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March 14, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Bishops, White House talks snarl on treatment of faith-based groups
The Obama administration has been quietly negotiating with representatives of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in an effort to tamp down their furious opposition to a federal mandate that insurance companies cover birth control, according to sources familiar with the talks.
March 13, 2012 - The Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News: Analysis: Where will evangelical voters land in GOP race?
Religious conservatives once seen as bit players in an election year about the economy have emerged as a dominant force in prolonging the GOP presidential race.
March 13, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: U.S. Bishops consider broader focus in birth-control fight
Facing small but clear signs of discontent within their own ranks, U.S. Catholic bishops may be poised to rethink their aggressive tactics for fighting a federal mandate that health insurance plans cover contraception, according to sources close to influential bishops.
March 13, 2012 - The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Star Tribune: U of Minn. professors clash with stem-cell company
Two University of Minnesota ethicists have set off a firestorm by raising questions about a controversial Texas stem-cell company.
March 13, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Cuba cardinal makes rare televised speech about Pope Benedict XVI’s impending visit
Cuban authorities granted Havana’s Roman Catholic cardinal a rare chance to address the nation Tuesday night on state-controlled television about the imminent arrival of Pope Benedict XVI.
March 13, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Toronto Jewish community starts security patrol system to combat hate crimes
With Toronto’s Jews routinely identified as one of the city’s most victimized racial or ethnic groups, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs plans to form a bold new citizen security system aimed at curtailing hate crimes in the community.
March 12, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Fired NASA computer specialist alleges discrimination over his belief in intelligent design
A computer specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going to court over allegations that he was wrongfully terminated because of his belief in intelligent design.
March 12, 2012 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch: Girl Scouts in St. Louis area celebrate 100th anniversary of organization
For learning more about her Christian faith, the Girl Scouts awarded 10-year-old Elizabeth Ames with a medal, one of the few pins or badges that get to be worn on the front of her vest.
March 11, 2012 - Indianapolis Star
Indy Star: Religion vs. regulation: Indiana's faith-based day cares caught in between
At Westside Church of the Nazarene's child-care center, Bible time is set aside each day for the 2- to 5-year-olds.
March 11, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: 3 abortion bills facing NH House votes
Abortion opponents call a bill before New Hampshire’s House “informed consent’’ because it requires women to wait 24 hours and be given information on fetal development, but pro-choice groups say it is insulting to require women to wait and would require biased counseling.
March 09, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Why is Santorum losing the Catholic vote?
It’s easy to stereotype the American electorate, to make assumptions about which politicians should appeal to which voters.
March 08, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Interfaith leaders join Muslims in opposition to NYPD surveillance tactics in New Jersey
Some high-ranking religious leaders joined with New Jersey Muslims on Thursday in demanding reassurance from state authorities that no one is being spied on because of their religion.
March 08, 2012 - McClatchy Newspapers
McClatchy: Abortion bill brings issue to the forefront in California
As proposals to tighten abortion laws work their way through statehouses across the country, California lawmakers are set to consider legislation aimed at giving more women access to first-term pregnancy terminations.
March 07, 2012 - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: DuPage mosque again denied minaret and dome
Amid opposition from local residents, leaders of a planned mosque near Willowbrook were dealt a setback Tuesday in their ongoing efforts to include a minaret and a dome as part of the structure.
March 07, 2012 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Romney fails to quiet doubts over evangelical vote in South
Mitt Romney’s disappointing second-place finish in Tennessee last night deprived him of a victory that his campaign had hoped would dispel lingering doubts about the ability of a Mormon from Massachusetts to appeal to evangelical Christians in the Bible Belt.
March 07, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: New front in birth control rule battle: the courts
Republicans and religious organizations fighting President Obama’s new birth-control-coverage rule are focusing their hopes on what could prove the next front in the battle: the courts.
March 07, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Va. governor signs bill to require abdominal ultrasounds before abortions despite protests
Abdominal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions in Virginia will become mandatory under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state's Republican governor, who had faced a national uproar when earlier versions of the measure had sought to make the exams medically invasive.
March 07, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: New front in birth control rule battle: the courts
Republicans and religious organizations fighting President Obama’s new birth-control-coverage rule are focusing their hopes on what could prove the next front in the battle: the courts.
March 06, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Minn. school district settles bullying lawsuits
Minnesota's largest school district on Monday voted to settle a pair of lawsuits over a policy that was criticized for failing to protect gay students  from bullying.
March 05, 2012 - The Tennessean
Tennessean: Suit to test protections of religious employers
A former Metro Council member’s lawsuit against the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has been transferred to federal court, where it is poised to test both the limits on religious institutions’ immunity from employee lawsuits and the breadth of the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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