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February 02, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: As Supreme Court takes up gay marriage question, foes rally
Foes of same-sex marriage are warning the Supreme Court that lifting state or federal restrictions would threaten their own economic and religious freedoms and lead to social and political upheaval.
February 01, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: The White House’s contraceptives compromise
The Obama administration proposed broader latitude Friday for religious nonprofits that object to the mandated coverage of contraceptives, one that will allow large faith-based hospitals and universities to issue plans that do not directly provide birth control coverage.
February 01, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Church should have more control over Russian life: Putin
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the Orthodox Church should be given more say over family life, education and the armed forces in Russia, as he celebrated the leadership of its head Patriarch Kirill.
February 01, 2013 - The Times
The Times: High Court opens way to Sharia divorces
The prospect of divorce cases being settled by Sharia and religious courts has been opened up by a landmark legal decision.
January 31, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Foes, supporters debate Wash. abortion insurance bill at House hearing
Abortion rights supporters and opponents packed a Washington state House hearing Thursday and debated a measure that would require insurers to pay for the procedure.
January 29, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Russian anti-gay bill sets off furor
On Friday, Ilya Kolmanovsky, who is straight, stood outside Russia’s lower house of parliament to protest an anti-gay bill.
January 29, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Catholics mobilize to defeat Philippine politicians who backed reproductive law
After a stinging, high-profile defeat in December, Catholic groups in the Philippines are organizing an effort to influence congressional elections that could put the church’s political power to the test.
January 29, 2013 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Journal-Constitution: Chick-fil-A keeps growing despite uproar
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy’s controversial comments on “biblical” marriage last summer and the uproar that followed didn’t dampen the Atlanta company’s annual sales.
January 29, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: In shift, an activist enlists same-sex couples in a pro-marriage coalition
David Blankenhorn, a traditional-marriage advocate and star witness in the Proposition 8 trial in California in 2010, shocked his allies with an Op-Ed article in The New York Times last June announcing that he was quitting the fight against same-sex marriage.
January 29, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Exclusive: Gay marriage foes suffer from fundraising shortfall
Foes of same-sex marriage are laboring to pay the tab for an epic legal case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, as the movement suffers from fundraising shortfalls that could sap its strength in future battles.
January 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood
President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally whose president is a conservative Islamist walking a fine line between acting as a moderate peace broker and keeping his Muslim Brotherhood party happy with anti-American rhetoric.
January 28, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Israeli secularists appear to find their voice
Speaking to a group of ultra-Orthodox men shortly before he officially entered politics, Yair Lapid, a proudly secular talk-show host, declared that in a century-long competition to define Israel’s character, “we lost and you won.”
January 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Boy Scouts could face division and defections if it proceeds to end mandatory ban on gays
The Boy Scouts of America’s proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has outraged some longtime admirers, gratified many critics and raised intriguing questions about the iconic organization’s future.
January 27, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Thousands rally in Paris for same-sex marriage
Thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to show their support for a same-sex marriage bill that lawmakers will begin to debate on Tuesday.
January 26, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Jihadists and secular activists clash in Syria
The tensions had been simmering for months in the northern Syrian town of Saraqib.
January 26, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: The road to renewal
THE sleep has been long and deep. In 2005 Harvard University produced more scientific papers than 17 Arabic-speaking countries combined.
January 26, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: A flood of suits fights coverage of birth control
In a flood of lawsuits, Roman Catholics, evangelicals and Mennonites are challenging a provision in the new health care law that requires employers to cover birth control in employee health plans — a high-stakes clash between religious freedom and health care access that appears headed to the Supreme Court.
January 25, 2013 - The Times of India
Times of India: For atheist China, religion is no longer a poison
Worried about the rise in people's interest in spiritualism six decades after the early Communists declared it to be evil, China's atheist government is calling for use of religion as a patriotic tool to rejuvenate the nation.
January 24, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Critics of Jordan's king perform well in election
The surprise victory of 37 Islamist and other government critics despite an election boycott injects a degree of dissent into Jordan's newly empowered parliament.
January 24, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Ark. clergy split on allowing guns in church
A proposal to allow concealed handguns in Arkansas' houses of worship is dividing religious leaders on whether easing the firearm rules would offer more protection to congregants or disrupt the sanctuary that they try to offer every week.
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