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September 2, 2010
BREAKING: U.S. sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe
(Reuters)
Faith leaders support NYC mosque
(By Jeff Kunerth - Orlando Sentinel, Faith World)
New York Muslim leaders defend Islam
(By Geraldine Baum - Los Angeles Times)
Jewish reflections on America's relationship with Islam
(Washington Post, On Faith)
Vigil in support of mosque near Murfreesboro draws 150 people
(By Bob Smietana - Nashville Tennessean)
Archbishop Seeks Muslim Dialogue
(By Suzanne Sataline - Wall Street Journal)
The War in Iraq: At What Cost?
(By Jim Wallis - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Christian group questions Iraq future as Obama announces end to war
(By Robert Marus - Associated Baptist Press)
A Christian Voice Argues for Banning Nuclear Weapons
(By Alex Kingsbury - U.S. News and World Report)
Unfit for Execution
(By Lynn Litchfield - Newsweek, My Turn)
U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade
(By Jeffrey Passel and D'Vera Cohn - Pew Hispanic Center)
United Methodists do survey of 33,000 churches in attempt to turn around dwindling membership
(By Rose French - Associated Press)
Seeking Common Ground in 'Big Tent' Christianity
(By Philip Clayton, Ph.D - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Is Glenn Beck's rise good for Mormonism?
(By Felicia Sonmez - Washington Post)
September 1, 2010
Former military interrogator: building NYC Islamic center would help fight Al-Qaeda
(By Richard Allen Greene - CNN, Belief Blog)
Will New York's Mosque Protests Aid Terrorist Recruiters?
(By Alex Kingsbury - U.S. News and World Report, Opinion)
Mosque reaction: Religious groups lead the way on tolerance
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Editorial)
U.S. Formally Begins a New Era in Iraq
(By Micahel R. Gordon and Elisabeth Bumiller - New York Times)
As the Iraq war 'ends,' a retrospective
(By David Gushee - Associated Baptist Press, Opinion)
For faithful, immigration reform is today's civil rights movement
(By Rev. Luis Cortes and the Rev. Derrick Harkins - CNN, Belief Blog)
Glenn Beck vs. Christ the Liberator
(By Rev. James Martin, SJ - Huffington Post, Opinion )
Glenn Beck, Heretic?
(By Amy Sullivan - Time, Swampland)
Obama shifts to next goal: Mideast peace
(By Ben Feller - Associated Press)
U.S. appeals order blocking stem cell research
(Associated Press)
CEOs lay off thousands, rake in millions
(By Roland Jones - MSNBC)
In Haiti's south, aid, health care hard to come by for quake survivors
(By Tom Tracy - Catholic News Service)
Yogathon: stretching bodies, stretching minds across America
(By Dipka Bhambhani - Washington Post, On Faith)
August 31, 2010
U.S. Muslims Try to Counter Suspicion and Attacks With Video Message
(By David Gibson - Politics Daily)
Orrin Hatch Backs 'Ground Zero Mosque,' Breaks With GOP Colleagues
(By David Gibson - Politics Daily)
Muslim congressional staffers respond to mosque controversy
(By Christina Wilkie - The Hill )
9/11 victims' families group opposes anniversary mosque rallies
(By Maggie Haberman - Politico)
Families face wrenching decisions when immigrant parents deported
(By Jennifer Gaie Hellum - Cronkite News Service)
Add Values to Rights to Achieve Marriage Equality
(By Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Glenn Beck, the Faithful, and the Second Coming
(By D. Michael Lindsay - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Glenn Beck may be unlikely leader for conservative Christians
(By Michelle Boorstein - Washington Post)
Swift sued over treatment of Muslims at Neb. plant
(By Timberly Ross - Associated Press)
Muslims go 'green' for Ramadan
(By Michele Chabin - Associated Press)
New Orleans Marks Katrina Anniversary with Grief, Hope
(By Bruce Nolan and The Times-Picayune - Religion News Service)
August 30, 2010
Project will strengthen, not undermine, America
(By Jennifer Butler - Washington Post, On Faith)
NYC mosque debate will shape American Islam
(By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press)
