A selection of religion reports: week of March 8
Reuters publishes many more reports on religion, faith and ethics than we can mention on the FaithWorld blog. We sometimes highlight a story here, but often leave an issue unmentioned because it was already covered on the wire, or we have neither the time nor any extra information for a blog post. Here’s a sample of some of the stories we’ve published over the past week:
Philippines says open to amending Muslim autonomy law 13 Mar 2009
China says willing to meet Dalai Lama’s envoys 13 Mar 2009
Jews ask pope for Holocaust studies in schools 12 Mar 2009
Turkey denies firing editor over Darwin article 12 Mar 2009
Pope says pained over “hate, hostility” against him 12 Mar 12 2009
China says it must approve Dalai Lama reincarnation 12 Mar 2009
U.S. says some states curb free speech in name of religion 12 Mar 2009
Australia says may quit UN racism conference 12 Mar 2009
Pope admits Holocaust denier affair was mishandled 12 Mar 2009
Pope to visit Rome synagogue in autumn 12 Mar 2009
Malaysia Christians battle with Muslims over Allah 11 Mar 2009
“Big Love” network apologizes to Mormons 11 Mar 2009
Catholics protest Connecticut church finance bill 11 Mar 2009
Russia church offers to help Kremlin weather crisis 11 Mar 2009
Pope admits Holocaust denier affair was mishandled 11 Mar 2009
Cardinal says bad bankers must ask God’s pardon 11 Mar 2009
US fertility patients want final say on embryos 11 Mar 2009
Dalai Lama slams China over Tibet “suffering” 10 Mar 2009
Cameroon demolishes street stalls for Pope’s visit 10 Mar 2009
Stem cell go-ahead puts Obama at odds with pope 10 Mar 2009
Somali cabinet votes to implement sharia law 10 Mar 2009
FACTBOX: Embryonic stem cells, the ultimate master cell 10 Mar 2009
Stem cell advocates finally get their Obama moment 09 Mar 2009
French filmmaker slammed for likening illegals to WWII Jews 09 Mar 2009
Vatican paper: Washing machine liberated women most 09 Mar 2009
Chechnya wants newborns to be named after Mohammad 09 Mar 2009
Obama to let health institute decide on stem cells 08 Mar 2009
US stem cell announcement only a first step 08 Mar 2009
Pope to visit Holocaust memorial during Israel trip 08 Mar 2009
Turkish Mosque Holds First Official Kurdish Sermon 08 Mar 2009
(Photo credits from top: Romeo Ranoco, Philippe Wojazer, Alessia Pierdomenico, Larry Downing, stringer)



