Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Feds: Religious employers must cover the pill (AP)
• Gingrich seeks help among Florida evangelicals (AP)
• U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule (Reuters)
• UK Muslims convicted in landmark gay hatred case (Reuters)
• Supreme Court ruling confuses religious workers (AP)

Feds: Religious employers must cover the pill (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:37 PM PST AP - Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national debate about the reach of government.

Gingrich seeks help among Florida evangelicals (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:33 PM PST AP - Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes may rest among the pews of Florida's ministries and megachurches.

U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:03 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration on Friday ruled that religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations, including hospitals and universities, will have to offer birth-control coverage to women employees but gave the organizations an extra year to comply.

UK Muslims convicted in landmark gay hatred case (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:50 AM PST Reuters - Three British Muslim men were found guilty on Friday of stirring up hatred by distributing leaflets calling for the death of homosexuals in what prosecutors said was a landmark case.

Supreme Court ruling confuses religious workers (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:40 AM PST AP - Aleeza Adelman teaches Jewish studies at a Jewish school, yet she considers herself a teacher whose subject is religion, not a religious teacher. She's rethinking how to define her job after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling left her wondering what could happen if she ever needed to defend her right to keep it.

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