Religious Politics, Law & Crime

06.11.06 - Church leader to Australian PM: shut up, listen

05.11.06 - 12,000 secular Turks march against radical Islam

05.11.06 - Dalit Christian arrested in Orissa on charge of selling Dalit literature

05.11.06 - Pope condemns Gaza violence, says civilians suffer

05.11.06 - Priest sues sex abuse mediation program

05.11.06 - Chaplain controversy still simmers in US military

05.11.06 - Iraqis react with joy, anger to Hussein death sentence

04.11.06 - Tug-of-war over trove of Jeffs evidence

04.11.06 - Police arrest 42 members of Senegal religious sect

04.11.06 - The living god, paedophilia claims and the Duke of Edinburgh awards

04.11.06 - Ottawa considers security fund for religious minorities

03.11.06 - Redmond man sentenced in Native American artifact looting

03.11.06 - Hopis, Navajos end 40-year battle

02.11.06 - Prosecutors building case against polygamous sect leader

02.11.06 - Retired pastor burns himself in Islam protest

02.11.06 - US Democrats find religion, churchgoing voters

01.11.06 - Rev. Sharpton faults the Christian Right

01.11.06 - Pakistani air raid that killed 80 at religious school is denounced

01.11.06 - The law and parents are against plans for school chaplains

31.10.06 - Electronic Frontier Foundation takes on Landmark over censorship

31.10.06 - Sheikh resists pressure to step down

30.10.06 - Libertarian Eric Hamilton wants to legalize drugs. Polygamy, too

30.10.06 - God's love sustains family facing abduction charges, 'deprogramming'

30.10.06 - Helicopter gunships kill 80 at religious school

30.10.06 - Federal judge dismisses Christian Air Force case

29.10.06 - Religious order to pay $10 million to sex abuse victims

29.10.06 - Military religion

28.10.06 - Supreme Court rejects Wiccans' tax exemption challenge

28.10.06 - Suit on religion by Air Force cadets is tossed

28.10.06 - Time to redeem religion in public square, says thinktank

27.10.06 - Hilali fans fires of furore with defiant declaration on White House

26.10.06 - Secrecy key to initiation, South African hearing told

26.10.06 - Ten Commandments controversy continues

26.10.06 - Charles wants multi-faith coronation service

26.10.06 - Two more accused of child sex abuse at religious home

26.10.06 - Mufti rape speech 'misinterpreted'

25.10.06 - Vice President of EU parliament criticises attitude towards churches

24.10.06 - Ohio executes cult leader for 5 killings

24.10.06 - No inquiry into David Hicks' abuse claims

24.10.06 - First Muslim to be elected to US Congress?

24.10.06 - BBC confesses bias on religion, politics

23.10.06 - Ex-priest arrested for selling temple's Buddhist statues to art dealer

23.10.06 - American Jews top hate-crime targets

23.10.06 - Ex-chancellor Schroeder criticises Bush's religious 'absolutism'

23.10.06 - Thieves caught at cursed tomb

19.10.06 - Special police force to curb smuggling of Buddha relics

19.10.06 - Taboo broken with veil debate

18.10.06 - Convicted bigamist appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

18.10.06 - Trials set for polygamists charged with sex crimes

18.10.06 - Belarus tightens religious restrictions

18.10.06 - Religious leaders to fight against UK school quotas

18.10.06 - Terrorism trials to begin soon

17.10.06 - Religious freedom could be construed as 'favors for faithful'

16.10.06 - The First President, Deist or Disciple

16.10.06 - Courts grapple with polygamy

16.10.06 - Cross vs. veil - Britain's fight over religious symbols

15.10.06 - Iran's leader accuses U.S. of promoting religious division in Iraq

15.10.06 - Dalits change religion in caste system protest

15.10.06 - Religious group fights suicide ban

15.10.06 - UK Islam debate continues to bubble

15.10.06 - Minister 'reckless' over veil row

14.10.06 - Tribe decries oil drilling at sacred land

14.10.06 - British Airways cross row stokes Christian anger

14.10.06 - Gibson: 'I had my rights violated' during 'Passion' controversy

14.10.06 - From liberating spirituality to oppressive dogma: the politics of religion

