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June 02, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Protests in Turkey reveal a larger fight over identity
Across this vast city, a capital for three former empires, cranes dangle over construction sites, tin walls barricade old slums, and skyscrapers outclimb the mosque minarets that have dominated the skyline for centuries — all a vanguard for more audacious projects already in the works.
June 01, 2013 - The Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times: Same-sex marriage sponsor vows to press ahead after blowback for not seeking House vote
The lead House sponsor pushing same-sex marriage pledged Sunday to press ahead on the issue after facing fallout from a divided gay and lesbian community frustrated by his decision not to put the issue to a vote before state lawmakers went home for the summer.
June 01, 2013 - The National Post
National Post: McGill conference seeks place for religious perspectives in increasingly secular Quebec society
The questions asked by the Parti Québécois government in an opinion poll published last week offer a good indication of what the party thinks about bending to accommodate religious beliefs.
June 01, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Politics of religion: Catholic influence wanes as leaders break with members on gay marriage
Frank Ferri made peace with God years ago. Last month, Ferri defeated the Roman Catholic Church.
May 30, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: El Salvador high court upholds abortion ban as 'Beatriz' challenges law
A 22-year-old pregnant woman from the rural interior of El Salvador is lying in a hospital bed waiting to see if a recent Supreme Court ruling will be her death sentence. The reason: She is carrying a high-risk pregnancy in a country that has outlawed all forms of therapeutic abortion.
May 30, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Nigeria lawmakers pass bill banning gay marriage, setting prison sentences of up to 14 years
Nigeria’s House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that also calls for 10-year prison sentences for any “public show” of affection by a same-sex couple.
May 30, 2013 - National Public Radio
NPR: Will Ill. legalize gay marriage before legislature adjourns?
The clock is ticking for those who hope Illinois will become the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
May 30, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Churches grapple with whether to cut Boy Scout ties
Religious groups sponsor nearly 70 percent of Boy Scout troops nationwide. But the reaction among these groups was as diverse as the congregations themselves when the Boy Scouts of America recently voted to allow openly gay boys to join.
May 29, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Anti-alcohol bill leaves many Turks dispirited
Turkey is about to enact the strictest alcohol laws in the republic's 89-year history in a move that some Turks complain is part of a creeping Islamist agenda.
May 29, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Indonesian president's award from US religious foundation angers rights groups
Indonesia's president is receiving an award for promoting religious freedom from a New York-based foundation, prompting anger from human rights groups that say the country is not doing enough to prevent attacks on religious minorities in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
May 27, 2013 - El Pais
El Pais: 70 percent of Spaniards reject new plans for religion classes in schools
Spain’s latest education reform is already meeting with broad popular rejection before it even comes into effect.
May 26, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Archdiocese pays for health plan that covers birth control
As the nation’s leading Roman Catholic bishop, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York has been spearheading the fight against a provision of the new health care law that requires employers, including some that are religiously affiliated, to cover birth control in employee health plans.
May 26, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: GOP lawmakers push several anti-abortion measures
It would be harder and more expensive to get an abortion in Wisconsin under several bills being circulated by Republican lawmakers.
May 23, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths, maintain ban on gay adult leaders
The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its ban on openly gay youths but maintained a prohibition on gay adult leaders, a decision framed as a compromise but one that could lead to litigation and thousands of defections from one of America’s largest youth organizations.
May 23, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: With youth pounding at kingdom's gates, Saudi Arabia begins religious police reform
You may have heard about the case last month of three young men from the United Arab Emirates deported from Saudi Arabia for being “too handsome.”
May 22, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Some business owners resist providing employees with contraceptive coverage
Religiously devout business owners are waging a broad rebellion against providing their employees with contraceptive coverage, bringing dozens of lawsuits that seem certain to land the issue before the Supreme Court.
May 20, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Are prayers before public meetings OK? Supreme Court to decide.
The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether offering a prayer before a town meeting violates the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.
May 20, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: State Dept. report says countries have repressed religious freedom with laws
Countries around the world, including allies of the United States, have used laws on blasphemy and apostasy to suppress political opponents, the State Department said on Monday in an annual report chronicling a grim decline in religious freedom that has resulted in rising bigotry and sectarian violence.
May 20, 2013 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Evangelical weakness in gay Boy Scouts debate could hurt GOP
Signs of waning evangelical power in the nation’s culture wars and in Republican policy — and some unexpected challenges for GOP candidates — loom as the 103-year-old Boy Scouts of America gears up for a definitive vote this week on whether to welcome openly gay youths into the organization’s ranks.
May 18, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Hollande signs French gay marriage law
The rush toward France’s first same-sex marriage officially began Saturday morning, after President François Hollande signed the country’s “marriage for all” act into law.
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