Mitt Romney decided to deliver a major speech about his religious faith after concluding attention to his Mormonism would only intensify in potentially unflattering ways in the crucial weeks ahead. But even some of his top aides see the speech as a wildly unpredictable gamble. read more…

The latest flap: Radio-show host says Muslims should be deported, sparking a backlash. read more…

British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons appeared in court Thursday in Sudan, where she has been charged with insulting Islam. Fellow teachers say Gibbons made an innocent mistake when she let her students name a teddy bear Muhammad.

British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons appeared in court Thursday in Sudan, where she has been charged with insulting Islam. Fellow teachers say Gibbons made an innocent mistake when she let her students name a teddy bear Muhammad.

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It’s about time for the Southern Baptist Convention to put out a new hymnal, and the move to update the songs has caused a little tension. For the first time, nearly half of the pages in the forthcoming hymnal will be filled with songs never before published by Baptists.

It’s about time for the Southern Baptist Convention to put out a new hymnal, and the move to update the songs has caused a little tension. For the first time, nearly half of the pages in the forthcoming hymnal will be filled with songs never before published by Baptists.

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The national culture war over how teachers should educate children has raged for nearly two years in Upper St. Clair. read more…

A writer describes her childhood in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York where no one she knew celebrated Christmas, and her young adult years in Israel, where Hanukkah is a national holiday. Today she throws huge Hanukkah parties.

A writer describes her childhood in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York where no one she knew celebrated Christmas, and her young adult years in Israel, where Hanukkah is a national holiday. Today she throws huge Hanukkah parties.

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