Tuesday appeared to be a good day for liberals, as Mississippi’s personhood amendment, Ohio’s anti-union initiative and Maine’s voting registration restrictions all failed at the ballot box.
All three had been opposed by the religious left.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, tossing out a claim that the requirement to purchase health insurance violates the plaintiff’s religious freedom.
The Catholic Church in Minnesota is facing criticism for its choice of bedfellows in its campaign to pass an anti-gay-marriage amendment.
Religious Dispatches takes issue with the Southern Baptist Convention’s curriculum, particularly passages that call homosexuality “a Frankenstein monster” and cite a disputed study that claims 43 percent of gay men have had more than 500 sexual partners.
The Vatican is partnering with a U.S. biotech company to promote adult stem cells for treating disease.
Muslims targeted by controversial NYPD surveillance have few legal options, according to an AP report.
Beijing is warily eyeing a surge of interest in Tibetan Buddhism among the Han Chinese.
A British court has ruled that Roman Catholic priests are equivalent to employees, which could enable victims of sexual abuse to win damages from the church.
Irish PM Enda Kenny insist that the closure the country’s Vatican embassy “has nothing to do” with the clerical abuse scandal.
An Indian court convicted 31 Hindus for killing dozens of Muslims during one of India’s worst rounds of sectarian violence nine years ago.
The ultra-Orthodox revival has been disastrous for Israel, writes Slate.
A nun in New York blamed “childhood demons” for her embezzlement of nearly $1 million to cover gambling debts.
A gallery in London claims to have a “lost” painting by Leonardi Da Vinci called “Salvator Mundi.” Somewhere, Dan Brown is drooling. That’s the painting at top left.
One more reason to be wary of Harvard dropouts (see also: Zuckerberg, Mark; Gates, Bill; Hearst, William Randolph) – one may have incited the Salem witch trials.
Did you know Jewish-born psychic advised Adolf Hitler? He was not very good at it.
The Duggars are expecting their (gulp) 20th baby.
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Daniel Burke