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Q&A: Faith Healing and the Law
Two of government's obligations - enforcing child welfare laws and protecting freedom of religious expression - can clash when a parent chooses to rely on spiritual healing practices instead of standard medical care to treat a child's illness. Indeed, courts in Wisconsin and Oregon recently decided two cases involving faith healing that resulted in the death of a child. In a new Pew Forum Q&A, church-state scholar Robert W. Tuttle explores the legal issues that courts must consider in such cases. Go to the Q&A »

Aug. 26 - Politics Daily
Camelot Catholicism: The Once and Future Church?
In an essay on the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy, Politics Daily columnist David Gibson cites findings from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey in his discussion of generational differences among Catholics.

Sept. 2 - The Associated Press
Old Laws Banning Religious Clothing for Teachers Remain in 3 States
Sept. 2 - The Associated Press
Dutch Prosecutors To Charge Arab Group With Hate Speech for Holocaust Cartoon
Sept. 2 - USA Today
Update of Popular 'NIV' Bible Due in 2011
Sept. 2 - Los Angeles Times
Californians' Support for Death Penalty Waning
Sept. 1 - The Washington Post
Governor's Race Erupts Over McDonnell's Past Views
Sept. 1 - The Boston Globe
Protestant Churches Shift Slowly Toward Gay Equality
Aug. 31 - The New York Times
Burqa Furor Scrambles French Politics
Aug. 31 - The New York Times
Montana Court To Rule on Assisted Suicide Case
Aug. 31 - Longview News Journal
Officials Seek Balance in Religion, Work
Aug. 28 - The Washington Post
Opposing Gay Unions With Sanity and a Smile

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