The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Faith

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair offers 10 do’s and don’ts for religion and democracy. [CNN Belief Blog]

Christians and other religious minorities from the Middle East find refuge here in the U.S. from war and religious persecution. [The Tennesseean]

In the wake of Penn State’s sex abuse scandal, comparisons have been made to the scandals in the Catholic Church. One writer examines the similarities and differences of sexual abuse in these two institutuions. [Washington Post]