Wednesday’s religion round-up

Supreme Court Justice Alito said he’s a little frustrated by persistent questions about the court’s six Roman Catholics, and the Supreme Court agreed to consider the detention of Muslim Uighurs at Gitmo. Twitter exploded with atheism on Tuesday, Kentucky counties say their Ten Commandments displays are constitutionally kosher, and two South Carolina Republicans have apologized […]

Supreme Court Justice Alito said he’s a little frustrated by persistent questions about the court’s six Roman Catholics, and the Supreme Court agreed to consider the detention of Muslim Uighurs at Gitmo.

Twitter exploded with atheism on Tuesday, Kentucky counties say their Ten Commandments displays are constitutionally kosher, and two South Carolina Republicans have apologized for disparaging Jews as penny-pinchers in a letter to the editor.

Six imams removed from a 2006 flight after passengers reported suspicions settled their discrimination lawsuit for an unspecified sum of money, Sikhs say the Dept. of Homeland Security agreed to allow employees to wear beards and turbans, and a right-wing Dutch politician accused Muslims in a speech at Temple University of waging “stealth jihad” in the West. The United Methodist Church says Jesus is more powerful than germs.


The Anglican Diocese of Sydney lost $160 million in the stock market, World Council of Churches General Secretary Kobia is in North Korea, and a Norwegian priest has replaced traditional hymns during Sunday Mass with pop songs by the likes of U2 and Bob Dylan. A Malaysian Islamic court sentenced a Muslim sect leader to 10 years in prison and six cane lashes for claiming to be a prophet.

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