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December 23, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Who's filling America's church pews
On a snowy 20-degree day in December, the visitors shiver as they move among vestiges of a long-closed Pizza Hut on this city's struggling main street.
December 22, 2012 - The National Post
National Post: Research team looking to prove controversial theory that religion was the ‘cornerstone to civilizations’
Seven years ago, social psychologist Ara Norenzayan gathered 125 participants at the University of British Columbia, asked them to solve a word puzzle and then handed them $10 with instructions to share it with a stranger.
December 19, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Religious leaders push congregants on gun control, sensing a watershed moment
Religious leaders across the country this week vowed to mobilize their congregants to push for gun control legislation and provide the ground support for politicians willing to take on the gun lobby, saying the time has come for action beyond praying and comforting the families of those killed.
December 19, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: On road to modernization Church of England finds crisis
The surprising defeat last month of a measure allowing the ordination of female bishops has plunged the Church of England into a crisis with one issue at its core: Should religion adapt to fit an increasingly secular society, or should it be the enforcer of tradition in fast-changing times?
December 18, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: French march for gay marriage, but fewer than those opposing the law
Supporters of same-sex marriage and adoption marched through Paris on Sunday to back the French government’s planned reform and counter unexpectedly strong opposition from conservative and religious groups.
December 18, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: Panel says most religious charities operate ethically
A high-profile panel of religious charities has issued a wish list this holiday season.
December 18, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Chinese leaders still suspicious of religion, party document shows
Chinese leaders issued an order last year quietly directing universities to root out foreigners suspected of plotting against the Communist Party by converting students to Christianity.
December 18, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Monks lose relevance as Thailand grows richer
The monks of this northern Thai village no longer perform one of the defining rituals of Buddhism, the early-morning walk through the community to collect food. Instead, the temple’s abbot dials a local restaurant and has takeout delivered.
December 18, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: How some Israelis see the sacred in settlements
As Rabbi Dovid Ben Meir leads visitors through the ruins of this ancient city, believed to have served as the Jewish capital more than 3,000 years ago, his love of history is clear.
December 17, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Philippine legislators approve divisive contraceptives bill despite church’s objections
Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme Court to block the legislation.
December 16, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: School yoga tries to avoid religious controversy
Public school yoga instructor Katie Campbell proudly looks out at 23 first graders as they contain their squirming in a kid-friendly version of the lotus position.
December 16, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Hungary's Jews face down new extremism
A week after a leader of Hungary's far-right Jobbik party called for lists of prominent Jews to be drawn up to protect national security, Janos Fonagy stepped forward.
December 14, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Israel's Women of the Wall pray for equality
Israeli security guards at the Western Wall on Friday searched women worshippers arriving at the holiest place where Jews can pray for a seemingly inoffensive object — the Jewish prayer shawl, which under the Orthodox tradition can be worn only by men.
December 14, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Turban pride restored as Sikhs win school turban ban case against France in UN
The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has ruled that France's ban on the wearing of "conspicuous" religious symbols in schools - introduced in a law adopted in March 2004 - violated a Sikh student's right to manifest his religion, protected by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
December 14, 2012 - The Independent
Independent: Debate on Islam and evolution has to be called off after revolt by student societies
Organisers behind a British conference on Islam and evolution say they nearly had to cancel the event after receiving a torrent of opposition from Muslim students at one of the country’s top scientific universities, The Independent has learned.
December 14, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Chicago Muslims aim to reclaim meaning of 'jihad' from extremists
An Islamic-American advocacy group is trying to reclaim the word “jihad,” one city bus at a time.
December 13, 2012 - Detroit Free Press
Free Press: Bills limiting abortion options step closer to becoming law in Michigan
Two sweeping bills aimed at limiting abortion options moved closer to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk Wednesday, adding to two others already awaiting his signature.
December 13, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Beijing strips Ma Daqin of his title of auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai
Relations between China and the Vatican were tense yesterday after Beijing revoked the title of a newly ordained Catholic bishop.
December 12, 2012 - McClatchy Newspaper
McClatchy: Religious colleges challenge health care law’s contraception rule
North Carolina’s Belmont Abbey College is trying to resurrect a religious school charge against the Obama administration’s signature health care law.
December 12, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Church of England exempted from gay marriage
The Church of England will be forbidden by law from performing gay marriage ceremonies in an effort to appease senior Anglicans and Tory MPs.
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