Some interesting law & religion stories from around the web this week:
- An array of Jewish organizations are set to endorse President Obama’s call for military strikes against Syria
- Pope Francis renewed his call for peace in Syria and urged world leaders at the G20 summit to abandon “the futile pursuit of a military solution”
- Report: Christians leaders in the Middle East believe that U.S. military intervention in Syria will have a “detrimental effect” on Christians in the region
- Syrian rebels have attacked the regime-held, predominantly Christian village of Maaloula, one of the few places in the world where residents still speak Aramaic
- Quebec Liberals said they would oppose the government’s plan to restrict religious symbols worn by public officials
- The New York Times features the Karaite Jews, an ancient sect that split from rabbinical Judaism more than 1,000 years ago, and their status in Israeli law
- On Wednesday, a family asked the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to ban the daily practice of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, arguing that the words “under God” in the pledge discriminate against atheists
- Malaysia barred a performance by the American heavy metal band Lamb of God after officials said the Grammy-nominated group’s work was blasphemous
- Prince Charles became the first member of the royal family to attend the installation of Britain’s Chief Rabbi