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Muldrow -
An Oklahoma teen and his sister are facing harassment after he contacted the nation's leading atheist group in a bid to have the biblical Ten Commandments removed from every classroom of his public high school.
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Phillip Patterson spent 7 years writing out the King James bible by hand. He did it as a labor of love, finishing Saturday at the St. Peter's Presbyterian Church in Spencertown, N.Y., where he celebrated with members of the congregation.
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Athens -
The Greek Ministry of Education has provided the funds for the construction of a mosque in Athens. Building work is set to commence within the month, once the Council of State rules on objections to the mosque.
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Newark -
The Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey has paid $650,000 to settle sex abuse claims against a pedophile priest who allegedly sexually assaulted numerous children in the 1970s and '80s.
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Leicester -
Thanks to the discovery of the last Plantagenet king -- Richard III, and the first jubilee visit by Queen Elizabeth II, Leicester Cathedral has enjoyed a resurrection of public interest.
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A Texas court judge has ruled that signs displayed by Kountze High School cheerleaders quoting biblical verses were "constitutionally permissible" and that no law "prohibits cheerleaders from using religious-themed banners at sporting events."
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The rescue of Amanda Berry and two other girls missing presumed murdered surprised the people of the world. And of the other world, according to some reports.
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Ankara -
A request by Christians in the Turkish capital of Ankara, to construct a church, has been rejected by local authorities. The selected location of Kırkkonaklar has instead been allocated to the building of a new mosque.
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Chicago -
Noble Works are well known for their greeting cards, which are sometimes controversial. However, this time they may have gone too far by marketing a card, depicting a doll intended to educate Muslim children, as a terrorist.
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Dhaka -
At least 27 people are dead in Bangladesh's capital city after clashes between police and protesters demanding the government enact an anti-blasphemy law that would punish those who defame Islam with death.
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Kampala -
A popular Ugandan priest has been ostracized from the Catholic Church after exposing what he calls an 'open secret'-- the rampant sexual abuse of children by clergy members.
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