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August 19, 2008 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Democrats woo faith voters with small steps on abortion
Jeff Diamant/Religion News Service (08/18/2008: pewforum.org)
While part of the platform language maintains the party's historic support for abortion rights, another
part takes an approach that prominent abortion opponents in the party say could effectively reduce the
number of abortions.
Analysis: Is McCain finding his way on faith?
Peter Hamby/CNN (08/19/2008)
Although talking about religious faith may not come easy to McCain, talking about faith in his country
does. He might be starting to show that the two can be interwoven.
Leah Daughtry is on a mission to narrow the 'God gap' in politics
Mark Z. Barabak/Los Angeles Times (08/19/2008)
The Pentecostal minister, political planner and 'black chick from Brooklyn' is leading an effort to bring
religious voters to the Democratic Party.
COURTS
Calif. activist gets 4-year term for witness bribe
Associated Press (08/19/2008: sfgate.com)
A Muslim activist and frequent critic of local police was sentenced to four years in prison after
pleading guilty to trying to bribe a witness in a case involving his daughter. Najee Ali, 45, was
sentenced Monday. A two-year sentence was doubled because of a prior robbery conviction in 1992, said
Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney.
DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE
How to teach science to the Pope
Michael Mason/Discover (08/19/2008: msnbc.msn.com)
The Vatican keeps tabs on science, integrates new research into theology
After anti-Semitic graffiti, a quiet lesson on love
Anne Baker and Jeannie M. Nuss /Boston Globe (08/19/2008)
The congregation of Temple B'nai Israel in Revere has a hero, although no one knows his name. On Sunday,
members arrived at the temple for a morning service and breakfast to discover two of the building's walls
covered in anti-Semitic graffiti. While the congregation went inside to have the meeting, a man pulled up
to the building and began painting over the graffiti.
ARTS AND MEDIA
Richard Dutcher leaves the Mormon church and a genre
Chris Lee/Los Angeles Times (08/19/2008)
Once known as the king of Mormon film, a crisis of faith has him heading in a new direction.
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