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Selected religion-related news from around the Web
NYT: At once Catholic and secular, France debates gay marriage
Frigide Barjot has made a career of mocking the establishment of France, dressing in fluorescent pink sweaters, playing in a band called the Dead Pompidous and hosting a philosophy soirée at which she handed out T-shirts with the logo, “Kierkegaard is my homeboy.”
NYT: Jihadi group says it stands with other Syrian rebels
The Nusra Front, Syria’s largest and most powerful jihadist rebel group, has built a reputation as an effective fighting force in the country’s civil war, even though its extremist ideology — and accusations that it is part of Al Qaeda — have caused friction in Syria and anxiety abroad.
Wash Post: Egypt’s Christians worried by Islamists’ rise
Egypt’s Christians were worried about their safety on Monday as they marked the first Christmas under Islamist rule, with Coptic Pope Tawadros II urging worshipers “not to be afraid” and some complaining that their lives had gone from bad to worse in the nearly two years since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.
Chicago Tribune: Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obama stem cell policy
The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to President Obama’s policy of expanding government-funded research using embryonic stem cells that scientists say may offer hope for new treatments for spinal injuries and Parkinson’s disease.
Reuters: French Muslims join opposition to same-sex marriage
French Muslims have begun joining a mostly Catholic-led movement against same-sex marriage, widening opposition to the reform that the Socialist-led government is set to write into the law by June.
AP: National debate on gay marriage returns to RI
In any other New England state, Chelsea Leyden could marry the woman she’s been with for more than two years. But not in Rhode Island. Leyden hopes this is the year that distinction disappears.
SF Chronicle: GOP split as gay marriage goes mainstream
Facing a tidal shift among voters embracing same-sex marriage, gay Republicans are offering their party a graceful retreat.
NYT: Indonesia envisions more religion in schools
Annisa Nurul Jannah, 11, was learning about how devices transmit heat, sound and electricity.
Times of India: Tulsi Gabbard, the first 'practicing Hindu' in House of Representatives
She took her oath on the Bhagavat Gita to reflect her abiding faith as a practicing Hindu.
NYT: Pregnancy centers gain influence in anti-abortion arena
With free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, along with diapers, parenting classes and even temporary housing, pregnancy centers are playing an increasingly influential role in the anti-abortion movement.
AP: Philippines contraception law points to Catholic church's waning power
Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III has picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared the bishops' worst nightmare: They no longer sway the masses.
NYT: Taking calls on abortion, and risks, in Chile
Every time the phone rings, Angela Erpel feels her nerves swell.
Globe and Mail: This Christmas, Egypt’s Coptic Christians are asking for respect
Jackline Nessim and Wael Sedrak, like many of Egypt’s Christians, long for a present that is unlikely to arrive before Coptic Christmas on Jan. 7. In fact, it may be a very long time in coming.
NYT: Houses of worship seeking FEMA grants face constitutional barrier
Hurricane Sandy flooded and battered St. George Malankara Orthodox Church of India in New Dorp, Staten Island, ruining its basement, windows and doors.
AP: Divided court upholds business-backed law forcing Hutterites to pay workers' comp insurance
A sharply divided Montana Supreme Court has ruled that forcing a Hutterite religious colony to pay workers' compensation insurance for jobs outside the commune is not an unconstitutional intrusion into religion.
AP: Nigeria president likens nation's unrest to Syria
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has likened attacks by a radical Islamist sect in his West African nation to the ongoing civil war in Syria, an unlikely acknowledgment from the seat of power about the violent unrest gripping the country.
Post-Dispatch: Muslim doctors run clinic for uninsured at St. Louis church
The Salam Free Clinic at a church in north St. Louis grew out of a Memorial Day barbecue and a desire to help.
Deseret News: Faith leaders weigh in on the fiscal cliff and programs for the poor
Mona Eisenberg of Lexington, Ky., knows if she goes grocery shopping, she'll be done for the day. In her struggle against systemic lupus erythematosus, which has no cure, she has to pick her battles.
The Toronto Star: Burma’s Chin Christians face persecution in Buddhist Na Ta La schools
A reformist government may have replaced the military dictatorship in Burma, but that hasn’t stopped the persecution of ethnic minorities, according to human rights groups.
WSJ: Greek church fields calls to do more
In the basement of St. Varvaras church, Rev. Theodoros Georgiou issued instructions on a recent morning to volunteers preparing hundreds of packages of food for local families, as two phones on his desk buzzed with more calls about supplies for Greece's growing ranks of the needy.
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