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Religious Leaders Attend White House Meeting on Mental Illness
Religion and Ethics News Weekly— 7 June, 2013
What is the Falun Gong and why are practitioners targeted in China?
The San Jose Mercury News— 3 June, 2013
Evangelical weakness in gay Boy Scouts debate could hurt GOP
The Washington Times—28 May, 2013
Presbyterian Church Of Scotland OK's Gay Ministers
WorldWide Religious News/The Huffington Post—28 May, 2013
Muslim leaders pray at Auschwitz in interfaith move
Arab News—28 May, 2013
Ga. parks to get atheist literature
The Detroit News—28 May, 2013
Some business owners resist providing employees with contraceptive coverage
The Washington Post—28 May, 2013
Turkish hadith project presents Prophet Mohammad’s sayings for the 21st Century
WorldWide Religious News/Reuters—28 May, 2013
Humanist Funerals Thrive In Post-Catholic Ireland
WorldWide Religious News/Religious News Service—28 May, 2013
Pope decries more concern over banks than people; leads Vatican rally, meets with Merkel
The Washington Post—21 May, 2013
More than 500 imams in landmark gay marriage protest
WorldWide Religious News/The Telegraph—20 May, 2013
Arab International Festival in Dearborn is canceled in wake of religious tensions
Detroit Free Press—20 May, 2013
Amish bishop Samuel Mullet opposes federal prison rule requiring him to attend school classes
WorldWide Religious News/The Plain Dealer—20 May, 2013
Catholics Split On Proposed Gay Boy Scouts Change
WorldWide Religious News/The Huffington Post—20 May, 2013
Pope Francis Blasts Free Market System, Urges Rich to Help the Poor
WorldWide Religious News/The Christian Post—17 May, 2013
U.S. Catholic critics slam new cloning research
WorldWide Religious News/Reuters—17 May, 2013
Politics and the pulpit: Black churches at heart of gay marriage debate in Illinois
The Republic—16 May, 2013
Human cloning breakthrough prompts religious objections
Religion News Service—16 May, 2013
Poll: Most Americans Want Boy Scouts to Lift Gay Ban; Protestants Oppose
WorldWide Religious News/The Christian Post—14 May, 2013
How young evangelicals are changing the anti-abortion movement
WorldWide Religious News/The Washington Post—14 May, 2013
Religious leaders: Including gay rights proposal could cost their support for immigration bill
The Washington Post—13 May, 2013
Branch of Mormonism ready to endorse same-sex marriage
WorldWide Religious News/The Salt Lake Tribune—13 May, 2013
Buddhist leaders use technology to reach masses
The Korea Herald— 1 May, 2013
In Egypt, Muslim-Copt Romance Fuels Sectarian Row
WorldWide Religious News/The Associated Press— 1 May, 2013
Uniao Do Vegetal Church In New Mexico Opens Up To NPR
WorldWide Religious News/The Huffington Post— 1 May, 2013
Split emerges among Mormon scholars
WorldWide Religious News/The Salt Lake Tribune—23 April, 2013
Anglican Leader Upholds Traditional Marriage After Meeting With Gay Rights Activist
WorldWide Religious News/The Christian Post—23 April, 2013
Metro Detroit's Catholic community divided on gay marriage
WorldWide Religious News/The Detroit News—23 April, 2013
Community of Christ delegates recommend allowing marriages, ordination of gay people
The Kansas City Star—23 April, 2013
Student Organizations Stage Same-Sex Hindu Wedding
The Harvard Crimson—23 April, 2013
Imam Daayiee Abdullah welcomes gay Muslims to worship, marry
WorldWide Religious News/The Washington Post—20 April, 2013
Episcopal Church wins Virginia Supreme Court ruling
The Washington Post—20 April, 2013
Boston: The Conversation In Arab-American And Muslim Communities
National Public Radio—20 April, 2013
Interfaith Religious Leaders Send Letter Urging Legislators to Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Bill
PRNewswire/USNewswire—20 April, 2013
Church choir celebrates diversity
Fox News—20 April, 2013
Vatican gets behind adult stem cell research
WorldWide Religious News/Religious News Service—16 April, 2013
Vatican seeks to rebrand its relationship with science
WorldWide Religious News/Cable News Network—16 April, 2013
AP Makes Important Revision to Misleading Terminology on Islam
Muslim Public Affairs Council—16 April, 2013
Ohio Amish families struggle as beard-cutting prison terms get underway
WorldWide Religious News/Reuters—16 April, 2013
Vatican: Pope Francis supports crackdown on US nuns; women had hoped for different approach
WorldWide Religious News/The Associated Press—16 April, 2013
‘Please don’t be a Muslim’: Boston marathon blasts draw condemnation and dread in Muslim world
WorldWide Religious News/The Washington Post—16 April, 2013
Judge Rules in Favor of Lesbians Suing Hawaii B&B
American Broadcasting Company News—16 April, 2013
Controversial Religious Fee 'Opt-Out' Bill Approved by TAMU Student Senate
KBTX— 5 April, 2013
Americans turning their backs on religion
Indianapolis Star— 1 April, 2013
Catholic Archbishop: Same-sex marriage will leave 'bitterly polarized country'
The Courier-Journal—29 March, 2013
Evangelicals: Manitoba’s ‘anti-bullying’ Bill 18 violates religious freedom
WorldWide Religious News/Life Site News—29 March, 2013
Opposing stance on gays costs Mormon chance to go on mission
WorldWide Religious News/The Salt Lake Tribune—29 March, 2013
Relationships are the new religion for many
USA Today—27 March, 2013
Social conservative voters rally with confidence but feel besieged, even in Texas
WorldWide Religious News/The Dallas Morning News—27 March, 2013
Generational Divisions in the Pews on Same-sex Marriage
WorldWide Religious News/Public Religion Research Institute—27 March, 2013