1. Rapid pace of secularization and rise of Islam in Great Britain
Christianity declining 50pc faster than thought – as one in 10 under-25s is a Muslim, The Telegraph (John Bingham)

What Does the Census Tell Us about Religion in 2011? The Office for National Statistics

2. Another step forward in human cloning raises more ethical problems
Cloning Is Used…

1. The Boston Bombing, the responsibility of government, and the challenge of honesty
Suspects seemed set for attacks beyond Boston, New York Times (Eric Schmitt and Michael S. Schmidt)

2. Boy Scout’s untenable compromise pleases no one

Not impressed by Boy Scouts’ plan on gays, Washington Post (Jonathan Capehart)

Boy Scouts propose to lift gay ban for youth, ABC…

1. Shocking “house of horrors” trial is a display of what happens inside every abortion clinic
Newtown In The Clinic: Media Ignore The Gosnell Trial, Investor’s Business Daily (Editorial)

Philadelphia abortion clinic horror, USA Today (Kirsten Powers)

2. Crimes against humanity must not go unpunished, even 70 years later

Nearly 70 Years Later, a New Round of Auschwitz Prosecutions, New…

Story 1 – Living in a Violent World

Death Penalty Sought in Colorado Shooting Trial, Wall Street Journal (Donna Bryson and Ashby Jones)

Japan Shifts From Pacifism as Anxiety in Region Rises, The New York Times (Martin Fackler)

Hamas Adds Restrictions on Schools and Israelis, The New York Times (Fares Akram)

Story 2 – Coercion to Accept Same-Sex Marriage

Gay…

Story 1 – Taking kids away from parents in order to give the kids without parents a “fair chance”

French President Pushing Homework Ban as Part of Ed Reforms, Washington Post (Valerie Strauss)

François Hollande Wants to Abolish Homework. Is that a Good Idea? Washington Post (Dylan Matthews)

Story 2 – Harvard’s dissenter on the dangers of our…