"Backed by a tougher Indiana law, a coalition of Roman Catholic nuns has stepped up efforts to curb the sex trade during this weekend's Super Bowl."

Read more: Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times

"Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged apostasy, is experiencing renewed pressures to renounce his Christian faith and save his life by returning to Islam, the American Center for Law and Justice, which has been involved in the case, reported Wednesday."

Read more: Luiza Oleszczuk, The Christian Post

"'At a minimum, there should be warning signs posted, stating that some screens may contain adult content. ... I had no idea my girls could be exposed to such images at our local library,' she wrote in her email to the library."

Read more: Erik Lacitis, Seattle Times

(H/T Dick Staub)

"Obama chose to substantially burden a religious belief, by the most intrusive means, for a less-than-compelling state purpose — a marginal increase in access to contraceptives that are easily available elsewhere. The religious exemption granted by Obamacare is narrower than anywhere else in federal law — essentially covering the delivery of homilies and the distribution of sacraments. Serving the poor and healing the sick are regarded as secular pursuits — a determination that would have surprised Christianity’s founder."

Read more: Michael Gerson, Washington Post

"Planned Parenthood says the move results from Komen bowing to pressure from anti-abortion activists. Komen says the key reason is that Planned Parenthood is under investigation in Congress — a probe launched by a conservative Republican who was urged to act by anti-abortion groups."

"Former Ottawa teacher Thomas McCue, who now lives with his male partner in Montreal, alleges Frances Jacques, the former principal of St. Joseph Catholic High School, committed professional misconduct when she refused to allow Leanne Iskander and other teens to form the controversial club, according to the Toronto Star."

Read more: Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews

"While Twitter has already been complying with foreign governments’ requests to censor certain content, this decision certainly appears to make it easier for that to occur."

Read more: "Liberty Chick," Big Journalism

"The Catholic Church is fighting mad with the Obama Administration, and nearly every Catholic sitting in a pew this weekend heard the reasons why."

"'We are talking about a throwaway population that adults think are too far gone,' Sohn says later. 'We’re talking about kids that people have given up on over and over and over again. They don’t feel like anyone is there for them. They may have parents who love them, but they’ve been falling back on themselves for so long that if you come in front of their faces talking, and not backing it up with action, you just become another one of the people who have disappointed them.'"

Read more: Phil Zabriskie, Washington Post Magazine

"Recent gestures by Burma's political leadership offer a glimpse of optimism for future reform. Still, many Burmese remain cautious as fighting continues in ethnic minority regions where most of the country's Christians are located."

Read more: Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Christianity Today

"Two films, I wrote, directed and produced, seek to highlight some of the pitfalls of these modern reproductive technologies."

Read more: Jennifer Lahl, Women and Hollywood, IndieWire

"A candidate for public office in any contemporary democracy may have to consider what, if anything, to do about 'global warming.' Candidates should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true. In fact, a large and growing number of distinguished scientists and engineers do not agree that drastic actions on global warming are needed."

Read more: Claude Allegre, et al., Wall Street Journal