White House Religion Panel Gets It Right (Newsweek)
The White House panel on faith-based initiatives, a middling and contradictory group, kinda sorta got it right on religion and government.

Vancouver to remain “no religion” capital (The Georgia Straight)
According to a March 9 Statistics Canada report, it is projected that by 2031, almost 33 percent of people living in Vancouver will not align themselves with any religion.

Cloud Religion: Do's, Do Not's, and a Glimpse of Nirvana (ReadWriteWeb)
As the cloud is getting more players and interfaces, best and worst practices are emerging. As the market grows and more companies try to plug in, the cloud may benefit from guiding principles. Similar to new technology movements in the past, a natural process is underway to define "what is good", which, for some in the industry, equates to "what is open". Like religion itself, open can be ...

Chemist refuses to dispense contraceptive pill because it's against her religion (Yorkshire Post)
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a pharmacist refused to give the contraceptive pill to a South Yorkshire woman, saying it was "against her religion."

Anthropologist/Neuroscientist Team Propose That Religion Is Ubiquitous And Persistent Because The Human Brain Needs It (Medical News Today)
In the fractious debate on the existence of God and the nature of religion, two distinguished scientists radically alter the discussion...

Is DMX losing his religion? (Miami Herald)
who has been arrested more times than we can count -- has found religion. The Yonkers-born entertainer (real name: Earl Simmons) is so taken with his church -- the Morning Star Sanctified Church in Glendale, Ariz. -- that he planned a benefit last weekend to help raise money for repairs. Things didn't work out as planned. The ``gospel rap extravaganza'' was all set to go on at a nearby high ...

Pill against my religion says chemist (Yorkshire Post Today)
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a pharmacist refused to supply the contraceptive pill to a South Yorkshire woman, saying it was "against her religion". (10/03/2010 08:49:30)

Colorado man who claimed marijuana is sacrament in his religion is convicted on drug charges (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
GEORGETOWN, Colo. - A Colorado man who says marijuana is a sacrament in his religion has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges.

Ex-boyfriend of 'JihadJane' didn't know of her religion (Seattle Times)
Colleen R. LaRose, the strawberry-haired suburban woman who allegedly volunteered for a terrorist plot in Europe, appeared to live a double...

LIVESHOTS: Textbook Battle: Religion in Classroom - FULL COVERAGE: Texas Textbook Battle (Fox News)
Wednesday the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) meets to discuss curriculum standards that could have an impact on what students across the country see in their textbooks.