• Federal court hears Hobby Lobby's claim it should be exempt from contraception mandate

• Texas Baptist board seeks OK to explore sale of headquarters building

• Twister response goes ecumenical

• More religious freedoms in Cuba?

• Oklahoma responders prepare, tell volunteers to wait

• Sovereign Grace sex abuse case dismissed

• Spiritual formation growing online

• Baptists respond to Texas tornadoes

• AU head says IRS scrutiny warranted

• Sexual-abuse resolution proposed for SBC

• Faith-healing Philadelphia couple who lost 2 sons to pneumonia charged with 3rd-degree murder | Washington Post, 5/22

• Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion | Reuters, 5/21

• Constantine's cross: Should Christians retain a foothold in the emperor's palace? | Economist, 5/21

• Freedom of religion scarce in Iran, China, says State Department | Washington Times, 5/20

• Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers | Guardian, 5/20

• Evangelical weakness in gay Boy Scouts debate could hurt GOP | Washington Times, 5/20

• Supreme Court will hear church-state case over prayers at public meetings | Washington Post, 5/20

• Billy Graham isn't finished preaching yet | Raleigh News & Observer, 5/20

• A British strand of Islam is emerging as more people become converts | Economist, 5/18

• Texas legislature passes 'Merry Christmas bill' aimed at giving public schools more leeway to observe traditional winter celebrations | Texas Tribune, 5/17

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