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January 04, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Pregnancy centers gain influence in anti-abortion arena
With free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, along with diapers, parenting classes and even temporary housing, pregnancy centers are playing an increasingly influential role in the anti-abortion movement.
January 03, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Taking calls on abortion, and risks, in Chile
Every time the phone rings, Angela Erpel feels her nerves swell.
January 03, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Houses of worship seeking FEMA grants face constitutional barrier
Hurricane Sandy flooded and battered St. George Malankara Orthodox Church of India in New Dorp, Staten Island, ruining its basement, windows and doors.
January 01, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Divided court upholds business-backed law forcing Hutterites to pay workers' comp insurance
A sharply divided Montana Supreme Court has ruled that forcing a Hutterite religious colony to pay workers' compensation insurance for jobs outside the commune is not an unconstitutional intrusion into religion.
December 29, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Building congregations around art galleries and cafes as spirituality wanes
The mural painted on the side of a building in the Deep Ellum warehouse district here is intentionally vague, simply showing a faceless man in a suit holding an umbrella over the words “Life in Deep Ellum.”
December 27, 2012 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch: Muslim doctors run clinic for uninsured at St. Louis church
The Salam Free Clinic at a church in north St. Louis grew out of a Memorial Day barbecue and a desire to help.
December 27, 2012 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Faith leaders weigh in on the fiscal cliff and programs for the poor
Mona Eisenberg of Lexington, Ky., knows if she goes grocery shopping, she'll be done for the day. In her struggle against systemic lupus erythematosus, which has no cure, she has to pick her battles.
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.
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