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January 07, 2012 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer: Churches struggle with declining congregations
For a while, it seemed as if the new year would be anything but happy for the members of St. James Episcopal Church in Prospect Park.
January 06, 2012 - The Toronto Star
The Star: An Ethiopian Christmas
The scene felt like it was straight out of a fairytale book from other lands.
January 05, 2012 - New York Daily News
NY Daily News: Infinity NY Church fears longtime center home is threatened by New York City Housing Authority policy
Clergy who use New York City Housing Authority community centers are in fear that they will be banned after receiving notice that their agreements to use the spaces are being reviewed.
January 05, 2012 - The Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Magistrate advises: Ban on long beards in prison to continue
Acknowledging that the issue was a "pretty close call," a magistrate judge on Wednesday said he will recommend that a Muslim inmate be required to shave his beard despite the inmate's religious objections.
January 02, 2012 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Israel's ultra-orthodox problem
Rachel Weinstein calls it her Rosa Parks moment.
January 01, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jews dress up as concentration camp victims in protest, drawing sharp criticism
Images of ultra-Orthodox Jews dressing up as Nazi concentration camp inmates during a protest drew widespread condemnation Sunday and added a new twist to a simmering battle over growing extremism inside Israel’s insular ultra-Orthodox community.
December 31, 2011 - The Economist
The Economist: In the beginning were the words
Religions invite stereotypes, holy texts even more so. Non-Muslims often see Islam as a faith followed by people who hew so closely to an unchanging set of words that they ignore awkward new facts sooner than contradict its message.
December 30, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: The surprising success of the Confession app
When they launched their first Roman Catholic mobile phone application early this year, the founders of the Indiana-based startup Little i Apps had hoped their product would reach a small, niche market of fellow Catholics.
December 27, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Religious limits on women spur controversy in Israel
A sign outside a row of synagogues directing women to walk on the other side of the street has turned this town near Jerusalem into a front line of a raging national debate about the imposition of strict social codes by ultra-Orthodox zealots.
December 27, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Israeli girl, 8, at center of tension over religious extremism
The latest battleground in Israel’s struggle over religious extremism covers little more than a square mile of this Jewish city situated between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and it has the unexpected public face of a blond, bespectacled second-grade girl.
December 26, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Israeli girl's plight highlights Jewish extremism
A shy 8-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel's latest religious war.
December 25, 2011 - USA Today
USA Today: For many, 'Losing My Religion' isn't just a song: It's life
When Ben Helton signed up for an online dating service, under "religion" he called himself "spiritually apathetic."
December 24, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Indian courts challenge Facebook, Google content: report
Facebook, Google, Yahoo and other Internet firms have been ordered by two Indian courts to remove material deemed religiously offensive, the latest fight in a growing battle over web content in the world's largest democracy.
December 13, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Archdiocese can demolish SoHo church, court rules
A nearly five-year struggle over the future of a Roman Catholic parish in SoHo that began with a sudden padlock on the church doors ended on Tuesday, when New York State’s highest court affirmed that the Archdiocese of New York had the right to demolish the shuttered building despite opposition from the former parishioners.
December 13, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Philosopher sticks up for God
There are no atheists in foxholes, the old saying goes.
December 12, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Burqa ban: No more face-covering when new Canadians take oath of citizenship
New Canadian citizens must remove any face coverings, such as the Islamic niqab or burqa, while they take the oath of citizenship, the country’s immigration minister said Monday.
December 11, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Opinion: Tim Tebow: Hero? Role model? Overbearing evangelist? All of the above.
Seemingly the only thing about Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow that most Americans can agree upon is that he is much more than just another pro football player.
December 09, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: When the zoning board closes your church
What counts as a church? Chuck and Stephanie Fromm recently found out.
December 09, 2011 - Bloomberg
Bloomberg: Jerusalem orders Mosque ramp shut
Jerusalem's city engineer has ordered the closing within a week of the Old City's Mughrabi ramp, which leads to the hilltop compound that contains the al-Aqsa Mosque, saying it is "a threat to public safety."
December 08, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Orthodox rabbi who fought Army’s rule against beards to become chaplain; settlement reached
An Orthodox Jewish rabbi who was barred from serving as an Army chaplain because he refused to shave the beard required by his faith has won his legal fight against the military and will be sworn in Friday.
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