14.10.06 - Cult leader gets 31 years prison term

13.10.06 - Danish gov't sites hacked over anti-Islam toons

13.10.06 - Rio de Janeiro's Christ statue is declared religious sanctuary

13.10.06 - Religion-based tax breaks: housing to paychecks to books

12.10.06 - U.S. Jewish leader asks Pope to denounce Iran

12.10.06 - Huge increase in number of Christian Iraqis fleeing to Syria

12.10.06 - 8th century stolen Buddha idol recovered, five nabbed in Varanasi

12.10.06 - National religious Jewish court launched in France

12.10.06 - Kadyrov, Chechen PM, says not against polygamy

11.10.06 - Maitatsine leader sentenced to death

11.10.06 - The religious Right's crusade for 'decency'

11.10.06 - Bombings as religious minority leader killed

10.10.06 - Council fined over sacred site damage

10.10.06 - Religion may hobble Romney campaign

10.10.06 - Denmark FM condemns insult on the holy prophet of Islam

10.10.06 - Uganda: Government to formulate policy on religion

10.10.06 - Religion has role to play in saving environment

8.10.06 - Debate over Muslim women veil continues in Britain

7.10.06 - Secular laws cede to religious exemptions

7.10.06 - Religious leader assassinated in Pakistan

7.10.06 - Tehran police clash with supporters of outspoken cleric

7.10.06 - Map shows ethnic and religious diversity in UK

6.10.06 - Alleged plot against Jews behind alert in Prague

6.10.06 - Religious riots in Ethiopia leave at least nine dead

6.10.06 - Pentecostals OK religion in politics

6.10.06 - Jack Straw ignites a debate over Muslim veil

5.10.06 - Governor halts attempt to picket Amish funerals

4.10.06 - Delaware church faces ongoing allegations

4.10.06 - Has the West been silenced by Islam?

4.10.06 - Anti-Islam slurs mar billboard about Sikhism on interstate

4.10.06 - Pope fails to heal rift with Islam

4.10.06 - Is a Mormon the top candidate for the religious right?

4.10.06 - Ancient religions clash in modern Iran

4.10.06 - Choir flap puts spotlight on the role of religion

4.10.06 - Political terrorism in the name of religion

3.10.06 - Germany may modify Nazi symbols law

3.10.06 - Religious leaders unite on marijuana initiative

3.10.06 - Religious cult killer denied clemency

3.10.06 - Plane hijacking linked to Pope comments

2.10.06 - Why the Warren Jeffs prosecution is really about child rape

2.10.06 - Mom attacks polygamy ruling as an 'injustice'

2.10.06 - Killings strike fear into Indian witch doctors

2.10.06 - Vatican speech to U.N. council on religious tolerance

2.10.06 - Ahmed Zaoui speaking on religion and peace

2.10.06 - Religion no bar for these Marxists

2.10.06 - Happiness tops Thai PM's agenda

2.10.06 - Revenge sparked Amish slaughter

2.10.06 - Gunman on shooting spree in Amish school

1.10.06 - Church plan to pay for past sins

1.10.06 - European religious leaders gather in Northern Ireland

30.9.06 - Interview with leader of the Islamic Courts in Somalia

30.9.06 - Mistrial results in case of former FLDS man

30.9.06 - Brethren plot to rule the roost

29.9.06 - Republicans becoming sectarian religious party, Danforth warns

28.9.06 - Al Qaeda promises message on pope, Bush, Darfur

28.9.06 - Son of Nation of Islam leader ordered to pay couple $800,000

28.9.06 - New charge filed against Jeffs

28.9.06 - Court: Father has right to teach daughter about belief in polygamy

28.9.06 - Federal agency sues U. of Phoenix for alleged Mormon bias

28.9.06 - Religious leaders arrested in protest of Iraq war

28.9.06 - US religious leaders meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

28.9.06 - Christian Aid's response to the IMF and World Bank meetings

27.9.06 - Agape Church sued over firing of worker

27.9.06 - Costello defends Exclusive Brethren sect's tax breaks

27.9.06 - Bangladesh: International Religious Freedom Report 2006

27.9.06 - Olmert addresses religious-Zionist public

27.9.06 - Pope's candor on Islam brings long-held resentments to boil

27.9.06 - House passes measure on religion suits

27.9.06 - North Korea says U.S. is not world's "religion judge"

26.9.06 - House bill on religious freedom wins Legion backing

26.9.06 - German minister condemns Muslim 'overreaction'

