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March 30, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: Communal violence in Myanmar: When the lid blows off
When Myanmar’s newly installed president and former soldier, Thein Sein, kick-started the country’s political transition two years ago, he hoped to usher in a clean and steady advance towards some sort of orderly democracy. Now, however, things are starting to turn out rather differently.
March 30, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Hugo Chavez’s legacy gains religious glow; he’s declared ‘Christ of the Americas’ in Venezuela
Holding a Bible in her arms at the start of Holy Week, seamstress Maria Munoz waited patiently to visit the tomb of the man she considers another savior of humanity.
March 30, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Ex-Anglican leader says Britain's PM alienating Christians
British Prime Minister David Cameron is alienating Christians by promoting gay marriage, an influential former leader of the world's 80 million Anglicans said on Saturday.
March 29, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope extends hand of friendship to “Muslim brothers and sisters” during Good Friday rite
Pope Francis reached out in friendship to “so many Muslim brothers and sisters” during a Good Friday procession dedicated to the suffering of Christians from terrorism, war and religious fanaticism in the Middle East.
March 28, 2013 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Catholic universities agree with BC on condom distribution
Catholic universities across the United States say they would tell student groups distributing condoms on campus to stop and would potentially threaten disciplinary action, just as Boston ­College did earlier this month.
March 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: However Supreme Court rules, sharp divisions over gay marriage will persist across U.S.
However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come.
March 28, 2013 - The Arizona Republic
Ariz. Republic: Abortion enters Arizona debate on Medicaid expansion
One of the Legislature’s most powerful lobbying groups says Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid-expansion plan would subsidize abortions and is pushing for an amendment that complicates negotiations and threatens the proposal.
March 28, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Islamist militancy quietly makes inroads in post-revolution Tunisia
One night last December, national guardsmen burst into the hospital emergency room in this mountain town leading a young man, handcuffed and shot through the right buttock.
March 27, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: New laws ban most abortions in North Dakota
Gov. Jack Dalrymple of North Dakota approved the nation's toughest abortion restrictions on Tuesday, signing into law a measure that would ban nearly all abortions and inviting a legal showdown over just how much states can limit access to the procedure.
March 26, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Oral arguments echo in gatherings across nation
Most United States Supreme Court cases, however significant, pass largely unnoticed when they are argued. But the opening of hearings over the legal definition of marriage was a cultural moment that brought America to its front porch.
March 25, 2013 - The Times
The Times: Cyprus ‘must quit the euro’, says Archbishop
The future of Cyprus belongs outside the euro, its spiritual leader said yesterday, as its President returned to Brussels for last-ditch talks on a bailout to save the economy from meltdown.
March 24, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Myanmar's ethnic minorities grow pessimistic about peace
Ethnic conflicts have been described as Myanmar’s original sin, a legacy of hatred and mistrust that fueled more than six decades of intermittent civil war.
March 24, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Navigating a niche market: Selling technology to synagogues
Bethesda resident Andrew Rosen said his young daughter, like a lot of kids, was no fan of attending weekly religion classes. One morning he found her in tears, clinging to the dining-room table, refusing to go to the Hebrew school run by his local synagogue.
March 24, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Protesters clash with police at last-ditch demonstration against French gay marriage law
Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.
March 24, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Gay marriage at the Supreme Court: What are the pivot points?
It has been 10 years since the US Supreme Court last issued a landmark ruling expanding gay rights in America.
March 23, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Shadow of Roe v. Wade looms over ruling on gay marriage
When the Supreme Court hears a pair of cases on same-sex marriage on Tuesday and Wednesday, the justices will be working in the shadow of a 40-year-old decision on another subject entirely: Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion.
March 22, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Gay-marriage cases to define Supreme Court legacy
When the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of marriage for gay men and lesbians in the coming week, the justices will be taking a major step toward defining their own legacy.
March 22, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Gay marriage? These voices say 'No' and explain why
They are moms and dads, authors and activists, a former police officer and a former single mom.
March 22, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Support grows in Vermont for an end-of-life bill
Dick and Ginny Walters envision a new approach to dying for Vermont residents: They want terminally ill patients with a prognosis of less than six months to live to have the right to request and take life-ending medication.
March 22, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Pope appeals for more interreligious dialogue
Pope Francis appealed for more intense dialogue with Islam on Friday, while calling on church leaders to renew diplomatic discourse with countries that do not have official ties with the Holy See, like China.
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