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Tuesday's Religion News Roundup: Santorum Opus Dei; Dennis Terry; Obama blames Fox

Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: Santorum Opus Dei; Dennis Terry; Obama blames Fox

As Illinois heads to the polls, Rick Santorum is answering questions about a Sunday rally in which a pastor said: “We don’t worship Buddha! I said we don’t worship Buddha, we don’t worship Muhammad, we don’t worship Allah, we worship God, we worship God’s son Jesus Christ.” Pastor Dennis Terry also said that people who don't like that can “get out!”

Santorum, who was present and applauded Terry's remarks, later said the pastor was “speaking for himself” and “obviously, I believe in freedom of religion and all religions are welcome.”

WaPo takes a long look at Santorum's ties to Opus Dei.


President Obama says that Fox News viewers “hear Obama is a Muslim 24/7,” according to journalist David Corn’s new book, “Showdown.”

Fox anchorman Brett Baier responded on his show last night: “For the record, we found no examples of a host saying President Obama is a Muslim.” How about guests, anchorman?

French authorities are still looking for the gunmen who killed four at a Jewish school and apparently videotaped the attack.

A journalist is accusing Roman Catholic officials in the Netherlands of castrating 10 teenage boys “to get rid of homosexuality.”

SCOTUS refused to consider a request by Christian college groups to allow them to limit membership based on religious beliefs.

Maryland state legislators are trying to repeal a little-known 1976 law that gives the denomination legal authority over the properties of its local congregations.

A Missouri judge has ruled in favor of an independent-minded Catholic church that claims ownership of its property and autonomy from the Archdiocese of St. Louis.


Amish men asked the Kentucky Supreme Court to grant them a religious exemption from using orange safety triangles on their buggies.

Our own Vaticanista takes a look at the challenges facing Pope Benedict XVI as he prepares to visit Cuba and Mexico this week.

Bishop William Lori, the U.S. Catholic bishops' point man on religious freedom, has been named Archbishop of Baltimore. That should shorten his frequent trips to DC, if nothing else.

Atheists are preparing to rally on the National Mall.

Yr hmbl aggregator,

Daniel Burke

 

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