26.9.06 - Islamic foreign ministers press pope to apologize

25.9.06 - Trio asks 10th Circuit to overturn longtime Utah ban on polygamy

25.9.06 - Cult fires up Aussie election

25.9.06 - 38 more killed as sects feud

25.9.06 - Russian Church urges USA to assess situation in Russia

24.9.06 - Druze hold unprecedented Religious Council elections

24.9.06 - Greens senator calls for religious group to come clean

23.9.06 - Religious riots erupt in Nigeria

23.9.06 - Greece: Police recover stolen religious icon

23.9.06 - Inter-faith initiative to 'green' religion

23.9.06 - Rumors swirl over bin Laden's fate

23.9.06 - NYC priest gets prison for thefts from parish to finance lavish lifestyle

22.9.06 - Judge OKs LAX solicitation rule

22.9.06 - Global Agenda: The return of religion

22.9.06 - Saudi Arabia denies cancelling religious police

22.9.06 - Somalia: Islam is Official Religion, Conversion is Banned

22.9.06 - U.N. expert: Iraq torture may be worse than under Saddam

21.9.06 - Debate over hallway religion ends with new campus prayer room

21.9.06 - UN chief warns of global war over religion

21.9.06 - Religion gets the blame for most wars

12.9.06 - FLDS member found not guilty of sexual conduct with minor

12.9.06 - Terrorists have no religion

11.9.06 - Group meets to stem rise of religious extremism

11.9.06 - Divided world remembers Sep 11

10.9.06 - 55 Scholars Protest Whitewashing of FDR's Holocaust Record

10.9.06 - Pope assails Canada's laws allowing same-sex marriage and abortion

10.9.06 - Religious rights 'under fire'

10.9.06 - People turned to religion after 9/11, but not for long

09.9.06 - Anglican leader may seek clemency for Bali nine

09.9.06 - GOP Pandering Continues to Extreme Religious Right

09.9.06 - Saudi Arabia's Religious Police Issue Ban on Pet Cats, Dogs

08.9.06 - Europe calls on China to respect human rights and religious freedom

07.9.06 - Uzbekistan Government clamps down on religious freedom

07.9.06 - Charter, gender equity and freedom of religion

06.9.06 - Jewish man removed from airplane for praying

06.9.06 - Jewish-Anglican pact upsets Arab clerics

06.9.06 - South Dakota man's lawsuit accuses Mormon elder of sexual abuse

06.9.06 - Londoners who want a ban on religious schools

06.9.06 - Religious intolerance growing in Pakistan - study

05.9.06 - Int. Religious Conference Ends with Pledge to Confront Violence

04.9.06 - Religious teaching guidelines in NZ ditched

03.9.06 - If we talked to the IRA, why not al-Qaeda?

03.9.06 - Mixing God and politics: Where do Americans really stand?

