Moderate Muslims Enlisted to Steer Adults and Children Away from Insurgency. read more…

In 1956, 16-year-old Pennsylvania schoolboy Ellery Schempp decided to protest his public school’s mandatory prayer and Bible-reading period by reading silently from the Koran. He was ejected from class and then sued the school district. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court.

In 1956, 16-year-old Pennsylvania schoolboy Ellery Schempp decided to protest his public school’s mandatory prayer and Bible-reading period by reading silently from the Koran. He was ejected from class and then sued the school district. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court.

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A courthouse display featuring the Ten Commandments can stay, a federal judge ruled, rejecting arguments that it endorses religion in violation of the constitution. read more…

Christian conservatives invite Republican presidential candidates to a forum in South Carolina. It’s an opportunity to take the temperature of religious conservative voters in an early primary state.

Christian conservatives invite Republican presidential candidates to a forum in South Carolina. It’s an opportunity to take the temperature of religious conservative voters in an early primary state.

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Three American priests who left the Episcopal Church after it appointed an openly gay bishop in 2003 have been consecrated as bishops in Africa. They’re returning to minister to American congregations, but will report to conservative churches in Africa.

Three American priests who left the Episcopal Church after it appointed an openly gay bishop in 2003 have been consecrated as bishops in Africa. They’re returning to minister to American congregations, but will report to conservative churches in Africa.

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Tensions between rival Shiite factions are running high, following two days of clashes in the holy city of Karbala that left at least 50 dead and more than 200 wounded. The violence in Karbala sparked clashes in several other Shiite towns in southern Iraq.

Tensions between rival Shiite factions are running high, following two days of clashes in the holy city of Karbala that left at least 50 dead and more than 200 wounded. The violence in Karbala sparked clashes in several other Shiite towns in southern Iraq.

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End-of-life care for Catholics is in the spotlight again following the Vatican’s statement last week that feeding tubes should not be removed from patients in a vegetative state. read more…

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