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May 06, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Iran warns Syrian rebels after report of shrine desecration
Iran’s Shiite leaders warned of regional sectarian conflict after reports that Syrian rebels raided a Shiite shrine in a suburb of Damascus last week, destroying the site and making off with the remains of the revered Shiite figure buried there.
May 06, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Anti-blasphemy protests in Bangladesh turn violent
Violence erupted across Bangladesh on Monday as Islamist fundamentalists demanding passage of an anti-blasphemy law clashed with security forces, leaving a trail of property damage and at least 22 people dead after a second day of unrest.
May 06, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Obama administration backs out of appeal over new contraceptive mandate
A federal appeals court in Washington has granted a request by the Obama administration to back out of an appeal involving a publisher of Bibles who is refusing for religious reasons to provide contraceptives to his employees under the president’s new health-care mandate.
May 05, 2013 - The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: For some Baptists, the name of the church is hindrance to saving souls
After 87 years, the University Baptist Church of Coral Gables recently shed its name for something it felt was more forward looking — Christ Journey.
May 03, 2013 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Same-sex marriage approved in Rhode Island
As more than 1,000 ecstatic supporters looked on, Governor Lincoln Chafee on Thursday signed legislation making Rhode Island the 10th state in the nation to permit gays and lesbians to wed, and establishing gay marriage as the law of the land throughout all of New England.
May 03, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Pakistan secular candidates campaign at their own risk
When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards.
May 03, 2013 - The Oregonian
Oregonian: Maitripa College invites Dalai Lama to Portland -- and he accepts
Michael Ium drove from Toronto to Portland to study Tibetan Buddhism at a college he'd never seen in a city he'd never visited.
May 02, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Fear begets fear in Myanmar: Citizens take on security as Buddhist extremism, violence spread
They have seen how the troubles start from the smallest things. They have seen the police powerless before mobs fired with religious zeal and armed with bricks and swords.
May 02, 2013 - The Tennessean
Tennessean: Soldiers inclined to proselytize may face court martial
A Pentagon ban on proselytizing has left some conservative activists fearful that Christian soldiers — and even military chaplains — could face court martial for sharing their faith.
May 02, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Struggling Catholic schools strategize to draw new students
For years, headlines about Catholic schools in the United States have told gloomy tales of falling enrollment and multiple closings.
May 02, 2013 - The Associtated Press
AP: Md. governor signs bill to abolish death penalty; 6th state in 6 years to repeal it
Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty in nearly 50 years, joining only West Virginia.
May 02, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: With Benedict's return, Vatican experiment begins
When Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, returned to Vatican City on Thursday, two months after his retirement, he inaugurated a living arrangement as unusual as it may be unpredictable.
May 01, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Irish bill brings more clarity – and more heat – to abortion debate
It came half a day late, but late last night the Irish government finally published the "heads of bill" outlining its proposed abortion legislation – though it did little to stem arguments about the legality and morality of abortion in Ireland, where the practice has been outlawed.
May 01, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: U.S. to defend age limits on morning-after pill sales
The Obama administration moved Wednesday to keep girls under 15 from having over-the-counter access to morning-after pills, as the Justice Department filed a notice to appeal a judge’s order that would make the drug available without a prescription for girls and women of all ages.
April 30, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly Inquirer: Abortion brewing as Corbett campaign issue
No doubt the 2014 race for Pennsylvania governor will contain plenty of debate about jobs, jobs, and jobs. That's no surprise, since the economy ranks at the top of the list of issues state voters tell pollsters they care about most.
April 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Smooth sailing ahead for RI gay marriage bill
One final vote stands between Rhode Island joining the rest of New England and four other states in allowing gay couples to marry.
April 28, 2013 - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pitt. Post-Gazette: Is evolution missing link in some Pennsylvania high schools?
During an Advanced Placement biology course in Easton Area High School, Jennifer Estevez's teacher sped through the large chapter on evolution, focusing on one formula for the AP exam and the basics: survival of the fittest and natural selection.
April 28, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Iraq revokes licenses of Al Jazeera and 9 other TV channels
Iraq’s government on Sunday revoked the operating licenses of Al Jazeera and nine other television channels, saying that they were inciting sectarian conflict.
April 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Liberation theologians welcome Pope Francis who they see embracing a church for the poor
A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country’s slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose leftist social activism had alarmed previous pontiffs.
April 27, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: Islamists in Russia: The Boston bombs have put new focus on Russia’s Islamist republics
Hours after the Boston bombers were identified as Chechens, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, called Barack Obama to offer help with his investigations.
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