Nelson Mandela tributes, Plus News of the Week

• Shaped by Methodists, Mandela paid tribute to the role of religion, The Christian Century-by Fredrick Nzwili
•  Nelson Mandela's Religions: Nobel Of Dialogue Eurasia Review
• Mike Ghouse: A Muslim's Prayer for Nelson Mandela
• Cape Town mourns Madiba at interfaith ceremony Mail & Guardian Online
• Thousands Attend Interfaith Service To Remember Mandela New Tang Dynasty Television
• Nelson Mandela’s Speech to 1999 Parliament Still Soars (FULL TEXT) Worldwide Faith News
• COMMENT : The Jinnah-Mandela connection — Yasser Latif Hamdani
• Nelson Mandela, Madiba, Tata - what's in a name?Telegraph.co.uk-Dec 6, 2013  
• Interfaith Alliance Mourns the Passing of Nelson Mandela

• Saudis hail champion of freedom

• CAIR: U.S. Muslim Group Calls Nelson Mandela's Death a Loss for All Humanity

• The passing of a global icon - Africa - Al Jazeera English

• John, Jani, Janardhan in Canadian Job Market - what's in a name?

• Embarrassed by Spirituality, White Hindu, Patheos (blog)
• Golden Rule Rapper Challenges Bullying, Dru Vocals performs the Golden Rule Rap (Video) 
• Religious Democracy and Civilizational Politics: 
• Comparing Political Islam and Political Catholicism by Michael Driessen
• Some Donations in Anti-Gay Tipping Scandal Refunded Via Paypal By LIZ FIELDS | Good Morning America
• Exhibit mixes First Nations, Western spirituality, Cowichan Valley Citizen
• Self Improvement: Ways to follow Spirituality,  tele-management.ca
• Professors' study links reproductive morals to religiosity, The Daily Pennsylvanian
• Remember patience and humility, New Times SLO
• Rick Scott Celebrates Festivus with the Rest of Us Coral Springs Talk
• Colorado judge: 'Baker must serve gay couple' despite Christian faith, Examiner.com-by Bruce Baker
• Solution of sectarian problems, Frontier Post
• 'Make Sunni Islam official religion' New Straits Times
• Wash. Times Misleads On ACLU Lawsuit Against United States ... Media Matters for America (blog)
• 'Unequal India' by Harsh Mander - YouTube
• VIEWPOINT: War on Christmas? Oh, please! Circleville Herald
• Marois used to support diversity in schools, CTV News
• Public school board scraps interfaith advisory committee, Hamilton Spectator 
• Rabbi, Imam Tackle Muslim-Jewish Relations at Upcoming Talk in ... The Forum Newsgroup
• Interfaith hits the Jackpot! MyMotherLode.com
• What Is the Future of Priestly Celibacy? NYTimes

Faith-based news headlines of the week

• COURTS: Sikh priests raped prostitute after she turned down sex demands  VANCOUVER DESI -- Two Sikh holy men face lengthy jail terms after being convicted of raping a prostitute in Glasgow, Scotland, reports a story in the U.K.’s Daily Record.
• Aga Khan’s eldest son Prince Rahim to marry Seattle fashion model (with gallery) VANCOUVER DESI
• Angry mob undresses woman and rip her clothing after she dressed provocatively, Your Jewish News.com
• Rabbi bans Orthodox Jewish men from taking blood donated by women, non Orthodox Jews, non Jews, Your Jewish News.com
• Abbotsford Hindu temple priest guilty of sex crimes on teen girls in his congregation VANCOUVER DESI
• Narrative on Modi that will annoy supporters, detractors (Book Review) NYDailyNews.com --READ: Kingshuk Nag's
  
  The Namo Story A Political Life
• APCO NaMo Namah: The Truth Behind Narendra Modi's ... www.youthkiawaaz.com...
• Interfaith Trialogue brings together the three Abrahamic faiths — Judaism, Islam and Christianity Richmond, VA. -area groups unite for conversation series, May 4, 2013 Richmond Times Dispatch
• Multifaith has a place for everyone, BY TK BARGER, 5/3/2013 BLADE RELIGION EDITOR (Toledo, OH)  
•  Church plans breast scans, Suffolk News-Herald -- Grove is America's only faith-based organization to be a flagship sponsor of the American Cancer Society, according to Marriner, and has raised more than 
• Buddhist remains worshipped in Siva temples in Krishna district, The Hindu -- Remains of Buddhist sculptures are still being worshipped as Lord Siva in all the major temples within the radius of 10 km of Nidumolu village in Movva mandal
• Islamic Culture And The Challenge Of Buddhist Fundamentalism, Sunday Leader -- -- In Sri Lanka, Bodu Bala Sena ('the army of Buddhist power') – the newest and crudest version of Sinhala nationalism – is up against Sri Lankan Muslims. ... Extract: When I heard about the Boston explosions I had many hopes. First, I hoped that my teacher, who is at Harvard, was safe. Second, I hoped no one was killed. Third, I hoped there was no any Muslim connection to the explosion. Finally, I hoped Boston, one of my favourite American cities, liberal, leftwing, cosmopolitan and intellectually bent, was not disrupted by any fundamentalist attacks, internal or external. I found out soon enough that my teacher was safe. Sadly, some people died, including an eight-year old boy – someone from my son’s generation. America has its own fundamentalists.
• Sanctioning Redemption (Muslims in Burma and the killings) Brown Political Review
• Burma Muslim Face Uncertain Future After Attacks, Time