Pope Francis recently said the traditional family is threatened by those trying to redefine the sacred institution of marriage.
The Virginia governor said he would veto a bill that allows state business owners to refuse services to any person based on their religious beliefs.
Chinese authorities have banned women from wearing the burqa in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang, where half the population is Muslim.
The year 2012 saw a six-year high in religious hostility.
A middle school in Missouri dismissed claims of denying 12-year-old student, Loyal Grandstaff, the right to read his Bible in school.
Atheist groups are furious at the chancellor of Troy University, who sent out a non-secular video message to his faculty and students on New Year’s.
In a couple of days, Georgia Walker plans to become Kansas City’s first female Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church will then excommunicate her.
On December 24, in the capital city of the Islamic Sultanate of Brunei, police ordered business owners to remove Christmas decorations or face arrest.
Supporters say a bill in the Indiana legislature will secure individuals with strong religious beliefs; opponents say it will legalize discrimination.
Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court reprimanded the city of Huntsville for allowing atheists and wiccans to offer invocations at council meetings.
