Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Study: Religion repressed in third of all nations (AP)
• Saudi Arabia, Egypt among restrictive on religion: study (Reuters)
• Supreme Court: London Jewish school discriminated (AP)
• Religion News in Brief (AP)
• Air Force Academy says religious climate improving (AP)
• Christian goods spoof commercial brands or logos (AP)

Study: Religion repressed in third of all nations (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 05:36 PM PST AP - In Indonesia, Muslim groups burn down a mosque belonging to the minority Ahmadiyya. In Singapore, the government refuses to recognize Jehovah's Witnesses. In Belgium, 68 religion-based hate crimes are reported in 2007 alone.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt among restrictive on religion: study (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:09 PM PST Reuters - U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 10 mostly Muslim nations whose governments impose the most curbs on religion, according to a report on Wednesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

Supreme Court: London Jewish school discriminated (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:57 AM PST AP - A Jewish school discriminated against a child when it refused to admit him because it did not recognize his mother as Jewish, Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday.

Religion News in Brief (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:07 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama's address to the Muslim world last June was chosen as the top religion story of 2009 in a survey of journalists who cover the beat.

Air Force Academy says religious climate improving (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:19 AM PST AP - The Air Force Academy says religious tolerance has improved dramatically since allegations five years ago that evangelical Christians harassed cadets who didn't share their faith. Even the school's most vocal critic agrees.

Christian goods spoof commercial brands or logos (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:00 AM PST AP - Christian stores have just the Christmas gift for Facebook fans: A "Jesus Christ wants to be your friend" T-shirt that mimics the design of the popular social networking site.

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