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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
February 6, 2012
Print: The Daily Beast
From one end of the muslim world to the other, Christians are being murdered for their faith.
School board decides not to ban ‘Bible Man’
Associated Press
February 6, 2012
Print: Chicago Tribune
School board members in Alabama have decided not to ban a man known as the “Bible Man” from holding monthly meetings with elementary school children.
Bath Christian group’s ‘God can heal’ adverts banned
BBC News
February 3, 2012
Print: BBC News
A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets.
Pennsylvania bible resolution is ‘sinfully’ unconstitutional
By Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor
January 28, 2012
Print: Freedom From Religion Foundation
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting an unconstitutional resolution naming 2012 the “Year of the Bible,” unanimously passed (193-0) in the Pennsylvania General Assembly this week.
The Theological Differences Behind Evangelical Unease With Romney
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
January 15, 2012
Print: New York Times
Do Mormons believe in Christianity? Well, not really.
After losing a lawsuit, taking their appeal to God
By Sharon Otterman
January 12, 2012
Print: The New York Times
Christian congregations that are weeks away from expulsion from New York City’s public schools are focusing on more-religious tools in their arsenal: prayer, fasting and repentance.
Battle Anew Over the Place of Religion in Public Schools
By Erik Eckholm
January 7, 2012
Print: The New York Times
It has been nearly 50 years since the Supreme Court ruled that officially sponsored prayer in public schools violated the separation of church and state. But in some corners of the country, open prayer and Christian symbols have never disappeared from schools.
Bishops Say Rules on Gay Parents Limit Freedom of Religion
By Laurie Goodstein
December 31, 2011
Print: The New York Times
Roman Catholic bishops in Illinois have shuttered most of the Catholic Charities affiliates in the state rather than comply with a new requirement that says they must consider same-sex couples as potential foster-care and adoptive parents if they want to receive state money.
Israeli Girl, 8, at Center of Tension Over Religious Extremism
By ISABEL KERSHNER
December 28, 2011
New York Times
Naama Margolese has become the face of a conflict over the influence of extremists in Israel after her story of being accosted by ultra-Orthodox men was reported in the media.
Battling Anew Over the Place of Religion in Public Schools
By ERIK ECKHOLM
December 27, 2011
Print: New York Times
Despite Supreme Court rulings in 1962 and ’63, prayer and Christian symbols are still present in some schools.
A very atheist Christmas
By Elisabeth Cornwell
December 22, 2011
Print: The Washington Post
When people find out I’m an atheist, the question often comes up about what I do during the Christmas holidays. There is an assumption that atheists don’t ‘do Christmas,’ so they are surprised when I say how much I love it.
Saudi Woman Beheaded for ‘Witchcraft’
By Randy Kreider
December 13, 2011
Print: ABC News
A Saudi woman was beheaded after being convicted of practicing “witchcraft and sorcery,” according to the Saudi Interior Ministry, at least the second such execution for sorcery this year.
Tax the Churches and Give the Revenue to Hungry Children
by HANK PELLISSIER
December 12, 2011
Print: Institute for Ethics in Emerging Technology
Article discusses the tax exemption status of religion in the USA and in European nations; detailing the wide variety of financial opportunities that the clerics enjoy and exploit. The financial loss in revenue to the nations is calculated, and the conclusion opines that the money would gained would be useful in alleviating hunger and improving education.
Study: Atheists distrusted as much as rapists
By Kimberly Winston
December 11, 2011
Print: USA Today
A new study finds that atheists are among society’s most distrusted group, comparable even to rapists in certain circumstances.
Churches to Lose Use of School Space After a Legal Push Fails
By Sharon Otterman
December 7, 2011
Print: The New York Times
A small Bronx evangelical church on Monday lost the final round of its 16-year legal battle to force New York City to permit religious worship services in public schools, setting the stage for the city to eject dozens of churches and religious organizations that have been using schools for prayer.
Pike church takes stand against interracial couples
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
December 1, 2011
Print: Kentucky.com
A small Pike County church has voted not to accept interracial couples as members or let them take part in some worship activities.
The Unbelievers
By Emily Brennan
November 27, 2011
Print: The New York Times
African-Americans who say they don’t believe in God are often at odds with family, friends and potential romantic partners.
The religion of an increasingly godless America
By Amanda Marcotte
November 24, 2011
Print: Reuters
Listening to the national discourse, one could be forgiven for imagining that America is becoming an ever more religious place. That is, until you start to dig into the actual facts. If you poll actual Americans, you’ll find that the trend is not towards more religiosity, but towards less. Much less, in fact.
Rule of Lord
By William Saletan
November 22, 2011
Print: Slate
The Republican plan to nullify the courts and establish Christian theocracy.