03.9.06 - Associations don't have right to restrict religion

29.8.06 - World religious forum denounces use of religion for violence ends

28.8.06 - The True Face of Jehadis: Inside Pakistan's Network of Terror

26.8.06 - DPRK condemns Japan for barring delegation to religious meeting

24.8.06 - Egypt hearing highlights ID card discrimination for Baha'is

22.8.06 - Palestinian PM urges Christian leaders to help release Hamas officials

21.8.06 - Maoists disturb religious meet of Shiva Sena

15.8.06 - Religion as weapon

15.8.06 - Terror profiling proposals attacked

13.8.06 - The war against religious free speech

13.8.06 - Closing The Gap Between Religious America and Secular Media

13.8.06 - Judeo-Christianity and the Constitution

12.8.06 - Scientology tax victory could cost Revenue millions

12.8.06 -Three Uzbeks On Trial For Religious Extremism

12.8.06 - Religious schools back in spotlight

10.8.06 - The Race against Neo-Nazis

10.8.06 - Fringe puts faith in religious satire

06.8.06 - Paedophile priest was given post at school for the deaf

05.8.06 - Chhattisgarh bans "forcible" religious conversions

01.8.06 - Aryan Brotherhood Members Face Federal Death Penalty

01.8.06 - CSIS spy networks in mosques not meant to target Islam, experts say

27.7.06 - Religious leaders must lead clean lives

27.7.06 - Religious services opt-out for over-16s

06.8.06 - Religious leaders set to hold large anti-Israel rally

06.8.06 - Saudi religious leader blasts Hizbullah

05.8.06 - US Senate Legislating Away Church State Separation

05.8.06 - Christian anger at conversion law

03.8.06 - Muslims demand Lebanon peacekeeping role

01.8.06 - Jesuit calls for rules of engagement for religion in politics

29.7.06 - Religious leaders united against Israel

29.7.06 - Religion and the rules of war

29.7.06 - Israel denies freedom of religion

26.7.06 - Christian MP calls on Pope to stand up to Israel

26.7.06 - Madhya Pradesh Assembly passes Freedom of Religion Act

24.7.06 - US behind Coptic church schism?

24.7.06 - Over 550 arrested in Pak crackdown on religious extremism

21.7.06 - Bangladesh Censures Israeli Attacks As Religious Terrorism

21.7.06 - US trusts Riyad's new promise to ensure religious freedom

19.7.06 - Church Sues Fairfax County To Keep Religion Classes

15.7.06 - U.S. Jewish, Christian groups back Lebanon operation

11.7.06 - A Hopeful Sign: The Religious Left is Back

10.7.06 - The Top 10 Power Brokers of the Religious Right

10.7.06 - European Parliament declaration on Cyprus religious heritage

10.7.06 - Bringing the Church to the Courtroom

10.7.06 - Religion Taking A Left Turn?

10.7.06 - All-religion meet flays flesh trade, child abuse

10.7.06 - Politicians need not abandon religion

9.7.06 - Abuse crackdown gives some religious institutions a pass

5.7.06 - U.S. founding fathers fought for religious freedom, beliefs, authors say

5.7.06 - Malaysian Government bans 18 books on Islam and religion

5.7.06 - Iran urged to release philosopher

4.7.06 - Hindu extremists burn down Pentecostal church

4.7.06 - Religious summit: time to talk in the open

29.6.06 - Court halts Buddhist case in New Zealand

29.6.06 - Tibet's last-known female political prisoner freed

29.6.06 - West Virginia school board sued over Jesus picture in school

29.6.06 - Murdoch warns on Muslims

27.6.06 - Kuwait stands firm against defamation of religion

23.6.06 - Psychiatrist: Killer thought his victim was possessed

20.6.06 - Falun Gong leader to testify in NY court

20.6.06 - The New World Order, by conquest or consent?

20.6.06 - Prisoner sues for kosher food

20.6.06 - Misguided Theology Makes Bad Foreign Policy

14.6.06 - Helping Victims of Violence and Child Abuse in Polygamous Communities

14.6.06 - Crown seeks prison term for priest in sex abuse case

13.6.06 - Change sought in definition of terrorism

12.6.06 - Witch sex-offender release defended

10.6.06 - Judge rejects tax exemption for Buddhist-owned golf course

10.6.06 - Vancouver mayor orders Falun Gong to end consulate protest

07.6.06 - As Senate again takes up marriage, religious leaders differ over ban

06.6.06 - Taming the radicals

06.6.06 - 500 Conspiracy Buffs Meet to Seek the Truth of 9/11

06.6.06 - Somali Islamists Declare Victory; Warlords on Run

05.6.06 - Mixing religion and politics: Oh, what a tangled web . . .

05.6.06 - Cult Followers Clash With Police In Madang

05.6.06 - All Polls Aside, Utah Is Keeping Faith in Bush

01.6.06 - Christians as dissident activists

01.6.06 - Resurgence of the Taliban: the outcome of its tough efforts

30.5.06 - Belgian Police Raid African Pentecostal Church During Service

30.5.06 - 27-year police vet claims religious discrimination

30.5.06 - Wiccan War Widow Protests Husband's Plaque

29.5.06 - Confession to pastor in court case

29.5.06 - Bill to repeal anti-conversion law in TN introduced

27.5.06 - South Korea denies visa to Dalai Lama

27.5.06 - Top Veteran Official Joins Pentacle Debate

26.5.06 - For Wiccan Nev. Soldier, Death Brings Fight

25.5.06 - Neo-Nazi becomes fanatical Muslim

25.5.06 - 54 Baha'is arrested in Iran

25.5.06 - Constitutional limits on religious liberty (Malaysia)

