We also have a list of religious tolerance news for this month. 
Sad to say, these are usually much shorter lists.

2003-NOV-5: Exorcism ends in a death: "D.P." was sentenced in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to 18 months in jail for assaulting a five-year-old girl during a religious exorcism. Both "D.P." and the victim's mother were convinced that the child had been possessed by the devil. The intent of the ritual was to drive the devil from the child's body with a brua-ritual -- a version of Vodun which is practiced in the Netherlands. The assault was so intense that the child died. Since she has been in custody for 18 months, the perpetrator was released. Earlier in 2003, the same court sentenced the girl's mother to a three-year jail term and conditional psychiatric treatment. ₁₁

2003-NOV-20: Evangelical Christian leaders criticize President Bush: At a joint news conference with the British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a reporter asked whether President Bush believes that ""Muslims worship the same Almighty" as he does. Bush replied: "I do say that freedom is the Almighty's gift to every person. I also condition it by saying freedom is not America's gift to the world. It's much greater than that, of course. And I believe we worship the same God." He was quickly criticized by many conservative Christian leaders, web sites and radio programs. He was complemented by liberal Christian groups and Muslim associations. Some responses were:

	Richard D. Land, president of the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, responded that Bush "is simply mistaken...We should always remember that he is commander in chief, not theologian in chief. The Bible is clear on this: The one and true god is Jehovah, and his only begotten son is Jesus Christ."
	The Rev. Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, issued a statement stating: "The Christian God encourages freedom, love, forgiveness, prosperity and health. The Muslim god appears to value the opposite. The personalities of each god are evident in the cultures, civilizations and dispositions of the peoples that serve them. Muhammad's central message was submission; Jesus' central message was love. They seem to be very different personalities."
	The Rev. Brenda Bartella Peterson, executive director of the liberal Clergy Leadership Network, said: "I would rather you not quote my theology. But I have to say that I'm very pleased that President Bush wants to be so inclusive, and I think his inclusiveness in this particular comment speaks well for who we have been as a nation theologically. Not all of his policies and his actions have been as inclusive."
	Sayyid M. Syeed, secretary general of the Islamic Society of North America, responded to Bush's statement with a single word: "Alhamdullah." (Thanks be to God.) He added: "We read again and again in the Koran that our god is the god of Abraham, the god of Noah, the god of Jesus. "It would not come to the mind of a Muslim that there is a different god that Abraham or Jesus or Moses was praying to." 12