After a football coach in Arizona alleged that he was fired for encouraging his squad members to pray, a coach at another school in the state was suspended on similar grounds.
Football players from Arkansas State University have been allowed to wear crosses on their helmets in honour of two of their teammates, who recently lost their lives.
Religious conservative Tony Perkins said that the separation of church and state in America has led to the increase of Islamic radicals like Islamic State.
The Archbishop of Canterbury recently admitted doubting the existence of God, saying he could not stop wondering why the Almighty refused to intervene in preventing injustice.
Twenty-seven Christians were arrested for organizing a prayer meeting in Saudi Arabia, where all other religious practices except Islam are prohibited.