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March 06, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: In France, halal meat drama enters election campaign
In a bitterly divisive presidential election campaign, France is once again torn by an uncomfortable struggle over the place of Muslims in a society pledged to secularism but deeply rooted in Christianity.
March 03, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Sarkozy nixes halal meat in schools for Muslims
The issue of France's Muslims moved front and center into the presidential campaign with the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, excluding on Saturday any special indulgences for halal meat or separate swimming hours for Muslim women in public pools.
March 02, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: Same-sex unions: UK in the grip of gay rights debate
A prominent member of Britain's ruling Conservatives has challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a national referendum over plans to allow homosexuals to marry amid a renewed tug of war here on gay rights.
March 01, 2012 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Accusations of witchcraft are part of growing pattern of child abuse in UK
When 15-year-old Kristy Bamu left his parents in Paris on 16 December 2010, he was looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with his siblings, visiting their sister and her boyfriend in London.
February 29, 2012 - BBC
BBC: Catholic midwives lose abortion 'conscientious objection' case
TWO Catholic midwives have lost a legal bid to be classed as conscientious objectors and avoid any involvement in abortions.
February 27, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: The women who oppose female bishops
The Church of England is, in its own confounding and impenetrable way, preparing to welcome women as bishops.
February 25, 2012 - Irish Times
Irish Times: Doctors warned against carrying out abortions based on gender of foetus
IN 2007, an Oxford University study found clear evidence that women of Indian background living in Britain were having abortions because the foetus was not a boy.
February 24, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Opinion: Schools should teach morality for the here and now – not for any life to come
Against faith schools, against worship in schools, against confessional RE in schools – sometimes humanist views on education are portrayed in entirely negative terms.
February 19, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Vatican’s envoy to Ireland: Pope ‘relentless and consistent’ in tackling child abuse in church
Pope Benedict XVI has been “relentless and consistent” in seeking to oust child abusers from the priesthood worldwide, the pontiff’s new American envoy to Ireland said Sunday in his first homily here.
February 18, 2012 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: The problem in public life isn’t Islam, but religion itself
We always knew it could happen: A devout Muslim heads a conservative political party that takes office in a multicultural Western country, then leads a campaign to enforce mandatory prayer and to lobby for religious-based values and laws. How will people react?
February 17, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: When religion restricts lending
This Saturday, synagogues will chant the Torah portion of Mishpatim, from the book of Exodus, which is the source for the injunction against charging interest to a fellow Jew: "When you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, do not act toward them as a creditor; exact no interest from them."
February 17, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Bideford council to appeal against ban on prayers during meetings
Until this week, perhaps, Bideford owed its greatest claim to fame to its 1682 witch trials when three women were sent to the gallows in the reputed last hangings for witchcraft in England.
February 16, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Queen rides to the rescue of beleaguered Church
The Queen delivered her strongest defence of the Church of England yesterday, describing its role in society as under-appreciated, after a week in which religion has come under intense attack.
February 14, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Lady Warsi gets rapturous reception at Vatican for speech on faith
Lady Warsi's call to fight "intolerant secularism" and "give faith a seat at the table" in the UK was given a rapturous reception at the Vatican on Tuesday when she spoke to an audience of trainee Catholic diplomats.
February 13, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Call it a conspiracy, but Vatican leaks show power struggle in Holy See
Call it Conspiracy City. Call it Scandal City. Call it Leak City. These days this holy city has been in the news for anything but holy reasons.
February 11, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Christianity on the rack as judge bans public prayer
The right of Christian worship in schools and Parliament faces a fresh assault after a High Court judge banned prayers at council meetings.
February 08, 2012 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Church of England reaches compromise on women bishops
The archbishops of Canterbury and York has avoided humiliation in the Church of England's law-making body, the General Synod, by putting off a split over the ordination of women bishops.
February 07, 2012 - The Scotsman
Scotsman: ‘Dangerous’ radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to be freed within days
A RADICAL Muslim cleric, once described as “Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe” by a Spanish judge, is to be released on bail in a ruling which has infuriated the Home Office.
February 07, 2012 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: Victims’ groups slam Vatican sex abuse conference as window dressing
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday urged “profound renewal” of the Roman Catholic Church to prevent child abuse, as the Vatican held its first-ever summit on the issue despite protests by victims.
February 06, 2012 - The Independent
Independent: Prominent Tory disowns 'religious right' and supports gay marriage
A prominent Conservative has broken ranks with his allies on the "religious right" by declaring his support for the Government's controversial plans to legalise gay marriage.
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