Religion & World Affairs News
November 21, 2009 - The Australian
Political pursuit of religion
PEOPLE, and churches, are free to believe what they like, but not to do as they like.
November 20, 2009 - The Associated Press
Increasing numbers of radical Islamic Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message in English
Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.
November 19, 2009 - The Toronto Star
The golden chance to win over Sikhs
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Golden Temple in Punjab on Wednesday, the long arm of political influence that extends from Sikhdom's holiest shrine was surely on his mind.
November 19, 2009 - The Associated Press
Philippine gay rights group wages battle to run in 2010 congressional elections
A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality.
November 19, 2009 - The Associated Press
Muslim countries seek UN treaty to protect religion from blasphemy
Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West.
November 18, 2009 - The New York Times
A Saudi gamble to see if seeds of change will grow
The $12.5 billion question is this: Can Ben Frevert change Saudi Arabia?
November 18, 2009 - The Daily Star
Opinion: Voluntary consent is neglected in the euthanasia debate
Of all the arguments against voluntary euthanasia, the most influential is the “slippery slope”: Once we allow doctors to kill patients, we will not be able to limit the killing to those who want to die.
November 18, 2009 - The Irish Times
The (officially) lapsed Catholics
Thanks to a website, it has never been easier to defect from the Catholic church, and people are beginning to take up the option.
November 17, 2009 - The Guardian
Nubian fury at 'monkey' lyric of Arab pop star Haifa Wehbe
One of the Arab world's biggest pop stars has provoked a torrent of outrage after releasing a song which refers to black Egyptians as monkeys.
November 17, 2009 - The Independent
We're dreaming of a black Christmas
When most of us will be slumped in front of the telly eating leftovers or stuck on a motorway going to see those relatives we didn't want to spend Christmas with, increasing numbers of black British families
will be making Boxing Day the start of their celebrations.
