China theaters to pull 'Da Vinci Code' | The Chinese government, in an unprecedented move, has ordered movie theaters to stop showing "The Da Vinci Code," movie industry officials said Thursday. (Associated Press)
China drops the curtain on "Da Vinci Code" | China has ordered cinemas to stop showing the controversial blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code," media and movie theater officials said on Thursday, though the official reason was not immediately clear. (Reuters)
China pulls 'Da Vinci' in wake of protests | In a stunning about-face that is sure to send shock waves through Hollywood, the government of China has decided to yank the controversial thriller "The Da Vinci Code" from the country's theaters starting today, Sony Pictures confirmed Wednesday. (Los Angeles Times)
Muslim women don't see themselves as oppressed, survey finds | Muslim women do not think they are conditioned to accept second-class status or view themselves as oppressed, according to a survey released Tuesday by The Gallup Organization. (The New York Times)
Group's plan causes tension in Kan. Town | Supporters of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi see his Transcendental Meditation movement as fostering world harmony. But in this farm town in the heart of the heartland, the movement's plans to build its "World Capital of Peace" here are creating more tension than tranquility. (Associated Press)
Wigs pose dilemma for religious Jewish women | The problem arose about two years ago when Israeli rabbis discovered that hair cut from the heads of Hindu worshipers at Indian temples was being used to manufacture wigs worn by religious Jews. (Reuters)
Hand of John the Baptist arrives in Moscow | Thousands of believers gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow Wednesday to pray over a relic -- the right hand of St. John the Baptist. (UPI)
Macy's removes gay pride display | Macy's department store has removed a window display marking Boston's gay pride week after a group that opposes gay marriage complained it was offensive. (Associated Press)
Uzbek court bans international NGO for preaching Protestantism | A court in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has ordered the closure of an international non-governmental organization's office in the country for activities including Protestant missionary work, the court said Thursday. (UzReport.com, Uzbekistan)
Suffer little children | US evangelists are twisting the Bible to say that beating the young is a Christian doctrine (Giles Fraser, The Guardian, UK)
Jesus loves a machine gun | It's the new 'Left Behind' video game, where you maim and murder and hate, all in God's name. Praise! (San Francisco Chronicle)
U.S. prison study faults system and the public | Not only are America's prisons and jails largely failing the 13.5 million adults who pass through them each year, but the American public is also failing the prisons and jails, a bipartisan study group concluded in a report released Wednesday. (The Washington Post)
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