- Pope claims that "St. Peter had no bank account" and that the church has fallen into the temptation of wealth
- Pope blames speculation, corruption for 'scandalous' food crisis
- In bold move, Pope names panel to reform Vatican bank—Which spooked some rats.
- Mob Attacks Afghan Doctor and Female Patient—"A doctor was attacked and stoned because he and his female patient had been found in an examining room without a chaperon, Afghan officials said." NYT
- Third of teens in Amman, Jordan, condone honor killings, study says—This attitutde has no place in civilized society, no matter the religion.
- Two girls, mother killed over family video—"A family video showing two teenage girls enjoying rain in their house led to their murder in Chilas on Sunday night. Their mother was also gunned down allegedly by her stepson and his four friends."
- Libya: Cementary of British war victims destroyed by Muslim Mob
- Russell Brand cancels Middle East gigs—"Russell Brand has scrapped a number of dates in the Middle East... because of threats from extremists."
- Saudi police stop wedding in park—"A source in the Commission said the wedding was stopped because it violated local traditions as the bride was not covering her face and the groom was holding her hand and hugging her sometimes."
- Controversy erupts over Aceh's dancing ban—"Critics of a new bylaw say Acehnese authorities are undermining the region's rich culture by imposing restrictions on a traditional dance of welcome."
- Pakistan 'blasphemy' girl moves to Canada
- 'Imams promote grooming rings', Muslim leader claims—"The Oxford grooming ring was promoted by imams who encourage followers to think white women deserve to be 'punished', an Islamic leader has claimed."
- Swanson Links Gay Kiss and Women Wearing Hats and Pants to Colorado Forest Fires
- Christian TV 'prophet': Native Americans need to 'repent for their ancestors' animism'
- Christian Man Claims Native American Statue On License Plate Violates His Freedom Of Religion, Sues Oklahoma
- Right-Wing Preacher: Star Trek Movie Promotes Bestiality
- FFRF warns Michigan bills micromanage, have religious agenda
- 12-Year-Old Girl Banned From School Football Team for 'Inciting Lust'
- The Daily Show: Left Behind—"Samantha Bee shines a light on Christian Americans suffering from the sting of bigotry and bullying by gay agendists."
- New Jersey Catholic Church spending big to keep abuse victims silent
- Prison for ex-pastor whose sex abuse of three girls covered up for 30 years by Baptists
- Victims may have consented: Rabbi —"A senior Australian rabbi who failed to stop an alleged paedophile from sexually abusing boys at a Sydney Jewish school said some of the victims may have consented to sexual relations and has warned that involving police now would ''open a can of worms.'"
- Religious Oppression Rises Despite Arab Spring, Pew Study Shows
- Breaking News: 34% of Your Fellow Citizens Want a Theocracy
- Jury finds for Cincinnati teacher fired from Catholic school while pregnant—"A Catholic-school teacher who was fired after she became pregnant through artificial insemination won her anti-discrimination lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati yesterday and was awarded more than $170,000."
- Study: "Spritual" people more likely to commit crimes than atheists Salon
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Americans have no right to freedom from religion
- "Speak, for the cup of hemlock is not yet on your lips" by jailed atheist blogger Asif Mohiuddin
- Alabama gets their first High School Atheist club. Christian response - death threats!
- After Initially Being Denied U.S. Citizenship Because of Her Atheism, Margaret Doughty’s Application Has Been Approved
- Mayor Who Refused to 'Support an Organization That Does Not Believe in Jesus Christ' Issues Public Apology
- Atheists unveil monument by Ten Commandments in front of Bradford County Courthouse—"1st atheist monument allowed on government property unveiled, says atheists."
- That awkward moment when the primitive tribe you have come to convert to Christianity, instead converts you to atheism.
- Jerry DeWitt: From Minister to Atheist in 5 Simple Steps
- Andrew Brown Has It Wrong; 'New Atheism' Isn't All About Deconverting People
- Vatican rentboy and satanism claims revealed by priest
- The "Church" of Scientology trying to manipulate the Internet
- IDF apologizes for book claiming non-Jews do not have equal rights in Israel
- Airline Kicks 100 Jewish Students Off Plane For Not Putting Away Phones
- Barbra Streisand: Women shouldn't sit in back of bus in Israel—"Orthodox Jews in Israel shouldn't treat women as second class citizens."
- Nun admits breaking child's arm
- Ireland agrees compensation for Magdalene Laundries survivors—"The Irish government has agreed to pay up 58 million euros ($75 million) to hundreds of women forced to work at the Catholic Church's notorious Magdalene Laundries after a report found that a quarter of them were sent there by the Irish state."
- Christian Domestic Discipline: Spanking in the name of the lord
- Bible's strong comeback surprises secular Norway
- The body of Christ is not and cannot be gluten-free
- Megachurch Pastor Asks Congregation To Help Pay For Helicopter Upgrade
- Gimme That Old-Time Religion: A Growing Number of Greeks Bow To Zeus, Apollo, and Hera—Celebrating the summer solstice
- Satire: Key similarity between Christ and Superman is that they're both made-up, say experts
- Restore The Fourth: Group Organizes Nationwide Anti-NSA Spying Protests On July 4
- Report: NSA spied on EU institutions—"According to a report in the German news magazine Der Spiegel, the US National Security Agency bugged institutions of the European Union. The magazine cited documents provided by whistle-blower Edward Snowden."
- Lawyers said Bush couldn’t spy on Americans. He did it anyway.
- The World Says Yes To Snowden, No To Obama – OpEd
- The 'One-Way Ratchet' of Executive Power: Was Cheney Right About Obama?—"The sad truth, which Dick Cheney seems to have understood, and which Obama the candidate may have underestimated, is that the accumulation of executive power is, to borrow a phrase from Charlie Savage, of the Times, a 'one-way ratchet.' Particularly when it comes to national security, Presidential authority is easy to accumulate and very difficult to get rid of."
- Chris Hayes Absolutely Nails Hypocrisy On Snowden Leaks
- Camouflaging the Vietnam War: How Textbooks Continue to Keep the Pentagon Papers a Secret
- NYT Public Editor: Who's a Journalist?—""A real journalist is one who understands, at a cellular level, and doesn’t shy away from, the adversarial relationship between government and press – the very tension that America’s founders had in mind with the First Amendment." NYT