The Taliban vs. the Mosque
(Newsweek)
Fire at proposed Tenn. mosque site probed by feds
(Associated Press)
The spiritual convergence of Rosh Hashanah, Eid al-Fitr and 9/11
(By Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali - Washington Post, On Faith)
Glenn Beck's Rally & the Banality of Goodness
(By Michael Sean Winters - National Catholic Reporter, Opinon)
Obama Comments on Mosque Debate, Glenn Beck
(Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire)
Obama Picks Xavier University for Katrina Speech; Catholic Critics Are Mum
(By David Gibson - Politics Daily)
Costs will rein in Arizona's immigration crackdown
(By David R. Francis - Christian Science Monitor)
The DRC: The Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman
(By Lynne Hybels - Sojourners, God's Politics)
Obama administration intensifies efforts in Sudan
(By Mary Beth Sheridan - Washington Post)
Lutherans split over gay pastors, Bible beliefs
(By Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Black and Jewish, and Seeing No Contradiction
(By Trymaine Lee - New York Times)
Desperate in Pakistan
(Akron Beacon Journal, Editorial)
August 27, 2010
Glenn Beck's rally cannot block nation's path
(By John Lewis - USA Today, Opinion)
Even Beck can't mar King's legacy
(By Eugene Robinson - Washington Post, Opinion)
Katrina: The Fifth Anniversary
(By Alan Chin - Newsweek)
Family members of 9/11 victims support and denounce NYC Islamic center
(By Jason Kessler - CNN)
Wrong Then, Wrong Now
(By Paul Moses - Commonweal)
Area faith leaders: Book-burning has no place here
(Gainesville Sun, Opinion)
Why Do People Think Obama's a Muslim? Duh.
(By Kevin Drum - Mother Jones)
Migrant misery, in Mexico
(Los Angeles Times, Editorial )
Legacy of Torture
(New York Times, Editorial )
Most Americans Believe Gay Men And Lesbians Should Be Able To Serve In The Military
(By Rachel Slajda - Talking Points Memo)
Faith-based aid succeeds by focusing on the aid
(By James Ron - Ottawa Citizen, Opinion)
Knock at door led to Cuban priest's 15 years of work with AIDS patients
(By Tracey Eaton - Catholic News Service)
August 26, 2010
Muslim Group: Cabbie Slashing A Warning On Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
(By Ryan J. Reilly - Talking Points Memo, TPMMuckraker)
Build More Mosques
(By Adam Serwer - American Prospect, Opinion)
Refracting America through 9/11 lens
(By Jim Wallis - Politico, Opinion)
For critics of Islam,"sharia" becomes shorthand for extremism
(By Michelle Boorstein - Washington Post)
You Gotta Have Faith
(By Terence Burlij and David Chalian - PBS, Newshour)
Glenn Beck sticks 'liberation theology' label on Obama's Christianity
(By Gloria Goodale - Christian Science Monitor)
The Racial Politics of Glenn Beck's March on Washington
(By Ben Adler - Newsweek, Opinion)
Miami pastors pray, strategize over inner-city violence
(By Charles Rabin - Miami Herald)
Mother Teresa's Birthday: Commemoration and Protest at the Empire State Building
(By David Gibson - Politics Daily)
Shining A Light On Mother Teresa
(By Mary Johnson - NPR, Opinion)
Red letter days
(By Toni Montgomery - Presbyterian News Service)
Study links poverty to depression among mothers
(By Donna St. George - Washington Post)
Ky. court rules Christians-only health plan is insurance
(Associated Press)
August 25, 2010
NYPD Charges Man With Hate Crime After He Allegedly Stabbed Muslim Cab Driver
(By Eric Lach - Talking Points Memo)
'Ground Zero Mosque' Controversy: America's Dreyfus Affair?
(By David Gushee - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Bloomberg again defends religious freedom
(By Justin Elliott - Salon)
Still striving for MLK's dream in the 21st century
(By Martin Luther King III - Washington Post, Opinion )
This is who 'we' really is, Glenn
(By Leonard Pitts, Jr - Miami Herald, Opinion)
New 'social contract' needed in 21st-century economy, bishop says
(By Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service)
U.S. Admits Human Rights Shortcomings in UN Report
(Associated Press)
Embryonic Stem Cell Ban: Does It Matter?
