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April 03, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto star: Kitchen appliances help observant Jews keep kosher
A $50 kitchen appliance feature has become the answer to a millennia-old challenge for observant Jews.
April 03, 2012 - The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune: Book: Fears of anti-Mormon backlash haunt Romney aides
Mitt Romney’s aides were so worried about an anti-Mormon backlash against their candidate in Iowa that they may have missed a more immediate threat: Rick Santorum.
April 02, 2012 - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: Balancing medicine, faith
As a medical student, Dr. Julie Oyler was told to remove the cross she wore on the lapel of her white coat.
April 01, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: The faith factor: Religion's new prominence in campaign 2012
God hit the campaign trail way back in the summer of this election cycle.
April 01, 2012 - McClatchy Newspapers
McClatchy: Despite papal visits, ministering to Cuba's Catholics still difficult
After two papal visits, the Roman Catholic Church enjoys growing support from long-suffering Cubans yet support from the Communist Party that rules this island nation can be described as reluctant at best.
March 31, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday this year after Pope Benedict appeal

The Associated Press AP: Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday this year after Pope Benedict appeal Paul Haven 2012-03-31 HAVANA — Cuba has honored an appeal by Pope Benedict XVI and declared next week’s Good Friday a holiday for the first time since the early days following the island’s 1959 Revolutio

March 31, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Fort Bragg to host US military’s first-ever event geared toward atheist and agnostic soldiers
For the first time in history, the U.S. military hosted an event expressly for soldiers and others who don’t believe in God, with a gathering sort of like a county fair Saturday on the main parade ground at one of the world’s largest Army bases.
March 31, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Romney, Santorum court religious conservatives in Wisconsin
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum each sought to shore up their standing with religious conservatives on Saturday as the two leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination battled for support in the Wisconsin primary.
March 31, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Building a business on churches for sale
In better economic times, workers in this dusty inland town east of Los Angeles built motor homes in the low-slung complex at 975 West First Street.
March 29, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Okla. court strikes down ultrasound abortion law
An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday struck down the state's law requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound image placed in front of them and to listen to a detailed description of the fetus before the procedure.
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.
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