A splintered Supreme Court displayed its deep divisions over the separation of church and state Wednesday, with the court’s prevailing conservatives signaling a broader openness to the idea that the Constitution does not require the removal of religious symbols from public land.

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The eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, was punishment from Allah.

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In Saudi Arabia, a Lebanese found guilty of sorcery sits on death row.

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Civil society activists in Lebanon are hoping that thousands will turn up for an unprecedented rally in Beirut. The march for secularism will call on all Lebanese to unite and work towards the abolition of the country’s deeply divisive sectarian system.

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RevolutionMuslim.com posted a warning following the 200th episode of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ‘South Park,’ which included a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad disguised in a bear suit.

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A Native American tribe halts research based on DNA samples collected from its members.  The article is primarily about people’s right to control the use of their DNA, but it also showcases religious thinking blocking scientific progress that would benefit society.

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A senior Catholic Church official has threatened controversy by saying that it would be safer not to “defrock” priests who had been convicted of sexually abusing children.

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In Senegal, schools that ostensibly teach the Koran are just covers for child begging operations.

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Fending off accusations that it covered up abuse and obstructed justice, the Vatican on Monday spelled out for the first time that it now strongly urges bishops to report abuse cases to civil authorities if required by local law.

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Scientists are studying the neurological and physiological effects of psychedelic drugs that seem to replicate experiences reported by religious mystics and people who meditate.

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81 percent say they believe in heaven—an increase of 10 percent since a decade ago. Of those, 71 percent say it is “an actual place.” America’s branch of heaven is crammed full, even as the European and Asian wings are long since dissolved by the brisk winds of reason and skepticism.

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By the time thousands of parishioners stream into the 3,000-seat Ebenezer AME Church on Easter Sunday, church leaders hope to have something else to celebrate: financial revival.

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A watchdog group has identified about a dozen clergy who have been accused, arrested or sued for abuse and returned to ministry. The process for investigating priests is secret, and often the diocese says nothing about the charges against a priest when it returns him to ministry.

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