Source: Deseret Morning News

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600123352,00.html

On April 3, 2005 the Deseret Morning News reported, "Salt Lake City's Islamic population is teaming up with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to keep aid flowing to Indonesian countries still recovering from December's tsunami and recent earthquakes. The Islamic Society of Great Salt Lake donated about $4,000 to the LDS relief effort for tsunami victims this...

Source: Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/na/chi-pope-faith,1,973041.story?coll=chi-news-hed

On April 2, 2005 the Chicago Tribune reported, " When John Paul II stepped across the threshold of the Great Synagogue of Rome on April 13, 1986, it marked a milestone analogous to Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon. If not quite 'a giant leap for mankind,' it certainly was for the two faiths...

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Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

Wire Service: AP

http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2631668

On March 31, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "Unlike other places in Indonesia, islanders on mostly Roman Catholic Nias have always lived in peace, an example of religious tolerance in a nation better known for interfaith clashes than harmony. Elsewhere on this sprawling archipelago - the world’s most populous Muslim nation - religious violence...

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/26/on_display_at_library_a_mosaic_of_faith/

On March 26, 2005 The Boston Globe reported, "If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the two quilts hanging near the main hall in the Boston Public Library are novels and the 60-odd human faces adorning them chapters in the city's spiritual narrative. The faces are self-...

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Source: The New York Sun

http://www.nysun.com/article/10776

On March 18, 2005 The New York Sun reported, "a bill that would place a heavier burden on employers to accommodate the religious practices of their employees has a good chance of becoming law this year, a bipartisan group of its backers in Congress said. Senator Kerry, a Democrat of Massachusetts, and Senator Santorum, a conservative Pennsylvania Republican, yesterday reintroduced the Workplace Religious Freedom Act in the...

Source: Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0503150214mar15,1,1593501.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

On March 15, 2005 the Chicago Tribune reported, "For many servicemen and women, duty in Iraq stirs intense spiritual experiences, often drawing them toward a deeper faith but sometimes challenging strongly held religious beliefs. Pierre was the second Marine baptized at his...

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

http://www.ajc.com/hp/content/shared/news/nation/stories/03/15_BUDGET_RALLY.html?UrAuth=`NbNUObN\UbTTUWUXUTUZTZU^UWUcUcUZU]UZUcTYWVVZV

On March 15, 2005 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, "hundreds of people of faith walked across the grounds of the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Monday enroute to a rally against the fiscal year 2006 budget...

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Source: The Times of India

http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1045981.cms

On March 9, 2005 The Times of India reported, "In a refreshing case of communal harmony, a Muslim woman has built a Hindu temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva, which was opened on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Tuesday. Noor Fatima, who laid the foundation for the Shiva Temple, claimed that Shiva had visited her in her dream, prompting her to build the temple....

Source: i-Newswire

http://i-newswire.com/pr9542.html

On March 9, 2005 i-Newswire reported, "although Hanukkah gets more attention, Passover is a more significant holiday for interfaith families, judging by participation levels. According to the Passover Predicament Survey, released today by InterfaithFamily.com ( www.interfaithfamily.com ), an independent non-profit publisher and advocacy membership association, 97 percent of respondents reported participating in Passover celebrations...

Source: Beliefnet

Wire Service: RNS

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/161/story_16171_1.html#cont

On March 9, 2005 Beliefnet reported, "a U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday (March 1) banning execution of juvenile offenders is finding strong support among some national religious groups. The 5-4 decision in Roper v. Simmons will remove about 70 individuals from death row who were convicted of murders committed before they turned 18....

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18185-2005Mar8.html

On March 9, 2005 The Washington Post reported, "the federal AmeriCorps program may subsidize volunteer teachers in Roman Catholic schools without running afoul of the law, a U.S. appeals court said yesterday, overturning a lower court's ruling that found the practice unconstitutional. The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...