Our hand-selected collection of religion news items for today includes snake handling churches, the ‘Jesus is not a homophobe’ T-shirt, Tim Tebow, and an orthodox Jewish reality show.

Plus: psychics accused of criminal fraud claim ‘religious freedom’ as a defense. More…

In today’s religion news roundup: Lady Gaga as a theologian, the rise of the Jedi religion, and Christian occupiers of Wall Street. Also: Orthodox Jewish ambulance service Hatzolah in need of female EMTs. The Russian Orthodox Church asserts its role in civil society.

Plus, a polygamous follower of the Pagan religion Odinism has won her bid to remain in England on the basis of her human right to family life.

Today’s religion news overview includes Scientology’s ambulance chasers, atheist bus ads, matzoh, and the Christian Values Network.

Also: Why the pastor of Willow Creek says you should buy Starbucks coffee; Evangelicals who question the existence of Adam and Eve; and Scholars who trace the Bible evolution.

Plus pick your own favorite: ‘More educated tend to be more religious’ vs. ‘Non-believers are often more educated.’

A selection of religion news items, including opinion articles and links to related research resources.

Also: Today in History.

Roundup of religion news and opinion articles, including and embezzling pastor, a love triangle murder, and a cult leader who fires his attorney.

Yet more coverage of the Harold Camping ‘End of the World’ cult, an imbalanced article about the Twelve Tribes religious cult, Bible smartphone apps, Lady Gaga, and more.

A roundup of religion news and opinion articles, useful for anything from research to sermon illustrations. Today’s edition include many items regarding the death of terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

Also: San Francisco mulls a ban on circumcisions; Inerrantists want to keep women ‘in their place’; a look at the Kabbalah Centre’s role in Madonna’s Malawi fiasco. Plus: Unification Church target of lawsuit by Moon’s son; an item involving the Insane Clown Posse, and much more.

A roundup of religion news and opinion articles. Today: ‘Archangel Gabriel’ released from prison. A theology lesson from John Cleese. What is a cult? France is right to ban the burqa. Aum Shinrikyo cult members chant about dying for their guru. A federal judge is bullying a Utah state judge over her rulings regarding the FLDS cult’s land trust. And Muslim barbarians murder a man wrongfully accused of blasphemy.

: Also, the Branch Davidians, the National Day of Prayer, and AP’s This Day in History.

Religion News Roundup for Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Today’s stories include: Moscow prosecutor refuses to ban anti-Semitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion; Geert Wilders ‘hate speech’ trial to go ahead in Amsterdam; and Jury selection begins in baby exorcism capital murder trial.

Plus: How to become an exorcist; a look at ‘Dravidian Christianity’; Why There Are Still Atheists, and more. Also, Today in History: President Ronald Reagan shot; William Seward reaches deal to buy Alaska from Russia; Actor James Cagney dies; Musician Eric Clapton born.

Religion news roundup for Friday, March 25, 2011. Today: Islamic nations give up fight against free speech; Vatican launches public dialogue with atheists; and how missionaries may be encouraging witchcraft accusations.

Religion News Roundup for Wednesday, March 23rd. News includes: Apple pulls ‘gay cure’ iPhone app; False prophet Harold Camping gets more press; Buddhism is the new opium of the people; and — predictably — Christian pole dancing class creating controversy.

Religion News Roundup for Thursday, May 17, 2011. Is Facebook killing the church? Crystal Cathedral Choir: no gays, please; Religion and Santa hat suit settled; Christians question divorce statistics, and more.

Plus: Today in History; and King James Bible or Nothing…

Religion News Roundup for Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Sham marriages, sharia banking, the Ordinariate, a book bomb, John Hagee (again…), and more.

Plus: How Japan’s religions confront tragedy; and should the Bible be used as a guide to marriage and sexuality?

Religion News Roundup for Friday, March 11, 2011 — with Oprah Winfrey, the Muslim Radicalization Hearings, “Why Johnny can’t sing hymns,” a Muslim Miss Universe hopeful, and more.

Religion News Roundup for Saturday, March 5, 2011.

Religion News Roundup, today with Rob Bell’s universalism, an alleged Scientology spy, comments regarding the supposed UK ban on Christian foster parents, bishops scrap ‘booty’ from the Bible, and more.