(By David Gibson - Politics Daily, Opinion)
Gay clergy debate: Lutherans bowed but not broken
(By Jim Spencer - Minnesota Star Tribune)
Dallas-area school won't take daughter of lesbian couple
(By Taryn Luna - Dallas Morning News)
World Vision Wins Right to Hire, Fire Based on Religion
(By Daniel Burke - Religion News Service)
WCC to Meet in Cleveland to Tackle Racism
(By Michael O'Malley and The Plain Dealer - Religion News Service)
Sacramento homeless program locates housing
(By Loretta Kalb - Sacramento Bee)
August 24, 2010
Ground Zero: Its Boundaries Are Elastic
(By Clyde Haberman - New York Times)
"Ground Zero Mosque" Foes Bankrolled By Feds
(By Nicholas Baumann and David Corn - Mother Jones)
Church Vows to Burn Qur'ans Without Fire Permit
(By Kevin Eckstrom - Religion News Service)
Training Pastors, Rabbis, and Imams Together
(By Elizabeth Dias - Time )
What if the end isn't near?
(By Tom Krattenmaker - USA Today, Opinion)
RNC Tries to Distance Party from Arizona Immigration Law
(By Elise Foley - Washington Independent)
Border deaths in Arizona may break record
(By Nicole Santa Cruz - Los Angeles Times )
Obama stem cell regulations temporarily blocked
(By Pete Yost - Associated Press )
U.S troops in Iraq fall below 50,000
(CNN )
Ann Coulter Blasts 'Fake Christians' for Opposing Her Speech to GOP Gays
(By David Gibson - Politics Daily)
Homeless make their voices heard at forum on poverty
(By Lisa Schencker - The Salt Lake Tribune )
Haitian institutions that took in quake victims buckling under strain
(By Ezra Fieser - Catholic News Service)
'No compassion' for Katrina loan applicants
(By MIitch Weiss - Associated Press)
Where Ramadan Becomes a Season to Make Money
(By Angela Shah - Time)
August 23, 2010
Protests, Rhetoric Feed Jihadists' Fire
(By Jonathan Weisman - Wall Street Journal)
Taking Bin Laden's Side
(By Nicholas D. Kristof - New York Times, Opinion)
Proposed Muslim Center Draws Opposing Protests
(By Michael M. Grynbaum - New York Times)
Imam behind controversial New York Islamic center speaks
(By Mohammad Jamjoom - CNN )
New York mosque controversy echoes anti-Catholicism of another era
(By Patricia Zapor - Catholic News Service)
NY archbishop saddened by suspected bias attacks on Hispanics
(Associated Press)
A decade of death
(Arizona Daily Star)
Catholics Split Over Idea of Homage to Mother Teresa
(By Michael Howard Saul - Wall Street Journal)
Dobson announces plans for new PAC, pleads for donations
(By Mark Barna - Colorado Springs Gazette)
Evangelist leads 'disinformation campaign' on Obama: Religion professor
(By Cathy Lynn Grossman - USA Today, Faith and Reason)
Religious literacy crucial to understand Pakistan flood response, mosque debate
(By Katherine Marshall - Washington Post, On Faith)
Limited spiritual support in Virginia prisons as number of Muslim inmates grows
(By Kevin Sieff - Washington Post)
Katrina still has emotional grip on thousands of children
(By Steve Sternberg - USA Today)
August 20, 2010
NYC mosque leader: We won't change the course
(By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press)
Build the Mosque; Help Defeat Al Qaeda
(By Matthew Alexander - Huffington Post, Opinion)
'Ground Zero Mosque': Latest In A Litany Of Killer Phrases
(By Ron Elving - NPR)
Another Mosque Project Comes Under Fire -- In Kentucky
(By Evan McMorris-Santoro - Talking Points Memo)
Pastors who pray with Obama say he's devout Christian
(By Margaret Talev - McClatchy Newspapers)
GOP knows Obama's not a Muslim, but what's a little misunderstanding?
