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May 25, 2011 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Male circumcision opponents propose ballot measure in Santa Monica
Performing a circumcision on a boy under age 18 — even for religious reasons — would be illegal under a measure that a San Diego group hopes to place on Santa Monica's November 2012 ballot.
May 20, 2011 - Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis Star: Lutherans split on gay clergy
A Hancock County church has become the first in the Indianapolis area to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over the issue of allowing clergy who are openly gay.
May 20, 2011 - The Observer
The Observer: Book review: A Quiet Revolution by Leila Ahmed
In 1955, the Oxford historian Albert Hourani published an article entitled "The Vanishing Veil", predicting that the centuries-old practice would soon disappear from Muslim societies.
May 16, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Muslim creationists tour France denouncing Darwin
Four years after they first frightened France, Muslim creationists are back touring the country preaching against evolution and claiming the Koran predicted many modern scientific discoveries.
May 14, 2011 - The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun: Praying in public
The Lord is no longer being invoked at Salisbury City Council meetings for now, though he just received a standing invitation to the gatherings of the Frederick County Commission.
May 12, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Bill would strengthen role of religious freedom envoy
New legislation proposed by a leading congressional watchdog would push the State Department to make international religious freedom a greater priority.
May 11, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Obama rallies Hispanic Christians on immigration
President Obama assured Hispanic Christians on Thursday (May 12) that he hears their pleas for immigration reform, calling it a "moral imperative" that requires action from the pews and the White House.
May 09, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: India's Supreme Court suspends ruling on disputed Ayodhya holy site
India’s highest court Monday suspended a historic verdict that had sought to end controversy over one of the most hotly disputed religious sites in the world.
May 06, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Pious Indians bank on holy deposits
In a bank with no security gates, guards or locks, deposits from thousands of customers from across India are stacked on shelves, protected from theft by the grace of God.
May 05, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: National Day of Prayer a testament to America's uniqueness, backers say
Black activist Najee Ali will be attending Muslim services at Bilal Islamic Center in Los Angeles, where after standard prayers, a speaker will briefly address the killing of Osama bin Laden.
May 04, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Reformed denominations join to plant churches
The Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church are joining together after they split more than 150 years ago to launch a church planting project in four "test areas" across the U.S.
May 04, 2011 - The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star: Jehovah’s Witness can get bloodless liver transplant
The state of Kansas violated a Jehovah’s Witness’ constitutional right to exercise her religious faith when it denied her request for an out-of-state liver transplant, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
May 02, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Is it OK to cheer Osama bin Laden's death?
Jesus said "love your enemies." If only he had said how we should react when they die at our own hands.
April 29, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Feminist pioneer challenges Orthodox patriarchy
Tova Hartman opens the door to her apartment with a warm smile, speaking softly and casually dressed. With her down-to-earth femininity, she doesn't exactly look like a rabble-rouser within Orthodox Judaism.
April 24, 2011 - Greenville News
Greenville News: Changes underway in religious landscape
On Sundays, Shane Vanhook and his wife, Brandy, sit in a pew at Russell Memorial Presbyterian Church on Greenville's west side.
April 24, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Easter Sunday: Where did Obama go to church?
On a bright Easter morning in Washington, President Obama and his family attended the Shiloh Baptist Church.
April 22, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP:Penitent Filipinos nailed to crosses in Good Friday rite rejected by Catholic church leaders
At least 24 Filipinos were nailed to wooden crosses to re-enact Jesus Christ's suffering in a local Good Friday rite rejected by Catholic church leaders but witnessed by throngs of believers and thousands of tourists.
April 21, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Hindus find a Ganges in Queens, to park rangers’ dismay
It was just after dawn last Sunday when a pair of pilgrims lighted incense on the shore and dropped two coconuts into the sacred waters, otherwise known as Jamaica Bay.
April 20, 2011 - The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail: Muslims give backing to Christian electrician persecuted for cross in van
Hindu, Muslim and Sikh leaders last night offered support to electrician Colin Atkinson who faces the sack for making a stand over his Christian beliefs.
April 20, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Traditions foil fire exit at Jerusalem church
Thousands of Christian believers will fill the medieval chambers of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday for a ritual known as the Holy Fire, packed shoulder to shoulder and holding burning candles as pilgrims have done for centuries
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