Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
March 11, 2013
- The Associated Press
AP: R.I. gay marriage bill may hinge on religious clause
Maria Valente and Andrea Bond were married in Massachusetts four years ago by a justice of the peace. The East Providence women insist they are just like any other couple raising three children. But a few years ago, when Bond had surgery in Rhode Island, they found out not everyone agrees
March 11, 2013
- The New York Times
NYT: Arkansas's abortion ban and one man's strong will
The adoption by Arkansas last week of the country’s strictest abortion ban — at 12 weeks of pregnancy, when a fetal heartbeat is typically detected — gave a new jolt of energy to a loose band of abortion foes who are pushing similar measures in several states.
March 08, 2013
- The New York Times
NYT: Pope material or not, a charming, cheerful cardinal gains notice in Rome
He keeps a set of vestments here, at the American seminary, so he does not have to lug the red robes back and forth to New York. He is a practiced frequent flier; last fall, he flew a round trip in a day, borrowing a billionaire’s jet so he could preside at a dinner in Manhattan without missing a meeting in Rome.
March 07, 2013
- The New York Times
NY Times: The Orthodox surge
In Midwood, Brooklyn, there’s a luxury kosher grocery store called Pomegranate serving the modern Orthodox and Hasidic communities. It looks like a really nice Whole Foods. There’s a wide selection of kosher cheeses from Italy and France, wasabi herring, gluten-free ritual foods and nicely toned wood flooring.
March 06, 2013
- The Baltimore Sun
Balt. Sun: Md. Senate votes to repeal death penalty
The Maryland Senate voted Wednesday to make Maryland the 18th state to abolish the death penalty, putting Gov. Martin O'Malley one step closer to a significant legislative victory.
March 05, 2013
- The Associated Press
AP: Americans control conclave message just by talking
The two American cardinals sat on the stage,
microphones in hand, fielding questions from the world's news media on
everything from the delayed arrival of some of their colleagues to their
own wardrobe choices if elected pope.
March 04, 2013
- The Associated Press
AP: Ark. Gov. Beebe vetoes 12-week abortion ban
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday vetoed
what would have been the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation,
telling lawmakers that outlawing the procedure as early as 12 weeks into
a pregnancy would be unconstitutional.
March 03, 2013
- The Associated Press
AP: Catholics ponder future with new pope
Faithful attending Sunday Mass on five continents for the first
time since Pope Benedict XVI's retirement had different ideas about who
should next lead the Roman Catholic Church, with people suggesting
everything from a Latin American pope to one more like the conservative,
Polish-born John Paul II.
February 27, 2013
- The Associated Press
AP: Critics: NY gov's abortion bill would hurt women
A coalition of doctors said Wednesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion rights bill would hurt women, force many into lifetime bouts of depression and guilt and make late-term abortions more common and more dangerous.
February 27, 2013
- The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Gay marriage: why corporations are coming out against DOMA
Wading into the highly emotional but quickly shifting national debate over gay marriage, 278 companies filed an amicus brief Wednesday in support of Edith Windsor, the New York woman whose challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has been taken up by the United States Supreme Court.