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May 10, 2012 - South China Morning Post
Morning Post: God helped me escape, says Chen
Recounting his daring escape from house arrest, blind activist Chen Guangcheng - on his hospital bed in Beijing - said he still could not believe his luck.
May 10, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Srirangam mutt spar over burial spot of dead seer
The body of Lakhsmana Narayana seer of Srirangam Balahari Purushothama Ramanuja mutt, who passed away in Kolkata on May 6, created a flutter in Srirangam on Wednesday over a dispute whether the mortal remains could be buried inside the mutt.
May 10, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: For Obama, gay marriage stance born of a long evolution
Liberal bloggers were seated around a big table in the Roosevelt Room, peppering President Obama with policy questions.
May 10, 2012 - The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune: New guide advises Evangelicals on how to talk to Mormons
Richard Mouw never intended to start a riot within the Evangelical community by saying his fellow believers had "sinned against Mormonism."
May 09, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Obama endorses gay marriage, says same-sex couples should have right to wed
President Obama announced Wednesday that he believes same-sex couples should be granted the right to marry, becoming the first U.S. president in history to fully embrace that level of civil rights for gays.
May 09, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Vatican's bioethics advisory board asked to resign over conference
Members of the Vatican’s bioethics advisory panel have called for its board to resign after scientists who don’t support core church teaching on issues like birth control and infertility were featured at its annual conference.
May 09, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Islamists expected to boost share in Algeria elections
Islamist parties are widely expected to extend their influence over North African politics on Thursday, when Algeria holds its first parliamentary elections since the Arab Spring uprisings.
May 09, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Geagea: Christians must spearhead change
The Christians of the Middle East should not view with trepidation the turmoil engulfing the region over the past 18 months, Syria especially, but should instead seize the initiative to advance change and ensure communal survival, says Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.
May 09, 2012 - National Post
National Post: Opinion: Confronting abortion, ‘the defining moral conflict of our epoch’
Canada is the only developed country in the world with no abortion law.
May 09, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Pious Turks push for labor justice
For the Turkish youths who set out to change the world last week, May Day began with prayers.
May 08, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: North Carolina voters pass same-sex marriage ban
As expected, North Carolinians voted in large numbers on Tuesday for an amendment that would ban same-sex marriages, partnerships and civil unions, becoming the 30th state in the country and the last in the South to include a prohibition on gay marriage in the state constitution.
May 08, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Churchgoers and activists unite to announce 'pilgrimage for justice'
Ten weeks after the tents of Occupy movement were removed from outside St Paul's cathedral, a group has been launched seeking to cement the ties between churchgoers and activists with a march from London to Canterbury demanding social justice and greater economic equality.
May 08, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Group of California lawmakers approve first-in-nation ban on 'conversion' therapy in key vote
A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight is speeding through the California statehouse.
May 08, 2012 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Georgetown catches flak for Sebelius invite
In what has become an annual tradition, another Catholic university has come under fire for its choice of commencement speaker.
May 08, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Canada’s pro-life movement gets a slick, youthful rebranding
They will fight to protect the unborn, raise their voices against abortion in Canada — and maybe win an iPod.
May 07, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Cong leaders pitch for reservations for Muslims
In a bid to win the confidence of the state's Muslim community, senior state and national Congress leaders participated in a two-day conference on education organized by the All India Muslim Educational Society here.
May 07, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Chavez’s cross: Venezuelan leader increasingly turns to Christianity during cancer struggle
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spent much of his career praising the socialist ideas of famed atheists such as Karl Marx and Fidel Castro.
May 06, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Buddhist order protests state ownership of relic
The Jogye Order, Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, on Friday protested the planned donation of a missing relic to the government.
May 06, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Islamist attacks saint’s tomb in Timbuktu
A new member of an Islamist group in north Mali attacked and burned a saint’s tomb classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, the spokesman for the group said Sunday.
May 06, 2012 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Growing demand for spiritual directors
Natalie Weaver, a 25-year-old musician who lives in Roxbury, does not go to church.
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