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February 19, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Vatican’s envoy to Ireland: Pope ‘relentless and consistent’ in tackling child abuse in church
Pope Benedict XVI has been “relentless and consistent” in seeking to oust child abusers from the priesthood worldwide, the pontiff’s new American envoy to Ireland said Sunday in his first homily here.
February 18, 2012 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: The problem in public life isn’t Islam, but religion itself
We always knew it could happen: A devout Muslim heads a conservative political party that takes office in a multicultural Western country, then leads a campaign to enforce mandatory prayer and to lobby for religious-based values and laws. How will people react?
February 17, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: When religion restricts lending
This Saturday, synagogues will chant the Torah portion of Mishpatim, from the book of Exodus, which is the source for the injunction against charging interest to a fellow Jew: "When you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, do not act toward them as a creditor; exact no interest from them."
February 17, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Bideford council to appeal against ban on prayers during meetings
Until this week, perhaps, Bideford owed its greatest claim to fame to its 1682 witch trials when three women were sent to the gallows in the reputed last hangings for witchcraft in England.
February 16, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Queen rides to the rescue of beleaguered Church
The Queen delivered her strongest defence of the Church of England yesterday, describing its role in society as under-appreciated, after a week in which religion has come under intense attack.
February 14, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Lady Warsi gets rapturous reception at Vatican for speech on faith
Lady Warsi's call to fight "intolerant secularism" and "give faith a seat at the table" in the UK was given a rapturous reception at the Vatican on Tuesday when she spoke to an audience of trainee Catholic diplomats.
February 13, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Call it a conspiracy, but Vatican leaks show power struggle in Holy See
Call it Conspiracy City. Call it Scandal City. Call it Leak City. These days this holy city has been in the news for anything but holy reasons.
February 11, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Christianity on the rack as judge bans public prayer
The right of Christian worship in schools and Parliament faces a fresh assault after a High Court judge banned prayers at council meetings.
February 08, 2012 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Church of England reaches compromise on women bishops
The archbishops of Canterbury and York has avoided humiliation in the Church of England's law-making body, the General Synod, by putting off a split over the ordination of women bishops.
February 07, 2012 - The Scotsman
Scotsman: ‘Dangerous’ radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to be freed within days
A RADICAL Muslim cleric, once described as “Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe” by a Spanish judge, is to be released on bail in a ruling which has infuriated the Home Office.
February 07, 2012 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: Victims’ groups slam Vatican sex abuse conference as window dressing
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday urged “profound renewal” of the Roman Catholic Church to prevent child abuse, as the Vatican held its first-ever summit on the issue despite protests by victims.
February 06, 2012 - The Independent
Independent: Prominent Tory disowns 'religious right' and supports gay marriage
A prominent Conservative has broken ranks with his allies on the "religious right" by declaring his support for the Government's controversial plans to legalise gay marriage.
February 06, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Archbishop says pope has been invited but timing may not be right
POPE BENEDICT would visit Ireland “soon rather than later” and was “actively considering” an invitation to this summer’s Eucharistic Congress, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said.
February 03, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Court upholds Scientology fraud ruling in France
A FRENCH appeals court has upheld fraud charges and a €600,000 fine against the Church of Scientology for cajoling followers into paying large sums for bogus personality tests and cures.
January 27, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Islamists defend Arab democracy, stress inclusion
Newly empowered Islamist leaders stood up for Arab democracy Friday, saying extremists need to be brought into the fold and chiding the West for objectifying women and income inequalities.
January 27, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Dutch move closer to banning the burqa
The Dutch Cabinet moved a step closer Friday to banning the burqa, making good on an election promise that is largely symbolic but has broad public support.
January 26, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Alain de Botton reveals plans for 'temple to atheism' in heart of London
Plans to build a £1m "temple for atheists" among the international banks and medieval church spires of the City of London have sparked a clash between two of Britain's most prominent non-believers.
January 23, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Dean criticises Catholic Church's 'lack of ecumenism'
The demoralised state of the Catholic Church in Ireland “may have something to do with its lack of ecumenism”, the Very Rev Robert MacCarthy (71), Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, has said.
January 23, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Genocide bill angers Turks as it passes in France
Relations between France and Turkey dipped to a nadir as the French Senate approved a bill late Monday criminalizing the denial of officially recognized genocides, including the Armenian genocide begun in 1915.
January 17, 2012 - The Independent
Independent: Tory MPs go to war over gay marriage
Conservative MPs are trying to sabotage David Cameron's plan to legalise gay marriage, threatening a rebellion bigger than the one in which 81 voted against the Government on Europe.
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