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Selected religion-related news from around the Web
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: State: Guns are allowed in church sometimes
A grassroots gun rights group had its argument turned on them Thursday as they tried to convince three judges that a year-old Georgia law infringes on gun owners' freedom of religion by putting restrictions on bringing their firearms with them to worship.
AP: Beards, hair cut off in attacks on Amish
A group of religious castoffs has been attacking fellow Amish, cutting off their hair and beards in an apparent feud over spiritual differences, a sheriff said Thursday, and one victim blamed relatives involved in a cult.
South China Morning Post: Islamic finance may offer a new model; here is your guide
With turmoil in the international capital markets, Islamic banking is being touted again as a new paradigm for the global markets.
Globe and Mail: Jewish sect girls ordered back to Israel
It is an enclave of ultra-Orthodoxy in the midst of the Laurentian mountains of Quebec, and its family practices have sparked an international tug-of-war with Israel.
News & Observer: Worship, peace amid airport rush
When the door is always open, no one is truly late.
Straits Times: French curbs unveil rising tension over Islam
The Goutte d'Or used to be such a typical neighbourhood here that it prompted Emile Zola, one of France's most famous writers, to use it as the setting for a novel.
Columbus Dispatch: Not all prison worship requests deemed holy
The warden of the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail is used to getting prisoners’ requests to use religious articles to practice their faiths behind bars.
The Times: British Muslims reviving polygamy
A growing number of young British Muslims are taking second or third wives in an unexpected revival of polygamy, according to religious leaders.
AP: Islamic healing is on the rise in Southeast Asia
A 47-year-old housewife who recently started using Islamic alternative cures emerged tearfully from an exorcism, speaking of newfound tranquility after a turbulent time in her life. Also, her abdominal pains are finally easing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WSJ: Where religion and business do mix
Talking about religion is often seen as taboo in business.
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.
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.
Newsweek: ‘Witches’
It was Pakpema Bleg’s own family who first accused her of practicing witchcraft.
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.
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