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September 16, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage
At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think.
September 09, 2012 - The Mail
The Mail: BBC resists calls to have atheists on Radio 4's Thought for the Day 'God Slot'
Atheists will not be invited to speak on the BBC's religious programme, Thought for the Day, despite repeated calls by secular groups.
September 07, 2012 - The Telegraph
Telegraph: Vatican official says Israel fostering intolerance of Christianity
Police inaction and an educational culture that encourages Jewish children to treat Christians with "contempt" has made life increasingly "intolerable" for many, Fr Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Custodian of the Holy Land, said.
September 03, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Korean 'messiah' leaves behind religious and business empire
The Rev. Moon Sun-myung, who called himself the “messiah” and founded a global religious movement as well as far-flung business interests, died Monday at his Unification Church complex east of South Korea's capital, Seoul, surrounded by family members and well-wishers.
September 01, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: In a Ban, a Measure of European Tolerance
During a recent protest in Marseille, seven people were suddenly surrounded by the police, bundled into a van and brought in for questioning.
August 30, 2012 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer: Romney evokes pride among Mormons
An old Mormon folk tale envisions a day when the U.S. Constitution "will hang by a thread," only to be saved by Mormons.
August 18, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: The online ummah
FOR one household a cannon blast signals the end of the daily fast during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, just as it has done for many years.
August 18, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Earthly concerns
OF ALL the organisations that serve America’s poor, few do more good work than the Catholic church: its schools and hospitals provide a lifeline for millions.
August 16, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Muslim immigrants at home key to U.S. image abroad
After four years of living in the U.S., Mohamed Jedeh is anxious to return to his native Libya.
August 15, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Opening a door to traditional Korean culture
Buddhism is not just a religion in Korea. It is an integral cultural asset that has substantially contributed to the development of the country’s tradition and arts for the last 1,700 years.
August 10, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Opinion: In an America with so many religions, what does religious freedom mean?
In the United States, Muslim women trying to maintain modesty should get female-only hours at the public pool, right?
August 08, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Controversial United Church proposal on Israeli settlements to be debated at General Council
Members of the United Church of Canada and Canadian Jewish community leaders fear a hardening of relations or, at worst, an irrevocable rift between the two religious groups should a controversial proposal to boycott Israeli settlement goods be accepted at the United Church’s 41st General Council next week.
August 08, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: In Tibet, defiant self-immolations spread beyond monks, nuns
Yesterday, a Tibetan mother died after her self-immolation in protest of the Dalai Lama's exile and the lack of freedom in Tibet. The number of self-immolators has risen to 45 in the past 1-1/2 years.
August 08, 2012 - NPR
NPR: The most influential evangelist you've never heard of
David Barton says Americans have been misled about their history. And he aims to change that.
August 08, 2012 - The Washington Times
Washington Times: Anti-Obama Catholics want dinner invitation rescinded
Catholics opposed to President Obama attending the annual Alfred E. Smith charity dinner in New York have started an online petition urging Cardinal Timothy Dolan to withdraw his invitation to the president.
August 07, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Black churches split over gay marriage and Obama
At Charity Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, S.C., the Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III supports and follows his African-American congregation’s policy: They will only conduct marriages between one man and one woman.
August 07, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Christianity is slowly dying in its homelands
Wherever you go in the Middle East today, you see the Arab Spring rapidly turning into the Christian winter.
August 06, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Philippines moves forward with bill to improve contraceptive access
Despite opposition from the powerful Roman Catholic Church, a bill that would mandate sex education in schools and subsidize contraceptives moved ahead on Monday after being stalled in the Philippine Congress for 14 years.
August 06, 2012 - The Canadian Press
Canadian Press: Churches speak out on Northern Gateway pipeline
Churches across Canada say they have a religious duty to speak out on the proposed Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline.
August 06, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
C.S. Monitor: Wisconsin shooting: Why U.S. Sikhs have feared attack for more than a decade

The Christian Science Monitor C.S. Monitor: Wisconsin shooting: Why U.S. Sikhs have feared attack for more than a decade G. Jeffrey MacDonald 2012-08-06 Sunday’s shooting rampage at a Sikh house of worship in Oak Creek, Wisc. brought unprecedented violence and attention to a group with only about 600,00

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