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May 14, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Critics of Russian Orthodox Church say it's sold its soul to Putin
The skinny dissident is thrown headfirst into a police van by camouflage-clad officers.
May 13, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Romney advances with Evangelicals
Evangelical leaders praised Mitt Romney over the weekend after he sought to reassure Christians who harbor doubts about his Mormon faith and the depth of his conservative convictions.
May 13, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: After Obama’s decision on marriage, a call to pastors
About two hours after declaring his support for same-sex marriage last week, President Obama gathered eight or so African-American ministers on a  conference call to explain himself.
May 12, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Coptic Christians fear rise of Islamists on eve of presidential elections
A year after an attack by ultraconservative Muslims raised the spectre of a wave of religious strife in Egypt, the Christian churches in Cairo’s Imbaba district have been repaired, with sturdy wooden rafters, fresh paint and portraits of the Virgin Mary and Jesus ready to be hung anew.
May 12, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Romney tells evangelicals their values are his, too
Mitt Romney traveled to Liberty University, the spiritual heart of the conservative movement, on Saturday, seeking to quell concerns about him among evangelical voters by offering a forceful defense of faith and Christian values in public life.
May 11, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: Romney, Liberty U. undaunted by backlash
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who struggled to gain the support of evangelicals during the primaries, will deliver a commencement address Saturday at Liberty University, one of the largest Christian universities in the country.
May 11, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: Christians in Syria live in uneasy alliance with Assad, Alawites
Hani Sarhan is a Christian who says none of his relatives works with the regime of Bashar Assad or has anything to do with it.
May 11, 2012 - The New York Tiems
NYT: Iran presses for official to be next leader of Shiites
As the top spiritual leader in the Shiite Muslim world, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has instructed his followers on what to eat and how to wash, how to marry and to bury their dead.
May 11, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Culture war looms as Israel pledges to end ultra-Orthodox military exemptions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dramatically bolstered his ruling coalition this week with a unity deal meant to help him thwart challenges from fringe factions.
May 11, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Is Mitt Romney’s love for America a Mormon thing?
When it comes to American exceptionalism, Mitt Romney is going all in.
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 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 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.
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