Source: CNSNews.com

http://www.cnsnews.com/ForeignBureaus/archive/200409/FOR20040915b.html

On September 15, 2004 CNSNews.com reported, "An international charity working with Christians in Islamic societies has launched a campaign to oppose a plan by the British government to outlaw incitement on religious grounds. Muslim groups, who have been pressing for such a move, welcomed the proposal by Home Secretary David Blunkett to 'ban incitement to...

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/2004/religion/0409/15/c07-274073.htm

On September 15, 2004 The Detroit News reported, "a group of local priests and lay people are calling on fellow Catholics to look past the abortion issue and broaden their moral conscience when casting their vote for the next president in November. The local group, which calls itself Catholics for the Common Good, formed in response to the publicity around pro-choice Catholic...

Source: Independent Fire News Resource

http://thefirealarm.matchnight.com/tfadefault.cfm?page=ARTICLE&show=553

On September 14, 2004 Independent Fire News Resource reported that the building of a stadium near Harlem, threatened a park, wetlands and a Buddhist temple. Residents challenged the proposed building site and now plans are to have the stadium moved a mile north of the previous location.

Source: The Scotsman

http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=1076062004

On September 14, 2004 The Scotsman reported, "Each of the men and women captured on film by [photographer Luke] Watson is a prominent member of a different faith community in Scotland. They make up a rich panorama of traditions, and will be displayed as part of the Keeping Faith exhibition, which opens on Friday at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Archbishop Brian Smith, of the Scottish...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/09/12/BUSHFAITH.TMP

On September 12, 2004 San Francisco Chronicle reported, "President Bush's evangelical views and the Catholic faith of the man who would replace him have been misrepresented by the opposition and misunderstood by pundits on both sides of the political fence. That was the consensus over the weekend as spiritual confidants of the president and...

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: Reuters

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/09/BAGA48LTV71.DTL

On September 9, 2004 The San Francisco Chronicle reported, "religion is at the center of a classic San Francisco land-use fight, where a developer hires politically-connected permit consultant Walter Wong to gain approval for a much bigger building than would otherwise be allowed, while the foes tap Wong's frequent nemeses, growth-control...

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/2004/religion/0409/15/d01-263956.htm

On September 5, 2004 The Detroit News reported, "parishioners at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church have offered nothing but prayers for the three people charged with causing an estimated $200,000 in damages to their sanctuary... Statues were broken. Fire extinguishers were sprayed everywhere. A cross was turned upside down. Jesus’ face on a banner was given a spray-...

Source: The Baptist Standard

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/03/politics/campaign/03religion.html

On September 3, 2004 The New York Times reported, "the Republicans used their convention to court deeply religious voters among two different, traditionally Democratic groups, Roman Catholics and Jews, by holding rallies for supporters of each faith yesterday... Although evangelical Protestants have become a core part of the Republican base over the last three...

Source: ABC News

Wire Service: AP

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040902_586.html

On September 2, 2004 the Associated Press reported, 'Millions of French students returned to school Thursday as a new law that bans Islamic head scarves from classrooms went into effect amid demands by Islamic radicals holding two French hostages in Iraq that the law be scrapped. Muslim leaders in France, who had largely opposed the law, urged calm for...

Source: Independent Press Association-NY/Pakistan Post

http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=1620

On September 1, 2004 the Pakistan Post ran an opinion piece by Manzoor Ejaz in which he argues, "Whether in Pakistan or in North America, there’s a dilemma for Pakistan’s Christian community members; although they are as much Pakistani as their Muslim compatriots, they still are considered second class citizens. They can be prosecuted under...

Source: Zenit

http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=58232

On September 1, 2004 Zenit reported, "The Catholic community of India is in shock over the brutal murder of Father Job Chittilappilly whose body was found dead with knife wounds early Saturday morning. Father Job, 71, who served the Syro-Malabar community for 45 years, lived in the parish residence of Our Lady of Grace church in Thuruthiparambu in the Southwestern state of Kerala. Although the...

Source: Express-News

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/religion/stories/MYSA083004.1B.biblebattle.309fd485.html

On August 30, 2004 Express-News reported, "given the ferocity of the ongoing battle over the Bible at the Harris County Courthouse, it is perhaps not surprising that the woman seeking to remove it should receive a death threat amid the hate mail... Two weeks ago, following a short trial, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake — a...

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1292756,00.html

On August 28, 2004 The Guardian reported, "The leader of the US Episcopal Church told Ugandan Anglican bishops yesterday to keep out of its affairs after three Los Angeles parishes decided to ally themselves with an African diocese in the row over homosexual clergy. The parishes, in Newport Beach, Long Beach and North Hollywood, are the first to seek oversight from a bishop overseas...