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September 26, 2011 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Post-Gazette: Catholic agencies fight birth control proposal
If an impending federal rule requiring contraception and sterilization coverage in all health insurance policies is enacted, Catholic agencies may drop all health insurance, which they say could also force them to close.
September 24, 2011 - The Economist
The Economist: The war over statehood
To judge by the vehemence of the arguments, the issue could be a matter of war or peace. “A UN vote on Palestinian membership would be ruinous,” says the New York Times.
September 24, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Dalai Lama: will spell out reincarnation details
The Dalai Lama said Saturday if he is to be reincarnated he will leave clear written instructions about the process, but that the matter is unlikely to come up for a number of years.
September 23, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Pope warns against religious apathy
Pope Benedict XVI warned against the growing apathy toward religion in his homeland on the first day of his first state visit to Germany that has drawn both the faithful and angry protesters.
September 22, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Muslim women flout French ban of veil
Kenza Drider's posters for the French presidential race are ready to go, months before the official campaign begins.
September 21, 2011 - The Times of India
Times of India: China makes dent in halal market with 1/8th of India's Muslim population
With 22 million Muslims, China has just one-eight of India's Muslim population. But China has managed to play an effective role in the $500 billion export market for halal food by capitalizing on its influence as the world's biggest buyer of petroleum products.
September 19, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Where religion and business do mix
Talking about religion is often seen as taboo in business.
September 19, 2011 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer: Food-preparation standards in Muslim community up for interpretation
In a small industrial space in Upper Darby, Sultan Bhuiyan watches as one of his workers slides a live chicken upside down into a metal bracket.
September 15, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Ghana aims to abolish witches' camps
Ghanaian leaders and civil society groups met in the nation’s capital, Accra earlier this week to develop a plan to abolish the witches’ camps in the northern region, where over a thousand women and children who have been accused of sorcery are currently living in exile.
September 12, 2011 - Newsweek
Newsweek: ‘Witches’
It was Pakpema Bleg’s own family who first accused her of practicing witchcraft.
September 07, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Rabbi's refusal to testify could send him back to jail
Two years ago, Rabbi Moshe Zigelman went to prison rather than testify against fellow Jews in a federal tax-evasion case and receive a lesser punishment.
September 07, 2011 - The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: West promotes film about controversial Ground Zero mosque
U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., no stranger to controversy for his remarks about Muslim-Americans, on Wednesday renewed the debate over the Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York City, just days before the country marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
September 06, 2011 - The Independent
Independent: Saudi star-gazers accused of bungling dates of Ramadan
When is a moon not a moon? That is the question vexing Islamic astronomers after accusations that Saudi Arabia had jumped the gun in declaring the festival of Eid ul-Fitr because they mistook Saturn for the Moon.
August 31, 2011 - The Independent
Independent: The fast and the furious: Muslims are told Ramadan is not over yet
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims were left hungry and disappointed yesterday after Indonesia's government declared that the Moon was not in the right position to herald the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.
August 30, 2011 - The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee: Mormon men waiting longer to marry, worrying church officials
Marriage is a fundamental tenet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
August 30, 2011 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Opinion: Missionary movement must take a hard look at its modern self
As a new television series on “radical” Irish missionaries reminds us, Irish clergy once played an important role at the forefront of an international social justice movement.
August 28, 2011 - NPR
NPR: 'Leftovers': Life after Judgment Day
The rapture is the starting point of author Tom Perotta's new novel, The Leftovers.
August 23, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Calif. Senate panel OKs statewide rules on male circumcision after ban effort in San Francisco
A California Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to block local jurisdictions from banning male circumcision, a debate that evolved from a divisive ballot measure in San Francisco that would have barred the practice for most boys under age 18.
August 20, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Duke prof.: American's religious faith waning
Despite the prominence of religious believers in politics and culture, America has shrinking congregations, growing dissatisfaction with religious leaders and rising numbers of people who do not think about faith, according to a new study by a Duke University expert.
August 18, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope demands greater ethics in economic policy
Pope Benedict XVI has denounced the profit-at-all-cost mentality that he says is behind Europe's current economic crisis, and says morals and ethics must play a greater role in formulating economic policy in the future.
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