(By John P. Avalon - CNN, Opinion)
Religion Can Save America. Case In Point -- Immigration Reform
(By Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Q & A: Appleby on Obama
(By Michael Sean Winters - National Catholic Reporter, Distinctly Catholic)
Moving the middle on marriage
(By Lanae Erickson and Jon Cowen - Politico, Opinion)
After BP (and Katrina): Rethinking the Economy of the Gulf Coast
(By Jeremy Burton - Zeek)
CRS faces long-term challenges in Haiti
(By Rich Heffern - National Catholic Reporter)
A 'Transformative Moment' in SBC Political Activity
(By Brian Kaylor - Ethicsdaily.com)
Obituary: Richard LeGrande/Community activist from Penn Hills active with Presbyterian church
(By Paula Reed Ward - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 19, 2010
Couple behind Ground Zero mosque a model of tolerance
(By Walter Ruby - Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Opinion)
We need George Bush
(By Eboo Patel - Washington Post, The Faith Divide)
Mosque controversy trips up Democrats, triggers GOP rift
(By Ian Swanson and Bob Cusack - The Hill)
Barack Obama is Not a Muslim
(By Amy Sullivan - Time, Swampland)
It's not about the mosque -- it's America's war on "the Other"
(By Will Bunch - Philadelphia Daily News, Attytood)
Family Feud on Tour in Districts of Pro-Life Democrats Who Voted for Health Care Reform
(By Melinda Henneberger - Politics Daily)
Pastor and mayor of border town try to address conflicting interests
(By Patricia Zapor - Catholic News Service)
Florida immigration bill is anti-American, advocates say
(By Victor Manuel Ramos - Orlando Sentinel)
For Indian-American pols, the "What are you?" test
(By Anika Anand - Salon)
Pakistan Receives More Flood Aid, but Need Grows
(By Salman Masood and Carlotta Gall - New York Times)
Last U.S. Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq
(Associated Press)
Texas Baptists cut jobs and funding to Baylor, HBU
(By Kate Shellnutt - Houston Chronicle, Believe Out Loud)
August 18, 2010
G.O.P. Seizes on Mosque Issue Ahead of Elections
(By Carl Hulse - New York Times)
Calling George W. Bush
(Washington Post, Editorial)
Religious Leaders Fret Over Lack Of Dem Support For Cordoba House
(By Evan McMorris-Santoro - Talking Points Memo)
Opposing the mosque endangers security
(By David H. Schanzer - Baltimore Sun, Opinion)
Religious Groups Push Action on Prison Rape
(By Maggie Hyde - Religion News Service)
Hispanic evangelicals warn GOP against alienating Latino voters
(By Robert Marus - Associated Baptist Press)
Moving beyond immigration hysteria and "the sins of the fathers"
(By Pamela Dolan - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Opinion)
Arizona shelves idea of changing immigration law
(By Paul Davenport - Arizona Republic)
The climate changes and we do nothing
(By David Gushee - Associated Baptist Press, Opinion)
Local Heroes III: Courtenay Willcox has faith in green
(By Mike Weilbacher - Mainline (PA) Media News)
Ready or not, climate change, and climate displacement, is happening
(By Alice Thomas - The Hill, Congress Blog)
What's Next For Gay Marriage?
