Opposing religious coalitions are gearing up for Maine’s gay marriage referendum, South Carolina Episcopalians are considering distancing their diocese from the Episcopal Church, and trustees at the University of Notre Dame re-elected the Rev. John Jenkins for a second five-year term as president.
Jews in South Carolina are upset that Republican officials used Jewish stereotypes in a letter to the editor, and a federal judge said a Pennsylvanian teen can wear an anti-abortion T-shirt to school. Atheism is coming to NYC subways and faith healer Benny Hinn says most faith healers are frauds. The governor of New Jersey, who is running for re-election, donated $87,000 to a politically powerful pastor.
The Vatican unveiled plans to make it easier for Anglicans upset with female and gay bishops to convert. Madonna says Israel “is the energy center of the world,” and Beyonce has postponed her show in Malaysia after Muslims called her act immoral.