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March 28, 2012 - The Wichita Eagle
Wichita Eagle: Kansas House OKs prayer room at state Capitol
Whether a representation of Kansas heritage, or an erosion of the separation of church and state, the Capitol Prayer and Meditation Room moved one step closer to fruition Wednesday.
March 28, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope preaches more freedom in Cuba
Pope Benedict XVI demanded more freedom for the Catholic Church in communist-run Cuba and preached against "fanaticism" in an unusually political sermon Wednesday before hundreds of thousands at Revolution Plaza, with President Raul Castro in the front row.
March 28, 2012 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Churches step up environmental activism
God is going green.
March 27, 2012 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Star Tribune: ELCA church in St. Paul picks openly gay pastor
An Atlanta pastor once ousted from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for being in an openly gay relationship will now lead the biggest Lutheran church in St. Paul.
March 26, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Santorum fails to capture Catholic vote
Cathy Willauer, who is Roman Catholic and a mother of four, says that her religion is important to her and that she shares the same values as Rick Santorum.
March 26, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Raul Castro greets pope at start of closely watched Cuba visit
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba on Monday, declaring himself a “pilgrim of charity” and urging the island to move toward greater openness, freedom and religious devotion.
March 26, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope Benedict wins over Mexico; next stop Cuba
He donned a sombrero and was serenaded by mariachi bands, embraced by Mexicans who called him their brother.
March 25, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Catholic church deals with a diminished role in Cuban life
At an evangelical church booming with pounding drums, crashing cymbals and a throaty bass, members of an overflow crowd danced in the aisles, sang over a soaring trumpet and swept their arms in prayer.
March 25, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
C.S. Monitor: A Bush-era victory in culture wars: faith-based initiatives
Federal budget cuts wiped out the $49 million Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program last September, effectively ending one of the signature domestic social service programs created under the George W. Bush administration's faith-based initiative.
March 24, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Little Mosque on the Prairie: concept was bigger than the show
Before Little Mosque on the Prairie premiered on CBC in 2007, there were strategic meetings to discuss marketing and promotion.
March 24, 2012 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: Thousands of U.S. atheists turn out for 'Reason Rally'
Thousands of atheists, agnostics and other non-believers turned out in the US capital on Saturday to celebrate their rejection of the idea of God and to claim a bigger place in public life.
March 24, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Where angels fear to tread: evangelicals are swooping on long-ignored regions in Mexico
POPE BENEDICT XVI will arrive in Mexico on March 23rd to spend three days preaching mainly to the converted.
March 22, 2012 - The Tennessean
Tennessean: Bill purports to protect schools when students pray, express faith
In the wake of a number of lawsuits over keeping religion out of school, a Tennessee representative is advancing a bill that seeks to protect districts when students pray openly or make other expressions of faith.
March 22, 2012 - The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: US panel on religious freedom reports Cuban violations
A week before Pope Benedict XVI visits Cuba, a U.S. government panel on religious freedom has alleged “serious” violations on the island, including arrests of pastors and “pressure to prohibit democracy and human rights activists” from church activities.
March 22, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Anti-Shariah movement loses steam in state legislatures
At this point in 2011, 22 state legislatures had either passed or were considering bills to prohibit judges from considering either Islamic law, known as Shariah, or foreign law in their decisions.
March 22, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Allegations of opulence refocus attention on TBN, world's largest Christian broadcaster
Televangelists Paul and Jan Crouch have faced plenty of mountains building their religious broadcast empire — among them allegations of a homosexual tryst and a prolonged battle with the Federal Communications Commission — but the most recent attack on the founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network comes from their own flesh and blood.
March 22, 2012 - McClatchy Newspapers
McClatchy: Immigration, marriage laws leave same-sex couples in limbo
Love may cross oceans and borders, but tens of thousands of same-sex couples in the United States live under the threat of separation because federal law prohibits immigration authorities from treating them the same as married opposite-sex couples.
March 22, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: Immigration issues touch many denominations
The Bible tells its readers to obey the law, but it also tells them to welcome strangers and foreigners.
March 22, 2012 - McClatchy Newspapers
McClatchy Newspapers: In macho Mexico, a woman aims for the presidency
In a society that clings to macho ways, Mexican voters find themselves for the first time mulling a field of presidential candidates that includes a woman.
March 21, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Md. Senate panel considers abortion-reporting bill
Proponents of a bill to require hospitals and abortion providers to report the number of pregnancies they terminate argue the measure would improve women’s health care.
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