The killing of Osama bin Laden and the reactions it provoked in faith communities was the top religion story of the year, according to a Religion Newswriters Association survey.
Congress’s hearings on radicalization among American Muslims was voted the No. 2 story, followed by the indictment of Catholic Bishop Robert Finn of K.C. on charges of failing to report the sexual abuse of a child.
In one of the top stories of the decade, the U.S. military declared the end of the Iraq war on Thursday. Whether or not the mission was accomplished, it’s now officially over.
Here at home, social issues are taking center stage in a GOP primary campaign that was supposed to be about the economy, stupid.
Seeking common ground with the common man, Mitt Romney is starting to open up about his days as a Mormon missionary, saith the NYT and the AP.
In France, for instance, Romney had to use – gasp! – public toilets. Quelle horreur!
With sex scandals rocking college sports, New York state lawmakers are making the Catholic Church very nervous by trying to pry open windows in statute of limitations.
The producers of “All-American Muslim” fought back against claims that they sugercoat Islam. More than 32,000 Americans have signed a petition calling for businesses to continue advertising on the reality show, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
NYT columnist Thomas Friedman is catching heat for writing that the standing ovation Israeli PM Netanyahu got from Congress earlier this year was bought and paid for by the Israel lobby.
The Rabbinical Council of North America says it won’t take a position on reparative therapy for gays.
The Denver-area pastor widely reported to have said that God roots for his congregant, Tim Tebow, now says the devout Denver quarterback is not a member of his church, and God doesn’t care about football. God is a baseball fan, obviously.
As Christmas approaches, a Vermont entrepreneur says he’s selling 50-100 “Jesus toasters” a day. Boy, did I go into the wrong business.
Speaking of Christmas, conservatives have published their annual list of “naughty” and “nice” retailers.
Did you know that a small percentage of Jews celebrate Christmas? Their “menorahments” have other Jews sighing “Oy, Tannenbaum.”
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Daniel Burke