24.5.06 - Ex-Guantanamo Chaplain James Yee on Faith and Patriotism Under Fire

24.5.06 - Bin Laden: Moussaoui not linked to 9/11

24.5.06 - Ethnic Albanians, Serbs reach consensus on culture, religion

23.5.06 - Universalism vs. Nationalism

23.5.06 - Serbia: No changes to controversial Religion Law

19.5.06 - Held in Guantanamo 76 days, U.S. Muslim 'relied on faith'

18.5.06 - Utah Couple Claim Peyote a Religious Right

17.5.06 - Evaluating and Interpreting the Ahmadinejad Letter to Bush

17.5.06 - ACLU files suit for student to halt prayer at graduation

15.5.06 - Religion as recourse: Jail inmates to get yoga lessons, discourses

12.5.06 - Politico-religious Cults and the 'End of History'

12.5.06 - Bush and Rev. Moon: Sometimes the Truth is Friggin' Bizarre

11.5.06 - British MP defiant over Rev. Moon ban

11.5.06 - Jury deliberates in priest's murder trial

11.5.06 - High Court slams Tal Law on yeshiva draft exemptions, but lets it stand

10.5.06 - Unedited Scan of Iranian Letter to US (.pdf)

11.5.06 - Public schools considering Bible classes

10.5.06 - First Haiti parliament sworn in since 2003

10.5.06 - Religion should have no role in elections: Rao

10.5.06 - Judge allows Gitmo lawsuits

10.5.06 - Iranian Letter: Using Religion to Lecture Bush

09.5.06 - Hindu Couple Can't Keep Cows, Court Says

09.5.06 - Can Buddha bring peace to besieged Sri Lanka?

09.5.06 - Pro-Israel groups should be expelled from 'world church'; PA leader

09.5.06 - Rice: Iran Letter Doesn't Resolve Standoff

09.5.06 - Commandments could be put on public buildings

08.5.06 - How Religious Rituals and Customs Could Affect Your Investigation

08.5.06 - Indonesia's dilemma

08.5.06 - Religious freedom on US radar

04.5.06 - France refuses entry to Hamas members

03.5.06 - Nun's killer used occult symbols, church expert in rituals testifies

03.5.06 - Hindu forum in Britain condemns Kashmir killings

02.5.06 - City Bahai's fear genocide in Iran

02.5.06 - Shah of Iran's Heir Plans Overthrow of Regime

02.5.06 - Trial begins over Ten Commandments display

30.4.06 - Divine mission shouldn't dictate diplomacy with Iran

29.4.06 - Hare Krishna jailed for drugs

29.4.06 - Churches reap the benefits of belief: $500 million in tax exemptions

28.4.06 - Cultural, Religious Discord Shades European Need for Immigrants

28.4.06 - Islamic charity sues feds over seized pamphlets

27.4.06 - Buddhists, Jehovah's, others want chance at kids, too

27.4.06 - Lodhi trial hears of jihad camps

27.4.06 - American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion

26.4.06 - Plan for faith-based prison rejected

24.4.06 - Property Tax Dispute Threatens Polygamists

24.4.06 - Religion shapes collegians' politics

24.4.06 - Jury sees murder scene; opening statements given in priest's trial

24.4.06 - Haitians begin voting in critical poll

24.4.06 - A Religious Push Against Gay Unions

23.4.06 - Priest slams MP's classroom Satanism hysteria

23.4.06 - White House Heckler Charged with Threatening Chinese President

23.4.06 - British National Party link to new campaign groups

23.4.06 - Heckler embarrasses presidents

22.4.06 - Canadians OK with Religion in Politics

22.4.06 - Seeds of religion planted in Downing Street

21.4.06 - Federal courts rule 'intelligent design' religious

20.4.06 - U.S. Rep. Wants Bush To Press China On Religion

19.4.06 - 'Future of Religious Freedom' Report Recommends Renewing Guidelines

19.4.06 - Court OKs access to church records

19.4.06 - Falun Gong Asks Bush To Help Stop Alleged Abuse

19.4.06 - Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran

18.4.06 - Religious Life in Prison

18.4.06 - EU lexicon to shun term "Islamic terrorism"

17.4.06 - Moussaoui resists effort to portray him as insane

16.4.06 - Dalai Lama meets with Muslim leaders at US anti-terror summit

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