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• German circumcision ban incites new religious controversy in Europe
• Catholic youth crusade against Madonna in Poland
• Actor Christian Bale reflects on years as 'Dark Knight'
• Amid Economic Crisis, Spain Ponders Taxing Catholic Church Property
• Ala. judge orders release in church arson case

German circumcision ban incites new religious controversy in Europe Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:32 PM PDT • A summary of global reports on the German court ruling.

Catholic youth crusade against Madonna in Poland Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:11 AM PDT Singer Madonna is courting controversy again ahead of an August 1 gig in Warsaw, having already been threatened with legal action in France for projecting a swastika on an image of far-right party leader Marine Le Pen.

Actor Christian Bale reflects on years as 'Dark Knight' Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:21 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Dark Knight rises in movie theaters this Friday on the wings of huge anticipation for the final film of director Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy, but there is one man who remains calm in the face of the media hype, Batman actor Christian Bale. Bale slips into the bat costume of Gotham City's crime-fighting superhero for the last time in "The Dark Knight Rises," which like its predecessors has received strong early reviews. ...

Amid Economic Crisis, Spain Ponders Taxing Catholic Church Property Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:35 AM PDT Although they have rented it out to a restaurant for the past five years, the owners of one building in Aspe have never paid property tax. Nor have they ever paid tax on the apartments that house two of their employees. But that may be about to change. Last week, the city's government voted to partially rescind the exemption that the Catholic Church, landlord of those three properties and another eight more in town, has long enjoyed. And thanks to the crisis that threatens to upend Spain's economy, it's not the only place demanding change.

Ala. judge orders release in church arson case Posted: 16 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT One of three men who pleaded guilty to arson in a series of 2006 rural Alabama church fires has been granted an early release from prison.

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