RELIGION (spirituality, religious freedom, separation of church and state) View front page articles all submitted articles All articles are submitted by smart activists like you. Go here to contribute:  07-30-2010 Monday August 22, 2005 Comments Judge overturns ruling that said divorced parents can't teach their child about Wicca or any other "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals". United States | Indianapolis Star [0] Friday August 19, 2005 Comments Pope being sued for his involvement in covering up the sexual abuse of 3 boys in the mid-1990s, but he's claiming immunity. Holy See (vatican City State) | CBS News [0] Sunday August 14, 2005 Comments Open letter to the Kansas school board on their decision to teach an alternative to Evolution. "I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster." (with pics) United States | venganza.org [0] Saturday August 6, 2005 Comments Police in Ohio have helped cover up sex-abuse in the church for the past 50 years. United States | Toledo Blade [0] Tuesday August 2, 2005 Comments Bush wants schools to teach "intelligent design" as an alternative to evolution. United States | Boston Globe [0] Saturday July 30, 2005 Comments Nine Women challenge the Vatican's prohibition against women priests, "These women are not creating a schism in the church; they are working from within to transform it." Take THAT new Pope! Global | Feminist Majority Foundation [0] Saturday July 16, 2005 Comments Church of England begins process to allow women Bishops United Kingdom | Feminist Majority Foundation [0] Friday July 15, 2005 Comments The Pope hates Harry Potter, wonders who is the half-blood Prince. Holy See (vatican City State) | ABS-CBN [0] Monday July 11, 2005 Comments Israel to surround Jerusalem with a barrier having "25-foot high concrete walls, fences and razor wire" and in the process redraw the city's boundaries, shifting its demographic balance in favor of Jews. Israel | San Francisco Chronicle [0] Iraqi women burned with acid for non-religious clothing Iraq | New Standard [0] Friday July 8, 2005 Comments Hundreds of Hindu protesters storm airport in protest against an attack on a holy site sacred to both Hindus and Muslims. India | Guardian Unlimited [0] Friday July 1, 2005 Comments The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism: Few raise alarms when media bigs attack Jews Global | Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting [0] Monday June 27, 2005 Comments Supreme Court rules that the Ten Commandments can be exhibited at the Texas capitol but not at a Kentucky courthouse. United States | CNN [0] Thursday June 23, 2005 Comments Democratics stop "demonizing Christians" just long enough to team up with Republicans on a $409 billion bill so-called defense bill. United States | cleveland.com [0] Tuesday June 7, 2005 Comments In prison you are allowed to practice the religion of your choice -- unless the the prison feels it's not easy to accommodate it. United States | New Standard [0] Saturday June 4, 2005 Comments Bibles banned from hospitals United Kingdom | Mail & Guardian [0] Thursday June 2, 2005 Comments Wal-Mart's latest expansion: "We're a very close family here. All my co-workers are friends. They couldn't get the day off. So, I brought the wedding to Wal-Mart." United States | Stay Free! Daily [0] Tuesday May 31, 2005 Comments FBI report from 2002: "They flushed a Qur'an in the toilet. The guards dance around when the detainees are trying to pray." United States | American Civil Liberties Union [0] Friday May 27, 2005 Comments Religious leaders concerned about Iraq release an open letter condemning the $82 billion war bill Iraq | American Perspectives On The Middle East [0] Wednesday May 25, 2005 Comments You're going to wear a ring to say you won't have sex until marriage? Fine. It has Bible quotes on it? Fine. You're paying for it with my tax dollars???!? Not fine!!! United States | BBC News [0] Monday May 23, 2005 Comments U.S. personnel at the Guantanamo Bay have been disrespecting the Quran for a long time. United States | CNN [0] Saturday May 14, 2005 Comments New pope gets Catholic magazine's editor in chief fired for questioning the Vatican's views on same-sex marriage, stem-cell research, etc. Global | Catholic News Service [0] Nine church members booted out after refusing to sign forms supporting pastor's political and moral beliefs, "I think I deserve the right to vote for who I want to." United States | News & Observer [0] Wednesday May 4, 2005 Comments Air Force looking into allegations that its faculty and staff have pressured cadets to convert to evangelical Christianity. United States | Washington Post [0] Some say Pope Benedict fits end of the world prophecy as the second to last Pope. Don't laugh, some very powerful people also believe that shit. Global | iWon [0] Sunday May 1, 2005 Comments The New Pope and Journalism’s Crisis of Faith Global | Z Communications [0] Thursday April 28, 2005 Comments Jim Wallis on "Justice Sunday: Stopping the Filibuster Against People of Faith." United States | Democracy Now! [0] Wednesday April 27, 2005 Comments Pope Benedict XVI sent a confidential letter in 2001 to every Catholic bishop ordering that the church's investigations into child sex abuse claims be carried out in secret. Welcome to prime time Benny! Global | Observer [0] Thursday April 21, 2005 Comments Pope Benedict XVI: Anti-War, Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice, Anti-Reform Holy See (vatican City State) | Democracy Now! [1] Tuesday April 19, 2005 Comments There's little hope that the new Pope will relax the Church's views on divorce, female priests, homosexuality, or contraception. More people turning their back on the Church though is a certainty. United States | Reuters [0]