Source: The Church of England Newspaper

http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5769&title=Anger%20as%20religious%20hatred%20bill%20returns

On May 20, 2005 The Church of England Newspaper reported, "Religious groups have spoken out fiercely against the reintroduction of the Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill, the plans of which were outlined in the Queen’s Speech this week....

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,2763,1483755,00.html

On May 14, 2005 The Guardian reported, "Vandals scrawled a Nazi swastika on Germany's new Holocaust memorial within hours of it opening to the public. The small symbol on one of the monument's 2,711 grey slabs was spotted by security guards and removed, but the vandal was not found. Uwe Neumaerker, a spokesman for the memorial, said everything possible had been done to...

Source: Interfax

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11284389

On May 14, 2005 Interfax reported, "A 'representative Russian delegation' is to take part in a conference to be held in Cordoba, Spain, on June 8-9 by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. 'It is expected that this will become not only one of the central events under the auspices of that organization but also...

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: AP

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050513/ap_on_re_eu/pope_jews

On May 13, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "Pope Benedict XVI has told the Israeli ambassador to the Vatican he intends to visit the main synagogue in Cologne, Germany, in August, becoming the second pontiff in history to visit a Jewish place of worship. Ambassador Oded Ben-Hur said the pope told him of the planned visit...

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Source: The Seattle Times

Wire Service: AP

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002269158_academy10.html

On May 10, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "the Pentagon said yesterday it wants to promote a top commander at the Air Force Academy — a born-again Christian who has been the subject of complaints that he improperly mixes religion with education. The announcement about Brig. Gen. Johnny Weida...

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4531669.stm

On May 10, 2005 BBC News reported, "German politicians and Jewish leaders have marked 60 years since the end of World War II by officially opening Berlin's vast Holocaust memorial. The Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a sprawling field of 2,700 stone slabs near the Brandenburg Gate. The dedication comes after years of delays and disagreements over design and construction issues. Backers of the...

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: AP

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050506/ap_on_re_mi_ea/holy_land_orthodox_church

On May 10, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "The Greek Orthodox Church Synod, the church's highest decision-making body in the Holy Land, dismissed Patriarch Irineos I Friday over his alleged role in a land deal that angered Palestinian Christians, church officials said. The patriarch has...

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Source: PR Newswire

Source: The Associated Press

http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3308608

On May 10, 2005 The Associated Press reported, "it was a day of separation for different religious groups in the Detroit suburb of Troy. Yesterday afternoon, about 250 people participated in a Christians-only prayer session in front of Troy City Hall. A similar number of Christians and members of other faiths attended the Troy Interfaith Group service at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Mayor...

Source: WCCO

Wire Service: AP

http://wcco.com/topstories/topstories_story_130111641.html

On May 10, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "A fire roared through a synagogue in a Moscow suburb early Tuesday, burning down much of the wooden structure in an incident that Jewish leaders blamed on anti-Semitism. The synagogue in the town of Malakhovka, 12 miles southeast of Moscow caught fire at about 6 a.m., and the flames quickly...

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: AFP

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/05/08/white_supremacists_rally_in_somerville/

On May 8, 2005 The Boston Globe reported, "about two dozen supporters of an Arkansas-based white supremacist organization rallied in the rain yesterday in a Somerville parking lot and prepared to stage a demonstration today outside a Holocaust memorial in downtown Boston, the group's...

Source: Haaretz

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/573793.html

On May 8, 2005 Haaretz reported, "Between 700 and 1,000 Muslim worshippers barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the Temple Mount plaza on Sunday. The worshippers arrived at the site after rumors swirled that the far-right Jewish group 'Revava' had planned to visit the Temple Mount. Police have arrived at the scene. United Arab List MK Abdulmalik Dehamshe spoke with Public Security...