Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
March 19, 2012
- Newsweek
Newsweek: Cardinal Dolan's contraception fight with Obama
Just inside the heavy front door of the 19th-century neo-Gothic mansion at 452 Madison Avenue, the official residence of Timothy M. Dolan, archbishop of New York, rests a telling clue about the resident’s personality.
March 16, 2012
- The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Clergy calling for boycott of OneUnited Bank
Local religious leaders gathered Thursday outside the OneUnited Bank branch in Grove Hall to urge customers to withdraw their funds because the bank is planning to foreclose on nearby Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Roxbury.
March 16, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Arizona legislation would relax contraceptive coverage mandate
Women in Arizona trying to get reimbursed for birth control drugs through their employer-provided health plan could be required to prove that they are taking it for a medical reason such as acne, rather than to prevent pregnancy.
March 16, 2012
- USA Today
USA Today: Distinct paths to missionary service
Jake Pulsipher's first day as a working missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began at 6:30 a.m. on a recent Tuesday with prayer and exercise, followed by breakfast and study.
March 16, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: U.S. clarifies policy on birth control for religious groups
The Obama administration took another step on Friday to enforce a federal mandate for health insurance coverage of contraceptives, announcing how the new requirement would apply to the many Roman Catholic hospitals, universities and social service agencies that insure themselves.
March 15, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Ky. Supreme Court hears Amish buggy sign case
A group of Amish men who have spent time in jail for refusing to use a reflective symbol on their horse-drawn buggies asked the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday to grant them a religious exemption from using the orange triangles.
March 14, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Santorum wins Alabama presidential primary
Rick Santorum won Alabama's presidential primary Tuesday night with a strong appeal to evangelical Christians and pushed Newt Gingrich into second place in a state where the former Georgia congressman was looking for neighbors to invigorate his candidacy.
March 14, 2012
- Reuters
Reuters: Bishops consider focus in birth-control fight
Facing small but clear signs of discontent within their own ranks, U.S. Catholic bishops may be poised to rethink their aggressive tactics for fighting a federal mandate that health insurance plans cover contraception, according to sources close to influential bishops.
March 13, 2012
- Reuters
Reuters: U.S. Bishops consider broader focus in birth-control fight
Facing small but clear signs of discontent within their own ranks, U.S. Catholic bishops may be poised to rethink their aggressive tactics for fighting a federal mandate that health insurance plans cover contraception, according to sources close to influential bishops.