The U.S. Army recently announced it will allow an orthodox Jewish Rabbi to attend military chaplaincy training without shaving his beard. Still, the Washington Post wonders if there are other religious barriers in the U.S. Military.
No more funny business? Religion Dispatches asks: is making fun of Mormonism cliche?
Full Contact Enlightenment (yup, that’s a website) looks at an upcoming film project entitled “Living in Exile.” It’s an episodic film series that focuses on the lives of ordinary Tibetans.
A Pagan stone circle in the U.K. was vandalized in what may have been a religiously-motivated hate attack, so says the Telegraph.
The Friendly Atheist reports that atheists who frequent the social news website Reddit have raised nearly $200,000 online for Doctors Without Borders.
Finally, your Picture(s) of the Day is a gallery of images of Shiite Muslims from around the world as they celebrate the holy day of Ashura, a holiday special to Shia Islam.