Round-up

1. Racism remains a problem in Australia, with one in 10 Australians believing some races are superior to others, according to a new study. The group most often singled out as "not belonging" in Australia was Muslims or people from the Middle East, Professor Kevin Dunn told reporters on the weekend. "They stand out at the moment as the group that people would be most concerned about. There [are] stronger levels of social distance or fear of Islam or concern about Islam than of any other group at the moment," said Mr Dunn, a professor of human geography and urban studies

And I'm sure resentment toward Muslims in Australia couldn't possibly have anything to do with things like this, or this, or this.

2. Norway's state church is caught in what most church leaders admit is a racist conflict in the mountain community of Oppdal, Norway. The local church leader there faces harsh criticism after preventing a pastor who's originally from Sierra Leone from conducting several funerals, allegedly because families of the deceased objected to his skin colour.