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Pakistan: 1,000 girls forced to convert to Islam every year
Every year, at least 1,000 Pakistani girls are forced into Muslim marriages and made to convert to Islam, according to a recent report.
Oklahoma's Ten Commandments monument must go, says court in blow to conservatives
Its location violates the state constitution's ban on the use of state property for the benefit of religion.
Holocaust comment fallout: Huckabee draws fire from Obama and Bush but gets support from Cruz, Santorum and Trump
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee earned the ire of President Barack Obama after he criticized the president's nuke deal with Iran, even going as far as comparing it to the horrific events of the Holocaust.
Turkey and US plan IS-free zone along Turkish border
Attacks will sweep Islamic State fighters from a strip of land along the Turkish border.
US Scout movement lifts ban on gay leaders in face of church protests
The 105-year-old Texas-based organisation has been deeply divided over the policy.
Louisiana governor warns members of hate group: 'Come here and we'll lock you up'
Louisiana Governor and Republican presidential bet Bobby Jindal vowed to arrest the hate group Westboro Baptist Church if they try to hold a rally at the funeral of the victims of the shooting at a movie theater in Lafayette.
Mosque records link Tennessee shooter to Boston Marathon bombers, 9/11 hijackers
The mosques attended by the gunman in the Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting, Boston Marathon bombers and 9/11 hijackers are affiliated with the same Islamic group, according to property records obtained by the New York Post.
'In God We Trust' decals put on Missouri police patrol vehicles draw mixed views
A Missouri county police is drawing reactions after it put decals bearing the words "In God We Trust" on all of its patrol vehicles, sparking debate if this violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.
Jerusalem: Violent clashes at contested holy site
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a group of Palestinian youths on Sunday as clashes broke out at the contested al-Aqsa mosque plaza in Jerusalem.
President Obama, UN chief urged: 'Don't turn your backs on genocidal ISIS acts'
Former Virginia Congressman Frank R. Wolf, 76 has written a letter to both United States President Barack Obama and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, telling the two men to recognize the ongoing slaughter, torture, and rape of Christians, Yezidis, and other religious minorities at the hands of ISIS.
Mike Huckabee accuses President Obama of taking Israelis 'to the door of the oven'
Presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, 59 is very displeased with United States President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, and has even gone as far as comparing it to horrific events during the Holocaust.
Christian protesters denounce unveiling of huge goat-headed Satan statue in Detroit
Dozens of Christian protesters gathered in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday to denounce the unveiling of a bronze nine-foot, one-ton goat-headed statue of Satan called the Baphomet monument.
Chinese church leaders: 'Each time they take a cross down, we will put more up'
Catholic leaders have pledged to "make the cross flourish throughout China" following the removal of more than 1,200 crosses from churches in Zhejiang province.
Jehovah's Witnesses hid child sex abuse cases: Australian inquiry told
The Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Australia failed to report to police more than 1,000 cases of child sexual abuse going back more than 60 years
Christians in Niger struggle to rebuild 70 churches destroyed by Islamic militants
Christian leaders in Muslim-dominated Niger cried for help as their churches recover at a snail's pace from a series of attacks carried out early this year by Islamists.
Pakistan resumption of executions 'does not deter terrorists', say critics
Of 180 people hanged since December, fewer than one in six were linked to militancy.