Religion News for 10/6/2009

Hello readers! Today in 1979, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House. And today in religion news...

• The Supreme Court will allow documents from the cases of sex abuse by Catholic priests to go public. (NPR)
• An Italian scientist has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, which is suspected to be (by some, at least) a medieval forgery. (Reuters)
• A former military lawyer is suing so people won't pray for his harm, among other threats. (USAT)
• Brother Ali is a rapper who draws inspiration from Islam. (NPR)

Religion News for 10/5/2009

Hello Readers! It's a beautiful Monday morning. Here's what's been happening lately in religion news...

• Miguel Humberto Diaz is the new American ambassador to the Vatican, and is himself a theologian. (Reuters)
• Pew says support for abortion rights is declining, and that the debate over it is losing steam. (Pew)
• Six of the Supreme Court's justices are now Roman Catholics. Politics Daily's David Gibson has some interesting thought on the implications of that. (PD)
• Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has taken a stance against evolution at his kingdom's only co-ed university. (Reuters)

Just a note about missing posts and such...

...so, dear reader, I'm asking for your forgiveness and patience. The last week or so has been a little crazy and I am attempting to update every day, though I have had some weird schedule changes as of late. I'm still going to try, but if I miss a day or two this week, know that I'm not giving up, it's just that I'm only one guy.

Peace,

A.C.