The Catholic bishop of Rhode Island says politicians who oppose church doctrine on abortion “really have to question their membership in the church.” The Episcopal bishop of Maine said he is “deeply grieved” over the state’s rejection of gay marriage. The motto “In God We Trust” inscribed on currency “is of patriotic or ceremonial character” and does not violate the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, a U.S. district court ruled.
The nun who was murdered on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico was liked by all. A Texas judge said the FLDS sexual assault trial should wrap up soon, and a member of the Pagans Motorcycle Club (are they “religious,” or do they just like the name?) pled guilty to doing bad stuff. Ted Haggard is back in the ministry business. Rick Warren and Reader’s Digest have ended their joint venture.
Kentucky’s governor has changed his mind and decided that the tree outside the Capitol is a “Christmas” tree, sted “holiday” tree. Federal agents are trying to find an Alabama preacher who allegedly set his church on fire for the insurance money. Amish and Mennonite farmers got a grant to encourage them not to use pesticides, but an Iowa county may ban steel-wheel vehicles, creating problems for Anabaptists who use tractors but take the tires off (it’s a religious thing).
The Church of England has published a prayer book for frazzled commuters. The Indian government has barred foreign journalists from covering the Dalai Lama’s visit to a disputed territory in the country’s northeast, Buddhists in Thailand are making blankets out of water bottles for disaster victims, and the Taliban are keeping a keen eye on Pakistan’s fashion week. Such fashionistas, they.
