June 24, 2020 Ohio governor signs bill expanding religious freedom in school Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law expanding the religious freedom for students in public schools criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
June 22, 2020 Nashville newspaper advertisement on end-of-world scenario launches investigation: report An editor at a Nashville, Tenn. newspaper said he was “horrified” after a full-page advertisement paid for by a religious group predicting a terrorist attack on the city next month was published by the newspaper Sunday, The Associated Press reported Sunday.
June 18, 2020 Saudi Arabia weighs canceling annual Muslim pilgrimage amid surge of new coronavirus cases Saudi Arabia may cancel the highly anticipated Muslim holy pilgrimage to Mecca for the first time in the kingdom's recent history due to a spike in new cases of coronavirus.
June 17, 2020 Iran’s underground church surfaces, offering aid during coronavirus spike: report Christians in Iran say they are risking their lives to aid their neighbors in an already hostile environment known for exporting radical Islamic terrorism, a religious freedom watchdog told Fox News.
May 14, 2020 US blames ISIS branch for Afghanistan hospital attack that killed 2 newborns The United States blamed radical Islamic militants and not the Taliban on Thursday, for an attack against an Afghan hospital that killed at least 16 people, including two newborn children.
April 30, 2020 Missouri man who allegedly sparked mosque fire charged with hate crime A 42-year-old Missouri man is facing hate crime and other charges for allegedly setting fire to a mosque last week, prosecutors said Thursday.
March 15, 2020 Across faiths, religious rules bent as virus alters worship Across the United States, religious leaders are taking unprecedented steps to shield their congregations from the coronavirus - canceling services, banning large funerals and weddings, and waiving age-old requirements of their faiths.
January 6, 2020 Islamic religious leader in Texas arrested on charges of sex crimes against children An Islamic religious leader was arrested in Houston last week on charges of sex crimes against children under the age of 14, authorities said on Monday.
December 18, 2019 Indian protests erupt as high court postpones hearing challenges to new immigration law Demonstrations erupted once again across India on Wednesday following a decision by the country's Supreme Court to postpone hearing challenges to a controversial new immigration law that grants citizenship on the basis of religion.
