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women's issues, role of women in religion  

The Contraceptive Mandate Marches On, Religion in the News, Fall 2014 by Mark Silk
The Supreme Court begins to reassess the balance between religious liberty and gender equity in its Hobby Lobby decision.
(Co-written by Sam Livingston and Mark Silk).

Honey, I’m Shrinking the Church, Religion in the News, Vol. 14, No. 2 by Andrew Walsh
Was the Catholic bishops’ religious freedom campaign an anti-Obama crusade or an internal crackdown?

The Struggle to Keep Hospitals Catholic, Religion in the News, Vol. 14, No. 2 by Andrew Walsh
The case of Connecticut.

“Religious liberty” in Court, Religion in the News, Vol. 14, No. 2 by Marc D. Stern
Can free exercise claims liberate Catholic “public ministries” from the Obamacare contraception mandate?

The Month of the Condom Religion in the News, Vol. 13, No.2, by Mark Silk

Who Killed George Tiller? Religion in the News, Fall 2009 by Andrew Walsh.
 Pro-life groups say don’t blame us when a Kansas abortion provider is gunned down.

Sanford and Wife Religion in the News, Fall 2009 by R. Marie Griffith
It was a rough summer for Republican family values.

Praise God and Pass the Diapers, Religion in the News, Vol. 12, No. 1, by Christine McCarthy McMorris
Reality television's strange new fascination with big, conservative Christian families.

Picturing Palin's Faith, Religion in the News, Vol. 11, No. 3, by Melissa Proctor.
A few cartoonists were happy to skewer Palin's faith.

Women's Ordination Revisited, Religion in the News, Fall 2008, by Andrew Walsh.
Roman Catholic Womenpriests breaks the cone of silence.

Having it All , Religion in the News, Fall 2008, by Christine McCarthy McMorris.
Spirituality lite on a global scale.

FDLS 1, Texas 0, Religion in the News, Fall 2008, by Eugene V. Gallagher..
Texas fumbles its child abuse case against fundamentalist Mormons.

Off With Their Head Scarves, Religion in the News, Spring 2008, by Colin M. Adams.
Turkey's political meltdown over head scarves.

People Who Loved Tammy Faye, Religion in the News, Summer/Fall 2007, by Christine McCarthy McMorris.
In the end, the gay community returned her embrace.

Apostasy in Afghanistan , Religion in the News, Summer 2006, Colin Adams.
How to square democracy with traditional Islamic values. Or not.

"Bush and the Burqa", Religion in the News, Spring 2002, by Christine McCarthy McMorris
 The plight of Afghan women helps sell the war on terror.

"Redressing a Grievance", Religion in the News, Spring 2002. [A Christian top gun shoots down the Air Force's rules for female military personnel off-base in Saudi Arabia.], by Michael E. Naparstek, editorial assistant

"Mormon Women in the Real World", Religion in the News, Summer 2000, [two Latter-day Saints take on their universities], by Jan Shipps, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

"Excommunication in Rochester", Religion in the News, Spring 1999, [inner-city parish gets caught in crossfire of Catholic priest controversy involving issues of the role of women and gays in the church], by Anthony Burke Smith, associate editor

"Submission in Salt Lake", Religion in the News, Summer 1998, [Southern Baptist convention held in Utah], by Jan Shipps, Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis

"Promise Keepers and Culture Wars", Religion in the News, Summer 1998, [faith motives of Promise Keepers], by David Hackett, University of Florida at Gainesville