Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
December 29, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Disputed voting turns church, a Kremlin ally, into its critic
Among the thousands of Russian voices raised against the Kremlin this month after parliamentary elections widely dismissed as fraudulent, perhaps the most surprising was that of Patriarch Kirill I, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who defended popular protests as a “lawful negative reaction” to corruption.
December 10, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Italy's Catholic Church flexible on property tax
Italy's Catholic Church has shifted gears and shown a
willingness to revisit its tax-exempt status amid renewed criticism that
much of its vast real estate holdings isn't subject to local property
taxes.
December 07, 2011
- The Scotsman
Scotsman: Now Episcopalians oppose gay marriage
OPPOSITION to Alex Salmond’s plans to legalise gay marriage grew last
night when the Scottish Episcopal Church became the latest religious
organisation to oppose holding same-sex wedding ceremonies in its
churches.
December 06, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Vatican university hosts unusual tattoo conference
Tattooed mummies in ancient Egypt, Crusaders who branded
their foreheads with crosses, and New Zealand's inked Maori warriors
were fodder for an unusual conference at a Vatican university Tuesday on the role of tattoos in shaping identity.
November 29, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Iranian protesters attack British embassy
Iranian protesters shouting “Death to England” stormed the
British Embassy compound and a diplomatic residence in Tehran on
Tuesday, tearing down the British flag, smashing windows, defacing walls
and briefly detaining six staff members in what appeared to be a
state-sponsored protest against Britain’s tough new economic sanctions against Iran.
November 28, 2011
- The Guardian
Guardian: Islamic schools flourish to meet demand
At about eight o'clock on a dull autumnal morning, a mother is
preparing breakfast for her young son in the kitchen of an unassuming
private house on a little modern estate in Leicester.
November 26, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Pope: Child sex abuse is 'scourge' for all society
Pope
Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday that all of society's institutions
and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in
their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's
efforts to confront the problem.
November 26, 2011
- The Economist
Economist: Two mullahs went into a bar…
It is Friday night at the O2 arena in London and the crowd is hearing
a confession from Preacher Moss, a black American convert to Islam:
“I’m not going to lie about the things I did before I became a Muslim,”
he tells the audience.