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A Sikh man sued an Atlanta-based company that provides shuttlebus service at Indianapolis International Airport, claiming it denied him a job as a driver because of his beard and turban, which he said his faith requires.
More than a thousand devout Jews noisly protested in Jerusalem on Saturday against plans by computer chip maker Intel to operate on the Jewish day of rest.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that South Carolina can't issue license plates showing the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window along with the phrase "I Believe."
The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.
A devout Muslim woman told police she slashed her husband's neck with a kitchen knife as he slept because he forced her to eat pork, wear short skirts and drink alcohol in violation of her religious beliefs.
The Obama administration on Monday came out strongly against efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religions, saying the moves would restrict free speech.
Americans are learning more about Islam, and familiarity with the faith makes people more likely to view Muslims favorably and less likely to believe Islam encourages violence, according to a new study.
The top five destinations for Mandaean refugees in the United States from 2002 through June 24, 2009:
When the bride and groom arrive at the Mandaean Association, the Middle Eastern salad is ready and flower petals are lightly strewn across the floor.
Liberal-leaning religious groups are launching radio ads in five states this week in which local pastors urge senators to back efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system.
Police turned water cannons on a raucous demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews Saturday, the second consecutive day of protests over the opening of a city parking lot on the Jewish Sabbath when religious Jews are forbidden to drive.
President Barack Obama says freedom of religion is central to peoples' ability to live together.
The case of Daniel Hauser, the 13-year-old boy who has a highly fatal form of cancer, took a sad turn this week. Hauser’s mother, Colleen, took the boy and fled the family’s Sleepy Eye, Minn., home after a court-ordered X-ray on Monday showed a nasty tumor growing in Daniel’s chest. Running away with Daniel to avoid medical treatment for him is a terribly dangerous and irresponsible thing to do.
The Pentagon said Monday it no longer includes a Bible quote on the cover page of daily intelligence briefings it sends to the White House as was practice during the Bush administration.
Supreme Court prospect Diane P. Wood asked the most questions and showed no extra measure of caution Wednesday as judges on Chicago's federal appeals court plunged into a dispute over alleged housing discrimination.
Malaysia announced Thursday it will bar the religious conversion of children without both parents' consent in a major step to ease interfaith conflicts that have strained this Muslim-majority country.
The Vatican has launched a doctrinal investigation into the leadership of Catholic sisters in the United States, reportedly because they have not sufficiently promoted the Vatican line on homosexuality and other issues.
Leaders of women's religious communities in the United States say the Vatican has launched a doctrinal investigation into their activities and initiatives.
A Philadelphia cable network's early morning broadcast of a Good Friday service at the Vatican abruptly changed to something wildly different — a 30-second "Girls Gone Wild" ad.
A federal judge has struck down a long-standing government policy that made it tougher for religious workers from other countries to remain in the United States.
A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out o of the Northeast to the Southwest, the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined and more people say they have no religion at all.
Governments that receive donations of Ten Commandments displays and other monuments for public parks are not compelled to take everything they are offered, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The Vatican has begun a first-ever comprehensive study of women's religious orders in the United States, four decades into a steep decline in the number of Roman Catholic sisters and nuns in the country.
A federal judge says South Carolina must stop marketing and making license plates that feature the image of a cross and the words "I Believe."
Kazakhstan's lower house of Parliament approved controversial legislation Wednesday to increase government control over religious groups, drawing criticism from a major international group Kazakhstan is to lead in 2010.
Can Colleges Coerce Campus Christians To Take Gays Into Group The Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal from a Christian student group in San Francisco which refused to admit gays and lesbians and decide whether the group's right to religious liberty and freedom of association can trump a university's ban on discrimination based on s …
BBC News - Pakistan madrassa mixes drugs rehab and fighter trainingUrfan Azad was a heroin dealer and an addict. He was introduced to me as a former gangster. He had been feared and respected on his home turf in Reading, Berkshire, UK.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | The peril of being moderateSome five years ago when rising cases of religious extremism and suicide bombings started to spell a serious problem for the state and society, the easiest position taken by those condemning such barbarism was to point to the need to promote 'moderate Islam.'
DAWN.COM | Editorial | Is it really India?FOREIGN Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says that Pakistan is "compiling hard evidence of India's involvement" in terrorist attacks on Pakistan's public and its armed forces.
