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Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: Overcaring pastors; Outlawed circumcision and Mormons Get Down to Business

Americans tweet more about church than beer. Except for places where they really like beer. Check out your state.

The Episcopal Church is set to to approve a rite for the blessing of gay marriages and voted to allow priesthood ordination for transgendered clergy candidates. 

Dozens of women who attended a Rhode Island school run by the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order are pressing the Vatican to close the school down, citing psychological trauma.

Here's what "Dummies" need to know about atheism.

Rabbis convene a meeting in Berlin today to figure out how to respond to a German court's ruling against the circumcision of baby boys.

Pastors care. But perhaps to the detriment of their own health.

Muslim extremists don't want to dominate the world; they want something else, according to a new study.

The State Department reminds that it's been a thousand days since an Iranian pastor was thrown in jail and sentenced to death for converting from Islam and presses Iran to free Youcef Nadarkhani.

Businessweek looks at the Mormon Church, a mega mall and making money.

The long, painful courtship dance between Romney and Iowa evangelicals may finally yield some votes for the presumed GOP nominee.

Christian Piatt lists the 10 cliches Christians should never use

- Lauren Markoe


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