an expert on Scottish devolution, and a government policy analyst with experience in the Privy Council, Export Development Canada and Natural Resources Canada.
February 18, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: House approves storm aid for religious institutions
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would allow the use of federal money to rebuild churches and synagogues damaged by Hurricane Sandy, despite concern that such aid could violate the doctrine of separation of church and state.
February 18, 2013 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Key immigration role urged for new religious-freedom ambassador
An evangelical Christian leader wants the federal government’s new ambassador for religious freedom to play a central role in screening refugees and immigrants fleeing religious persecution.
February 17, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Eagerly awaiting release of Brazilian evangelical’s autobiography
The crowds of young people began arriving in SoHo in the dark, pitching portable chairs and passing cups of porridge among them.
February 16, 2013 - The Observer
Observer: Latin America is home to almost half the world's Catholics, but will struggle to produce the next pope
Almost as soon as Benedict XVI announced his resignation, Latin America was abuzz with speculation that the Catholic church would finally choose a pope from the continent with the most believers.
February 15, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Gay marriage support has risks for GOP lawmakers
As more state legislatures around the country consider whether to legalize same-sex weddings, an analysis of gay marriage votes in eight states shows that Republican lawmakers who backed it often faced consequences — including loss of their seats.
February 15, 2013 - The Orange County Register
OC Register: Don't count out mainline Protestants yet
Churches grow, churches die.
February 14, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: A laboratory for revitalizing Catholicism
At one new megachurch in São Paulo, a Roman Catholic priest who was a personal trainer before joining the clergy energetically belts out songs, rock-star style, before 25,000 worshipers.
February 13, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Ohio school board votes to keep Jesus portrait up
An Ohio school district decided Tuesday night to keep a portrait of Jesus hanging in the school where it's been 65 years, denying a federal lawsuit's claim the portrait's display unconstitutionally promotes religion in a public school.
February 13, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: House passes Sandy aid for houses of worship
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to allow houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy to receive federal disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
February 13, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Ohio town latest focus of religion legal debate
Since just after World War II, a portrait of Jesus has hung in a Jackson City Schools building, attracting little discussion and no controversy that anyone seems to recall.
February 11, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: With Benedict resigning, can Latin American claim papacy?
With Pope Benedict's stunning announcement that he will resign later this month, the time may be coming for the Roman Catholic Church to elect its first non-European leader and it could be a Latin American.
February 10, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Among U.S. evangelicals, surprising support for immigration reform
Thou shalt compromise, at least on immigration reform.
February 09, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: A meaty question
Keeping the government’s nose out of anything with a religious whiff is one of America’s founding principles.
February 08, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Assisted suicide on legal agenda in several states
A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for allowing doctors to prescribe mentally competent, dying individuals with the medications needed to end their own lives.
February 08, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: NM medical board exonerates late-term abortion doctor in case that raises privacy issues
The New Mexico Medical Board on Thursday exonerated an Albuquerque doctor of gross negligence for her handling of a late-term abortion in a case that raised questions about whether politics trumped patient privacy.
February 08, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Judges split over birth control coverage and religious liberty
Judges across the country are increasingly split over whether private employers and their companies can cite their religious beliefs as a valid reason for denying birth control coverage to their employees.
February 07, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Boy Scouts face 14 weeks of heavy pressure before planned vote on whether to ease ban on gays
Given the impassioned views on two sides of the debate, the BSA risks alienating large segments of the national Scouting community no matter what the decision is in May.
February 07, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Bishops reject birth control compromise
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday rejected the latest White House proposal on health insurance coverage of contraceptives, saying it did not offer enough safeguards for religious hospitals, colleges and charities that objected to providing such coverage for their employees.
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