September 30, 2009

Religion News for 9/30/2009

Wow, readers, it's almost October! On this day in 1962, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded the National Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers). And today in religion news...
  • Berlin is working to accommodate the prayer needs of Muslim students, but the ruling which permitted it is generating some interesting questions. (Reuters)
  • Apparently today is Blasphemy Day. I'll be goddamned. (PD)
  • An Arizona judge has granted an injunction on recently passed abortion regulation, pending suit by Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights. (AZCentral)
  • A lawsuit in Oklahoma is challenging the constitutionality of abortion laws there, which would require doctors to disclose new information about women receiving abortions. (AP/KJRH)
  • A Malaysian woman will be caned for drinking beer under Shari'ah law.
  • Bill Tammeus has a saddening and interesting graphic depicting the splits in the Christian church, and an interesting reflection on the ELCA split, which may yet worsen. (Tammeus)


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