Link Roundup for Sept 1-19

I must begin by apologizing for the lack of updates from the roundup this summer. There was certainly much of interest happening, which hopefully you’ve been able to keep up with through other outlets.

• BBC News reports on the healing of deacon Jack Sullivan, via prayer to the beatified John Henry Newman. New saint on the way?
• BBC News also reports on the escalating conflict between Christians and Muslims in Indonesia.
• CNN has an op-ed by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf on the topic of “What’s Right with Islam?”
• CNN has an op-ed from Stephen Prothero about distinctions regarding the Quran burning.

• CNN also has a piece about the Greek Orthodox church near Ground Zero.
• Canada.com reports on Imam Rauf’s fears that moving the “Ground Zero Mosque” would amplify extremism.
• BBC reports on Stephen Hawking’s comments about a godless universe.
• CNN has an open letter to President Obama regarding Hawking’s aforementioned claims.
• Canada.com reports on a mosque moving (yes, the physical building) from Winnipeg to the NWT.
• Canada.com reports on that more Canadians believe in heaven than hell.
• BBC reports on an archbishop’s belief that UK taxpayers should fund the pope’s visit.
• Stuff Christians Like talks about religion and sex.