(By Eve Conant - Newsweek)
The Tea Party, Civil Rights, and Glenn Beck's Rally on MLK Anniversary
(By Alex Wagner - Politics Daily)
From Haiti to America -- and back? Quake survivor caught in between
(By Moni Basu - CNN)
August 17, 2010
Muslims gather at state Capitol to rally against 'Islamaphobia'
(By David Huck - Manchester (CT) Journal-Tribune)
President Obama needs to show strong leadership on the mosque debate
(Washington Post, Editorial)
Conservative Muslim-Americans' Letter To GOP Leaders: Don't Bring Mosque Debate Into Elections
(By Sam Stein - Huffington Post)
Harry Reid vs. Islamic Cultural Center
(By Joanna Brooks - Religion Dispatches, Opinion)
Catholic groups protest SBA List tour
(By Kasie Hunt - Politico)
Evangelical activist asks fellow Christians for sympathy toward illegal immigrants
(By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press)
Jewish groups exhale after Congress extends Medicaid program
(By Jacob Berkman - Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Hillary Clinton Touts Global Health Initiative as Key Foreign Policy Tool
(By Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily)
Glenn Beck's plans for rally on a hallowed date and spot spurs countermarches
(By DeNeen Brown - Washington Post)
Same-Sex Marriages Blocked During Appeal
(Associated Press)
Gay rights group's talks with Target break down
(By Tom Hamburger and Jennifer Martinez - Los Angeles Times)
U.S. Judge Orders Release of Guantanamo Detainee
(Associated Press)
Let's mix faith-based service and politics
(By Kathie Obradovich - Des Moines Register, Opinion)
LCWR members urged to maintain 'hope in the midst of darkness'
(Catholic News Service)
August 16, 2010
Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site
(By Sheryl Gay Stolberg - New York Times)
Obama expands on mosque comments, says he supports 'the right' to build
(By Sean J. Miller - The Hill)
Freedom of religion: having the courage of our convictions
(By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite - Washington Post, On Faith)
John Paul II and the `Ground Zero mosque'
(By Paul Moses - dotCommonweal)
Why we should build the proposed Islamic center in Lower Manhattan.
(By William Saletan - Slate)
God and immigration reform
(By Richard Land - USA Today, Opinion)
The birthright debate
(Washington Post, Editorial)
The Next Health-Reform Campaign
(By Paul Starr - American Prospect)
U.S. church-run hospitals provide higher quality care -- Thomson Reuters study
(Reuters, FaithWorld)
Gulf oil spill victims applaud choice of New Orleans court
(By Carol J. Williams - Los Angeles Times, Greenspace)
Guantanamo on trial
(Baltimore Sun, Editorial)
Catholics Launch Campaign to Lure Back Former Followers
(By Lauren Green - FOX News)
Who's a Jew? Redefining Jewish Identity for the 21st Century
(By Paul Golin - Huffington Post, Opinion)
August 13, 2010
Mayor's Stance on Muslim Center Has Deep Roots
(By Michael Barbaro - New York Times)
Interview with 'ground zero mosque' spokesman
(By Steve Kastenbaum - CNN, Belief Blog)
U.S. State Department sending imam of proposed New York mosque to Middle East
(By Matthew Lee - Washington Post)
Festive Muslim holiday falls around Sept. 11 this year; US Muslim leaders fear backlash
(By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press)
Huckabee: Don't Punish Children of Illegal Immigrants
(By Stephanie Condon - CBS News)
Republicans are ramping up the birthright battle
(By Michael Gerson - Washington Post, Opinion)
For undocumented students, fear of deportation still looms
(By Alfonso Chardy - Miami Herald)
HIAS urges extension of refugee benefits
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Same-sex weddings on hold until next week in California
(By Paul Elias - Associated Press)
Gramick: Equality is a Catholic value
(By David Taffet - Dallas Voice)
White House wants health plans to offer easier appeals
(By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press)
Paying Oil's True Cost
(By Mark Engler - CBS News, Opinion)
August 12, 2010
Religious leaders blast Gingrich, Palin on New York mosque
(By Alfredo Garcia - Religion News Service)
The Shameful Mosque Controversy
(By David Gushee - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Controversial New York Islamic center will not relocate to public land
(By Alona Rivord - CNN, Belief Blog)
Far from ground zero, opponents fight new mosques
(By Travis Loller - Associated Press)
Faith-based pro-environment trend growing in Washington, nation
(By Mallory McDuff - The Bellingham Herald, Opinion)
Conservation, religious groups work to prevent development on available religious lands
(By Jay Lindsay - Associated Press)
Children at center of immigration debate
(By Alfonso Chardy - Miami Herald)
Dispelling "Anchor Baby" Myths
(By Kate Pickert - Time, Swampland)
What's needed is immigration reform
(By Sen. John F. Kerry - Politico, Opinion )
South Carolina Town Moves On Illegal Immigrant Ban
(Associated Press)
Contraception coverage collides with Catholic Church
(By Annysa Johnson - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
The Real Tragedy of Gitmo
(By Dahlia Lithwick - Newsweek, Opinion)
Barack Obama issues special Ramadan message
(Los Angeles Times, Top of the Ticket)
International Muslim leaders join Ramadan webcasts on Mohammed
(CNN, Belief Blog)
August 11, 2010
'Ground zero mosque' should go forward
(Los Angeles Times, Editorial)
Is Religious Freedom a Casualty of Ground Zero?
