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• Farrakhan defends Libya, lambasts UN, US, NATO (AP)
• Religion news in brief (AP)
• Minister Shocked Somalia Isn't Worst Country for Women (The Atlantic Wire)
• Pakistan's female madrassas breed radicalism (Reuters)
• Muslim soldier opposed to war faces porn charge (AP)
• Southern Baptists elect black pastor to No. 2 post (AP)
• South Asia's growing modernity masks women's plight (Reuters)
• Southern Baptists elect African-American to VP (AP)

Farrakhan defends Libya, lambasts UN, US, NATO (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT AP - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Wednesday lambasted the U.N., the U.S., and the "coalition of demons" that he said makes up NATO, accusing them of trying to assassinate Moammar Gadhafi and promote regime change in Libya.

Religion news in brief (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:31 AM PDT AP - Southern Baptists re-elect president who challenged them

Minister Shocked Somalia Isn't Worst Country for Women (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:04 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Related: Life as an Afghan Soap Opera Actress

Pakistan's female madrassas breed radicalism (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:19 AM PDT Reuters - Varda is an accountancy student who dreams of working abroad. Dainty and soft-spoken, the 22-year-old aspires to broaden her horizons, but when it comes to Islam, she refuses to question the fundamentalist interpretations offered by clerics and lecturers nationwide.

Muslim soldier opposed to war faces porn charge (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT AP - A Muslim soldier from Fort Campbell has been approved as a conscientious objector to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he has now been charged with possession of child pornography.

Southern Baptists elect black pastor to No. 2 post (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 07:56 PM PDT AP - Members of the Southern Baptist Convention elected an African-American pastor to its No. 2 position for the first time on Tuesday, signifying an effort to diversify its leadership and flock at a time of declines in overall membership and church attendance.

South Asia's growing modernity masks women's plight (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 07:39 PM PDT Reuters - South Asia may boast a number of women leaders and be home to cultures that revere motherhood and worship female deities, but many women live with the threat of appalling violence and without many basic rights.

Southern Baptists elect African-American to VP (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:59 PM PDT AP - The nation's largest Protestant denomination has chosen an African-American to serve as its No. 2 officer in an historic election.

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