BBC News - Saudi Arabia urged to quash witchcraft death sentenceThe New York-based group Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to overturn a death sentence given to a man convicted of practising witchcraft.
From The Projects To The NFLThe Blind Side is the true story of the high-school years of Baltimore Ravens lineman Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), who was born in a Memphis housing project with no father and a drug-addicted mother.
In the United States Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday of November. Canada has a slightly different Thanksgiving day on the second Monday of October. Throughout history, since the development of agriculture, there have been harvest festivals in the fall.
Vajpayee, Advani pseudo-moderates, Liberhan says in Babri reportNEW DELHI: The top BJP leadership including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi have been severely indicted and called "pseudo-moderates" by a Commission that probed the demolition of Babri Masjid 17 years ago.
DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | Karachi areas tense as SSP leaders laid to restKARACHI: A former leader of the outlawed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan who suffered bullet wounds in a late Thursday night ambush, which left another prominent leader dead, passed away at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in the early hours of Saturday.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | Smokers� Corner: Speaking fireA blogger makes a valid point in a recent blog on dawn.com.
Religious, homophobic hate surges in L.A. countyPartially fueled by the election of President Barack Obama and the statewide controversy over gay marriage, hate crimes based on sexual orientation shot up 21 percent in Los Angeles County last year, while religious crimes increased 14 percent, according to a county report releas …
DAWN.COM | World | Thirty years on, Mecca mosque siege reverberatesRIYADH: Thirty years ago, as tens of thousands of hajj pilgrims were completing dawn prayers inside Mecca, gunshots pierced the sanctity of the Grand Mosque.
'Liberation was just a big lie' - thestar.comShe sleeps in safe houses, with a rotating squad of bodyguards securing the doors. She goes out only in a billowing burqa. Even her wedding was held in secret.
Unintended Consequences of the New York City Terrorist TrialNew York City experienced Muslim Day in 2008. Then there was the pro-Hamas demonstration in Florida.
Moms Fight School Store's Religious Item BanCHELMSFORD (WBZ) ―For almost two decades, the Byam School in Chelmsford has operated a small gift store in early December -- everything under $1.
School entrance locked 'for modesty reasons' - Israel Jewish Scene, YnetnewsSchool teachers in Kiryat Gat in Israel are barred from entering the building from the front entrance. The reason? Haredi men don't want to see women dressed "immodestly"*, so once again, women have to kowtow to religious idiots.
US judge bans South Carolina Christian car plateA US judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue a vehicle number plate with a Christian image and slogan. The state legislature had approved a licence plate with a cross in front of a stained glass window and the words "I Believe" written along the top. District Judge Camero …
Wars over Christmas, 2009..Christmas Tree 1..Holiday Tree 0FRANKFORT, Ky. — A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov.
China wants `healthy` ties with India: WenAGAIN: Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai- Than why CRIMINAL CHINESE are not vacating MILITARY OCCUPATION of Nothern Indian States and TIBET?Mao Tse Tung said to Nehru: TRUST ME- and Nehru died and Chinese are occuping several nothern states teriitories for 60+ years and India is IMPOTENT to …
Where Religious Belief And Disbelief MeetWhen it comes to religion, believers and nonbelievers appear to think very differently. But at the level of the brain, is believing in God different from believing that the sun is a star or that 4 is an even number?...
Bark mitzvah! Pets join in on religious servicesTaking pets to church, throwing dogs Bark Mitzvahs and bringing pets to blessings are just some of the many ways pet owners include their animals in their spiritual lives and acknowledge them as members of the family.
When you want an endorsement, you can't do much better than God Himself.
President Obama has mentioned to make note of who is "surrounding" him and who has his ear. He has now over 30 Czars, or White House Cabinet members who are accountable to only him. We have no government job description for their titles, we do not know what "powers" they have; …
New Osama Bin Laden Video- Warns Retaliation! CIA Morale low, Do our CIA and Troops want to fight after the second class place to the Obama Administration campaigning for everything else BUT them. August has been the deadliest month yet, where is the campaigning for our troops. Our CIA are being investigated, there is reports of CIA emplo …
Christian Fundamentalists Show Islamophobia and Intolerance for Religious Freedom in Opposition to Muslim Day of PrayerAs Kirk Cameron goes around spreading lies about how children aren't allowed to pray or open Bibles in school, there's an effort to shut down a day of peaceful, non-political prayer in our nation's capital.
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