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March 30, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Dutch court rules hate speech case against anti-Islam lawmaker should continue
A court on Wednesday ordered the continuation of the hate speech trial of one of the Netherlands’ most popular leaders, an anti-immigrant politician who has compared Islam to fascism and called for a ban on the Quran.
March 29, 2011 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Think carefully before answering census question on religion
The census looms and included in it we have Question 12, which deals with religion. “What is your religion?” it asks boldly, assuming everyone has one.
March 24, 2011 - The Independent
The Independent: Does God belong in the classroom?
As many as 100 parents braved gale-force winds on a Sunday to find out more about the new primary school opening on their doorstep. It was a testament to the appeal of the new school – the first state-sponsored Hindu school to be proposed under Education Secretary Michael Gove's flagship "free" school policy.
March 21, 2011 - The Weekly Standard
Weekly Standard: Frenemies of free speech
This weekend is the anniversary of the first truly liberal attempt to prevent hatred by restricting free speech.
March 21, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Pope neither condemns, endorses Libya attacks
Pope Benedict XVI voiced "fear and trepidation" about the "disturbing news coming from Libya" in a carefully worded statement that neither endorsed nor condemned U.S. and European attacks against Libyan dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
March 21, 2011 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Religious leaders are out of touch with issues of sexuality, survey reveals
Sex and religion are subjects traditionally avoided at dinner parties, especially in the same sentence. But the supposedly conflicting pulls of sexuality and religion have fascinated writers from the Book of Genesis onwards.
March 20, 2011 - The Guardian
The Guardian: British Muslim who entered Miss Universe contest receives death threat
When Shanna Bukhari decided she wanted to be the first Muslim to represent Britain in a global beauty pageant, she suspected the road ahead might not be smooth, but nothing could have prepared her for the abuse she received.
March 18, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: John Paul II relics appear as beatification nears
Pope John Paul II is not yet a saint, but objects donated by his longtime secretary are already being venerated as relics in his staunchly Roman Catholic homeland.
March 14, 2011 - National Post
National Post: Europe must stand up to Islamism
In the past few months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and British Prime Minister David Cameron have all firmly rejected the disaster that is multiculturalism.
March 13, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: In Turkey, thousands protest a crackdown on press freedom
Thousands of people marched in central Istanbul on Sunday to protest a crackdown on the press in Turkey after the arrest of more than a dozen journalists this month.
March 12, 2011 - The Associated Press
Wash. Post: Friend the pope? John Paul II gets Facebook page
The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation next week - a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said.
March 11, 2011 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: Pope's biography denies Jesus was political revolutionary
The Pope has dismissed the image of Jesus Christ as a "political revolutionary" in a new book out overnight.
March 08, 2011 - The Australian
The Australian: Opinion: West obliged to champion Muslim feminists
On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women in most Muslim lands are still oppressed by sharia family law.
March 08, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: For second time, Vatican keeps parishes open
For the second time in recent months, the Vatican has overruled a U.S. bishop's decision to close churches in his diocese, a rare reversal that Catholic activists hope heralds a new trend.
March 06, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: New Interior Minister revives a debate: Can Muslims be true Germans?
Germany’s new interior minister, appointed just last week, has already managed to upset politicians, church leaders and representatives of the Muslim community by saying that Islam is not a part of the German way of life.
March 05, 2011 - The Independent
The Independent: Scientist imam threatened over Darwinist views
A prominent British imam has been forced to retract his claims that Islam is compatible with Darwin's theory of evolution after receiving death threats from fundamentalists.
March 03, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Frankfurt shooting suspect had links to radical Islamists
The suspected gunman who killed two U.S. servicemen at Frankfurt airport Wednesday had links to Germany's radical Islamist circles, but German investigators say they currently believe he carried out the attack on his own.
March 01, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Christians banned from foster care over gay views
Two senior judges have banned a Christian couple from any further foster care because they oppose homosexuality, a stance that the judges said has no place in the laws of a "largely secular" Britain.
February 28, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Age-old Lent gets a 21st-century makeover
For Janis Galvin fasting for Lent has long meant saying no to candy for the 40 days before Easter. But when the season begins this year on March 9, it's apt to mean something more: walking when she'd rather drive, for instance, or turning the thermostat way down.
February 27, 2011 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Europe’s extreme righteous
To the casual observer, the visiting Europeans at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial in the hills above Jerusalem, looked like any other foreign delegation.
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