2012 in religion

This is a timeline of events during the year 2012 that relate to religion.

Events

• 8 January – The 3:16 game occurs, causing "John 3:16" to become the most searched term on Google. ^[1]
• 11 January – The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decides that federal discrimination laws do not apply to religious organizations' selection of religious leaders. ^[2]
• 24 July – The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision that the Church of Scientology International has ministerial exemption from litigation. ^{[3] [4]}
• 25 December – In Northern Nigeria, two shootings occur at Christmas Day church services. ^[5]

References

1. Lynch, Rene (9 January 2012). "John 3:16 message delivered by Tim Tebow's arm". Los Angeles Times.
2. Robert Barnes (11 January 2012). "Supreme Court: Discrimination laws do not protect certain religious group workers". Washington Post.
3. Richard K. de Atley (24 July 2012). "CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY: Two former ministers' lawsuit loses on appeal". The Press-Enterprise .
4. "Marc And Claire Headley Lose Forced Labor Lawsuit Against Church Of Scientology". AP News. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012 – via Huffington Post.
5. "12 killed in attacks on two churches in Nigeria". CNN. 25 December 2012.