Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
February 23, 2012
- Reuters
Reuters: States, Catholics sue over contraceptives rule
Seven states, Catholic groups and individuals on Thursday filed the first major lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's new contraceptive regulations, arguing that the policy violated the constitutional rights to religious freedom.
February 22, 2012
- The News & Observer
News & Observer: N.C. takes center stage in gay marriage battle
States across the country in the last three weeks started moving toward allowing same-sex couples to marry, while North Carolina is looking to catch a wave that crested eight years ago by asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.
February 22, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Schools work to balance gay, religious rights
Dozens of colleges have scrutinized how on-campus Christian groups operate after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed a law school to deny funding to a Christian group that would not admit gays.
February 21, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Bloomberg defends police’s monitoring of Muslim students on web
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday defended the New York Police Department's monitoring of the Web sites of Muslim student groups at more than a dozen universities across the Northeast, framing the effort as one way to guard against the threat of terrorism.
February 20, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: NYPD tracked Muslim students across Northeast
The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
February 20, 2012
- The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: Pilgrims to Cuba hope pope’s visit will signal change
For the businessman who has changed his politics, the Miami priest who tends to an exile flock, the retired college math professor who has searched her conscience for guidance and the lawyer who has long advocated reconciliation, the pilgrimage to Cuba next month represents more than an opportunity to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate Mass.