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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
April 20, 2011 - The Economist
The Economist: A date with God: Holy fires and calendrical quibbles
Religions have a rum relationship with calendars. They invite people to enter a reality that transcends all the limitations of time, space and finitude; yet faiths are often disputatiously obsessed with pinning down the precise moment at which certain cosmically important events occurred or should be celebrated.
April 19, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Fears of uprisings prompt China’s Easter crackdown
The days leading up to Easter are always a sombre time for Christians. But this year in Beijing, many believers have the added concern of not knowing if or where they’ll be allowed to celebrate the holiest day of the year on the Christian calendar.
April 19, 2011 - Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star: Jehovah’s Witness sues Kansas for bloodless transplant
As much as Mary Stinemetz wants to live, she’s ready to die for her faith.
April 18, 2011 - The Independent
The Independent: Will the last person to leave the Church of England please turn out the lights
As the faithful look forward to Easter and the Archbishop of Canterbury prepares to officiate at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, it may seem inappropriate to be discussing the future of his Church.
April 17, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: At some Virginia churches, guns are an invisible part of the routine
Parishioners carried Bibles in embroidered cases, babies with ribbons in their hair, and flutes, violins and sheet music into Immanuel Bible Church for Palm Sunday services.
April 16, 2011 - The Morning Call
Morning Call: Want to join Central's honor society? Better go to church
Jacob Ross thought he had it in the bag.
April 15, 2011 - The Tennessean
The Tennessean: Suit over prayer day is dismissed
A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a ruling that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional and ordered that a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s right to proclaim the day be dismissed.
April 14, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Court dismisses challenge to National Day of Prayer
The law calling for an annual National Day of Prayer imposes solely on the duties of the U.S. president, leaving private citizens no legal standing to challenge it, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday (April 14).
April 13, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: At interfaith families group, a rabbi does the Easter sermon
On the second night of Passover, Rabbi Harold White will lead a traditional seder dinner with matzoh and bitter herbs and all the trimmings. Five days later, he'll deliver the sermon on Easter Sunday.
April 11, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Jews craft their own answers with DIY Passover options
As newlyweds, Cokie and Steve Roberts wanted to host a Passover seder that could be enjoyed by her devout Catholic family, his secular Jewish clan, and friends from a range of backgrounds.
April 11, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Long-lost letter sheds light on Lincoln's faith
On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, a long-lost letter has surfaced that describes President Abraham Lincoln's belief in God.
April 11, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: France enforces ban on full-face veils in public
France on Monday formally banned the wearing of full veils in public places, becoming the first country in Europe to impose restrictions on a form of attire that some Muslims consider a religious obligation.
April 08, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Dutch consider banning religious animal slaughter
One of Europe's first countries to allow Jews to practice their religion openly may soon pass a law banning centuries-old Jewish and Muslim traditions on the ritual slaughter of animals.
April 07, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Excommunicated church thrives despite censure
At Spiritus Christi Church, the choir sings the lyrics of "Amazing Grace" to the tune of "House of the Rising Sun" -- a song about a brothel.
April 04, 2011 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Afghanistan plans Taliban-style dress code for weddings

There's an awful lot of flesh on display at Qasre Aros in central Kabul. Arms and shoulders are free to the elements, while necklines plunge daringly low on garish ballgowns made of every shade of synthetic material imaginable and encrusted with fake jewels.

April 04, 2011 - USA Today
USA Today: New furor over France's Muslims as veil ban looms

Karima has a plan. If police stop her for wearing a veil over her face, she'll remove it — then put it back on once they're out of sight. If that doesn't work, she'll stay home, or even leave France.

April 04, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Court says Adventist postmen can't get Saturday off
Neither snow nor rain nor Saturday Sabbaths should keep a Missouri mailman from his appointed rounds, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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