(By Kambiz GhaneaBassiri - Religion Dispatches)
City Buses to Get Ads Opposing Islam Center
(By Michael M. Grynbaum - New York Times)
Is U.S. still beacon of liberty for Muslims?
(By Sharjeel Kashmir - CNN, Opinion)
Immigrant vigil stresses necessity of a path to legalization
(By Erica Peterson - West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
What makes an American?
(By Walter Dellinger - Politico, Opinion)
U.S. House Extends Medicaid Funding
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Obama signs emergency bill to halt layoffs
(By Jim Abrams - Associated Press)
Alliance of Baptists praises marriage ruling; Mohler fears effects on liberty
(By Robert Marus - Associated Baptist Press)
Prop 8 ruling: nothing 'wrong' with being gay
(By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite - Washington Post, On Faith)
Texas rewrites U.S. history, some Jewish groups not amused
(By James Besser - New York Jewish Week)
Rage on the Airwaves
(New York Jewish Week, Editorial)
Glenn Beck Has a Plan
(By Julie Ingersoll - Religion Dispatches)
Rebranding the Mormons
(By Joanna Brooks - Religion Dispatches)
Mosque reaching out on the Web during Ramadan
(By Jaweed Kaleem - Miami Herald)
August 10, 2010
Top American Rabbis Rally Behind the 'Ground Zero Mosque'
(By Joshua Stanton - Huffington Post)
Jewish Vigil for Cordoba House
(By Rabbi Arthur Waskow - Huffington Post)
God's plan, America's promise
(By Melissa Rogers - Washington Post, On Faith)
Ahmadi Muslims work to spread peaceful message
(By Niraj Warikoo - Detroit Free Press)
W.Va. churches taking 'hard walk' on mining
(By Sean D. Hamill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
'Environmentalism' can never address climate change
(By David Roberts - Grist)
America Goes Dark
(By Paul Krugman - New York Times, Opinion)
Fatherhood, not marriage, is focus of Obama family policies
(By Julia Marsh - Christian Science Monitor )
Is the Tea Party taking religion out of conservative politics?
(By Wayne Slater - Dallas Morning News, Texas Faith)
The Legacy Of An Activist Career: An Interview With Jim Wallis
(By Timothy Dalrymple - Patheos)
Mennonites have tradition of service
(By Amy Worden and David O'Reilly - Philadelphia Inquirer)
Poll: Young Hispanics less likely to be Catholic
(By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Trevor Tompson - Associated Press)
As holy month begins, Muslims find ways to complete religious obligations at work, school
(By Ivey DeJesus - Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News)
August 9, 2010
Across Nation, Mosque Projects Meet Opposition
(By Laurie Goodstein - New York Times)
Islamophobia and the emerging religious threat to our Constitution.
