The Guardian ran a column by Robin Yassin-Kassab and his wife Rana, each writing half of the piece about Rana's decision to start wearing a hijab.

The Christian Science Monitor reports on a new survey released by the Search Institute, an independent research group, which looks at youth and spiritual development around the globe.

Ramin Jahanbegloo at Reset - Dialogues On Civilization argues that "nonviolence for Gandhi was not just a political tactic, but spirituality and a way of life," and that his views were influenced by Muslim nonviolent activists.

British atheists have raised ₤83,000 (more than $130,000) to put ads on buses in London that read, "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Joan Bakewell writes in the Times Online.

Paul Bloom at Slate Magazine explores the connection between religion and behavior, asking whether religion makes people nicer.

Bob Geary interviews Kristen Douglas, a "borderline agnostic" from North Carolina, on the contentious Hagan-Dole U.S. Senate race.

Clark Hoyt considers the reactions of religious groups to the revival of Terrence McNally's "Corpus Christi," a play that portrays Jesus as a openly gay man.

The media has been quick to link the high turnout of black voters in California with the passage of Proposition 8, the state ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage. At the same time, bloggers have been ardently debating the validity of "the whole 'Teh blackz did us in!' argument."

We've rounded up a selection of articles from around the web that look at the role religion played in the vote, and the role it will continue to play as Obama prepares transitions into the White House.