Latest 10 Religion News Headlines
March 15, 2010 - The Associated Press
Malaysia king warns of crackdown on religious hate
Malaysia's king urged authorities Monday to take stern action against religious hatemongers amid government efforts to rebuild trust following a dispute over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
March 15, 2010 - Los Angeles Times
'Theology After Google' conference takes look at religion in Web era
Like many Americans, Doug Pagitt grew up outside the world of organized religion.
March 15, 2010 - Newsweek
When Bishops Play Politics
They see themselves as crusaders for human rights—protectors of the innocent, the voiceless, and the powerless.
March 14, 2010 - The Washington Post
If Republicans keep ignoring abortion, they'll lose in the midterm elections
The health-care debate has come down to a fight over abortion.
March 14, 2010 - The New York Times
Lost in the Shorthand
A recent New York Times Magazine article about the Texas State Board of Education said it was driven by a bloc determined to “advance a Christian agenda.”
March 12, 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Iraq releases early election results
As the first, incomplete results from Iraq's weekend elections trickled in Thursday, a prominent opposition group supported mostly by Sunni Arabs made fraud allegations that could taint the legitimacy of the outcome.
March 12, 2010 - The New York Times
Clearer Limits Sought in Malaysia for Shariah Courts' Role
Lawyers and religious minorities in Malaysia, encouraged by a civil court’s overruling a Shariah court’s decision in a child custody case, have called for a clearer divide between Malaysian secular and religious courts.
March 12, 2010 - The Times
Cardinal Schönborn says celibacy partly to blame for clerical sex abuse
A senior cardinal has called for priestly celibacy to be re-examined in the light of sex scandals sweeping the Roman Catholic Church.
March 12, 2010 - The San Francisco Chronicle
Appeals Court says 'Under God' not a prayer
The federal court that touched off a furor in 2002 by declaring the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance to be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion took another look at the issue Thursday and said the phrase invokes patriotism, not religious faith.
March 12, 2010 - The Washington Post
Gay rights and pro-life: Two divergent movements
Just 20 years ago, opposition to abortion and opposition to homosexual rights seemed to overlap entirely.