(By William Saletan - Slate)
Anchor babies, the Ground Zero mosque and other scapegoats
(By Matthew Yglesias - Washington Post, Opinion)
Catholic bishops, cardinals decry Arizona immigration law
(By Bishop Gabino Zavala - Washington Post, On Faith)
Students Spared Amid an Increase in Deportations
(By Julia Preston - New York Times)
The GOP's Dangerous Plan to Revise the 14th Amendment
(By Sherrilyn A. Ifill - The Root, Opinion)
Vulnerable Refugees, Losing a Lifeline
(New York Times, Editorial)
Liberals vow to back state aid, but restore food stamp funding
(By Walter Alarkon - The Hill)
From a Mormon Gay Couple: Thank You Judge Walker
(By Spencer Jones - Huffington Post, Opinion)
Gay marriage ruling a powerful beacon
(Detroit Free Press, Editorial)
Devastated Christian aid group pledges to continue work in Afghanistan
(By Joshua Partlow - Washington Post)
Congregations Gone Wild
(By G. Jeffrey MacDonald - New York Times, Opinion )
August 6, 2010
The surprising religious divides on Proposition 8
(By Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox - CNN, Belief Blog)
Baptist leaders react to Calif. ruling, but religious freedom not impacted
(By Robert Marus - Associated Baptist Press)
Gay Marriage Ruling a Challenge for Both Parties
(By Jesse McKinley - New York Times)
WCC Renews Call for Nuke-Free World on Hiroshima Anniversary
(By Brian Hutt - Christian Post)
Hiroshima and the Transfiguration: A Meditation
(By Tyler Wigg-Stevenson - Huffington Post)
Scores pray for immigration reform
(By Lynnette Curtis - Las Vegas Review-Journal)
SB 1070 Provision Worries Church Leaders
(By Valeria Fernandez - New America Media)
Attitude toward 'anchor babies' pulls anti-immigration crowd down to a new low
(By Connie Schultz - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Opinion)
Senate Passed $600 Million Border Security Bill With Bipartisan Support
(By Elise Foley - Washington Independent)
Religious Groups Press for CIA Torture Probe
(By Alfredo Garcia - Religion News Service)
CIA whisked detainees from Gitmo
(By Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman - Associated Press)
Jewish activists support mosque near ground zero
(Asssociated Press)
Elena Kagan confirmed to Supreme Court
(By James Oliphant - Los Angeles Times)
The Voting Rights Act, 45 Years Later
(By Charlie Cobb Jr. - The Root)
Angle opposes civil rights protections for gays, wants clergy to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
(By Ben Armbruster - Think Progress)
August 5, 2010
Marriage Is a Constitutional Right
(New York Times, Editorial )
In California, another victory for gay rights
(By Cynthia Tucker - Atlanta Journal Constitution, Opinion)
Prop. 8 and the facts on the ground
(By Tim Rutten - Los Angeles Times, Opinion)
Prop 8 OVERTURNED: LA Bishop Issues Celebratory Statement
(Huffington Post)
Going back in time in Arizona
(By Ruben Navarrette - Denver Post, Opinion)
A proper tribute to Sister Denise
(By Simone Campbell - Washington Post, Opinion)
DREAM of an act
(Akron Beacon Journal, Editorial)
Let us pray for a clean environment
(By Mallory McDuff - Charlotte Observer, Opinion)
White House briefs Reform rabbis on oil spill
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
There's nothing new about mosques in New York
(By Jerrilynn Dodds - CNN, Opinion)
Ground Zero controversy part of rise in anti-Islamic sentiment, experts say
(By Robert Marus - Associated Baptist Press)
Angle: Democrats want to 'make government our God'
(By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press)
August 4, 2010
The Moderate Imam Behind the 'Ground Zero Mosque'
(By Bobby Ghosh - Time, Opinion)
A Monument to Tolerance
(New York Times, Editorial)
Muslims welcome in Lower Manhattan, says Mayor Bloomberg
(By Stephen Prothero - CNN, Belief Blog)
Religious leaders see a bigger culprit in Gulf spill: corporate culture
(By Andrew Seidman - McClatchy Newspapers)
Catholic Charities says BP aid lags
(By Bruce Nolan - New Orleans Times-Picayune)
The Politicization of Tragedy
(By Michael Sean Winters - National Catholic Reporter, Opinion )
Fearing Ariz. Law, Illegal Immigrants Head To Colo.
(By Jeff Brady - NPR)
Beck's Holocaust comments prompt Fox News meeting
(By Micahel Calderone - Yahoo! News)
Weak Uni-Tea
(By Anthea Butler - Religion Dispatches)
Vote on New START nuclear arms treaty delayed in Senate
(By Mary Beth Sheridan and Walter Pincus - Washington Post)
Judge's ruling ready in Calif. gay marriage case
(By Lisa Leff - Associated Press)
No Rest For the Holy: Clergy Burnout a Growing Concern
(By David Gibson - Politics Daily)
