Link roundup: 10 November – 12 November

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  • Humanists in the US are launching an advertising campaign against blind and literal readings if holy texts.
  • The Huffington Post has a piece about the place of faith in former American president George Bush’s recently published memoirs.
  • It also has a piece looking at Christian Zionism.
  • The Toronto Star cites a member of the US House of Representatives who has suggested that god will save the Earth from climate change.
  • Elizabeth Smart’s accused abductor is using religion to defend his actions.

  • A Sikh soldier in the US military has been allowed to complete basic training while wearing his turban and traditional beard. While Sikh military doctors have been allowed such rights in the past, soldiers have not.
  • Rapper Shyne is out of prison and into Orthodox Judaism.
  • The Washington Post has a piece about the controversy surrounding a conservative bishop in Belgium who has said that AIDS is ‘justice for homosexuals’ and that pedophilic priests should go unpunished.
  • A Muslim civil rights group in the US is concerned that the government is delaying the issuing and shipment of passports for those heading to Mecca.
  • An American evangelical group will be holding an event challenging homosexuality, according to CNN.
  • A Christian woman in Pakistan is being accused of blasphemy after insulting Mohammed and calling the Koran a fake.
  • The Huffington Post has a piece on Catholic exorcisms in the US, in light of a conference on the topic in Baltimore this weekend.
  • The Pope has responded to Ahmedinejad’s letter from last week…