Here are some interesting law & religion stories from around the web this week:
- NPR on God in the Inaugural Address
- Obama opts to end his inaugural oath with “So Help me God”
- Roe v. Wade turned 40 on Tuesday
- Clegg introduces bill to allow British monarchs to marry Catholics
- Report: LA Church leaders sought to hide sex abuse cases from authorities
- Morocco to change rape law that excuses perpetrators who marry their victims
- Supreme Court denies cert in case of North Carolina Scripture-Quoting Judge
- McDonalds to pay $700,000 after franchise falsely claimed food was prepared according to Islamic dietary law
- New York Times asks: Is Atheism a Religion?
- Report: American pastor on trial in Iran for proselytizing
- Rhode Island House of Representatives easily passes gay marriage bill
- A Brooklyn rabbi’s $30,000 Torah was stolen this week . . . and recovered by the police