September 28, 2017 Senators urge US sanctions over Myanmar 'atrocities' Members of Congress are sharpening their criticism of Myanmar's crackdown that has forced nearly a half-million Rohingya (ROH'-hihn-jah) Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.
September 28, 2017 Australian minister says 'economic refugees' headed for US An Australian government minister says "economic refugees" fleeing poverty rather than persecution are among the first asylum seekers to be resettled in the United States, adding that an Australia-run immigration camp on the Pacific island nation of Nauru has "the world's biggest collection of Armani jeans and handbags."
September 27, 2017 One former Superman battles Armenian genocide Dean Cain's new project focuses on persecution of Christians
September 27, 2017 Company: No discrimination over religious objection to pants A Mississippi restaurant chain denies that it discriminated against the religious beliefs of a Pentecostal woman by refusing to let her wear a denim skirt instead of blue jeans while she worked as a waitress.
September 27, 2017 Moore's path to victory in Alabama: God, guns and defiance Roy Moore wouldn't stand a chance in many Senate races after defying federal court orders, describing Islam as a false religion, calling homosexuality evil and pulling out a revolver on stage before hundreds of supporters.
September 27, 2017 Nuns against pipeline build chapel along its proposed route A group opposing a natural gas pipeline slated to go through land owned by some Pennsylvania nuns has built a prayer chapel on the proposed right of way.
September 27, 2017 Convictions for 3 rabbis for forced divorces upheld by court A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of three Orthodox rabbis on charges they played roles in a ring that used brutal tactics to force unwilling Jewish men to divorce their wives.
September 27, 2017 Appeals court refuses to weigh in on Trump travel ban rules The state of Hawaii is appealing a federal judge's decision to leave Trump administration rules in place for a travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries.
September 27, 2017 Houston woman charged with defrauding Catholic mission A 38-year-old Houston woman has been arrested on multiple charges of defrauding more than $1.1 million from a Catholic mission that supports schools in Mexico and Colombia.
