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Church and State

Pat Robertson Admits He Blew The Election Prediction He Got From God
Franklin Graham: God May Have to Cause "A Complete Economic Collapse" to Save Nation From Obama--I think God saved America from people like him.
German reporter goes underground at Patrick Henry College--"Nearly all of the students at Patrick Henry College have been home-schooled by ultra-conservative evangelical Christian parents. [...] Students are taught to kneel before images of Jesus and Ronald Reagan...."

Intolerance of Religion

Islamic hardliners announce fatwa on Malala Yousafzai--"British-based Islamic radicals are preparing to announce a fatwa on Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl shot by the Pakistan Taliban, for her role in standing up to extremists."
Turkish schoolbooks denounce Darwin, Einstein as 'Jews'
Egypt: Women assault, cut hair of Christian woman on metro
Salvation Army Official: Gays Deserve Death--Unsurprisingly, "the Salvation Army has officially distanced itself from Craibe's remarks...."
Malians Rally Against Religious Extremism--"Several thousand people have turned out for a rally in Mali's capital, Bamako, to show support for 'the authentic Islam' and to say no to religious extremism." NYT

Blasphemy

Atheism

Sex Abuse Scandal

Former priest alleges 'system of abuse cover-ups'--"I became aware that some of the other priests were actually paedophiles and were not necessarily becoming priests because they wanted to help people, but because they were paedophiles who wanted the opportunity."
Australia to launch national investigation of child sex abuse--"The decision came after a string of accusations surrounding the Roman Catholic Church outraged Australians and spurred regional inquiries." And victims to be able to sue church.
'Priests believe child abuse forgivable'
AP Interview: Vatican sex crimes prosecutor on sin--"When Pope Benedict XVI announced last month he was transferring his respected sex crimes prosecutor to Malta to become a bishop, Vatican watchers immediately questioned whether the Holy See's tough line on clerical abuse was going soft -- and if another outspoken cleric was being punished for doing his job too well."
The Redemption of Sinead O'Connor

Abortion and Birth Control

U-turn for Irish health chiefs as senior consultants are axed from team leading probe into death of Savita Halappanavar--These senior consultants worked for the very hospital that's being investigated.
Six Affairs, Two Abortions and Another Term in Congress -- Tennessee Republican Rep. Scott Desjarlais--"He now looks back with regret, he says, on the sexual relationships he had with two patients, three co-workers and a drug company representative while he was chief of staff at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper."
US abortions fall 5 percent, biggest drop in a decade--"The reason for the decline wasn't clear, but some experts said it may be due to better use of birth control during tough economic times. Their theory is that some women believe they can't afford to get pregnant."
After Cutting Tax Credit For Children, Michigan Republicans Consider One For Fetuses--It's like they don't care about kids after they've left the womb.
Uh-oh, Dan Patrick's Got Another Idea to Improve Women's Health--"It almost seems as if state Sen. Dan Patrick, the talk-radio Republican from Houston, spends his free time thinking up ways to antagonize people who are already in a politically disadvantaged position."

Creationism

Republicans

Jesus

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