Plus: Partial-birth abortion and religious freedom at Supreme Court, Episcopal Church considers a second gay bishop, Thomas Nelson goes private, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 2/22/2006 12:00AM
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Quote of the day: "We are seeking individuals who are converting religions—including those who are joining a religion for the first time."
—from the participation FAQ for the upcoming television show Conversion, from the producers of God or the Girl, an A&E reality series which showed candidates for Roman Catholic priesthood being tempted with love and lust. The producers, Idea Factory, insist that Conversion is "not a reality show—it is a documentary series. We will document your journey through your conversion."
Tuesday: Anti-Muslim riot in Nigeria turns deadly | Christian mobs rampaged through a southern Nigerian city Tuesday, burning mosques and killing several people in an outbreak of anti-Muslim violence that followed deadly protests against caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad over the weekend (Associated Press)
Nigeria riots reach southern city | At least 20 people are reported killed in clashes in the mainly Christian city of Onitsha in southern Nigeria (BBC)
Nigerian Christians kill Muslims in reprisal riots | Christian rioters killed at least one Muslim and torched mosques in the southern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Tuesday in retaliation for anti-Christian violence that killed dozens in the north, witnesses said (Reuters)
Cartoon: Mayhem spreads to Bauchi, Gombe | The mayhem that erupted in Maiduguri last Saturday, which claimed many lives and property over the publication in Denmark of a cartoon on Prophet Mohammed has spread to Bauchi and Gombe States (Vanguard, Nigeria)
The media-religion connection | There is no equivalent Muslim tradition of having public "conversations through pictures." In our media context, where Christianity is still the dominant religion, the readiness of Christians to think about their faith through pictures, paintings, films and other images means that we are used to seeing these things in the media (Stewart M. Hoover, The Denver Post)
Violent clashes between Egypt's Muslims and Christians leave eight injured | Violent clashes in Egypt between Muslims and Coptic Christians on Monday left eight Egyptians injured in the village of Al Ayat, south of Cairo. Egyptian security sources reported that the violence erupted over the construction of a community center by the area's Christian minority amidst Muslim claims that it would be converted into a church (Al Bawaba, Jordan)
Pak Christian singer forced to recite Kalima | Prominent Pakistani singer of Christian origin, A Nayyar was recently robbed and beaten and then forced to recite the Kalima, and if that isnt surprising enough, well, it happened very near the Punjab Chief Ministers house, if report are to go by (ANI, India)
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