Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: Boston pastor free, Mormon first families and ordain thyself

A Boston Presbyterian pastor is freed by his kidnappers in Egypt's Sinai. Old Mormon families step up to the plate for Mitt Romney. And finally, there's an app for those who would ordain thyselves.

If you feel the call, Ordain Thyself – there's an app for that now.

The Presbyterian pastor from Boston kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai is now free.

Diana Butler Bass won't let Ross Douthat's tirade against liberal Christians go unanswered. 


Mormon first families rally around Romney, says the NYT.

The Air Force Academy is still trying to get religion right.

Summertime! Swimming holes, watermelon, and church on Wednesday night.

Seventh Day Adventists in court to fight for the right to go door-to-door without charge.

Nobody is quite sure how to seal the deal to save LifeWay's New Mexico campus.

Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin of Shanghai updates his blog for the first time since he was detained following his ordination as a bishop.

The Taliban is threatening the gains Afghan women have made during the past 10 years. 

Thousands of fervently Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem protest Israel's planned universal military service requirement.

Another Tibetan monk immolates himself to protest Beijing's treatment of the region. 

– Lauren Markoe

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