Critics assail Afghan law that 'legalizes rape'

A new Afghan law makes it legal for men to rape their wives, human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers said Thursday, accusing President Hamid Karzai of signing the legislation to bolster his re-election prospects. Critics worry the legislation undermines hard-won rights for women enacted after the fall of the Taliban's strict Islamist regime.

US university scraps porn after funding threat

The BRAD BLOG : VIDEO: Huckabee Jokes About Keeping Voters Away from the Polls in VA Gubernatorial Election

One man's ambivalent retreat from his racist past

Elwin Hope Wilson leans back in his recliner, a sad, sickly man haunted by time.

Meacham: The End of Christian America

The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades. How that statistic explains who we are now—and what, as a nation, we are about to become.

PoliGazette » Rasmussen to apologize to ‘Islamic World’

Rasmussen to apologize to 'Islamic World'

Egypt 'wife swap' couple jailed

An Egyptian couple are jailed by a Cairo court for organising and holding sex parties with other married couples.

Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members - CNN.com

Six gay men were shot dead by members of their tribe in two separate incidents in the past 10 days, an official with Iraq's Interior ministry said.

Obama: U.S. "Not A Christian Nation Or A Jewish Nation Or A Muslim Nation" (VIDEO)

Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage, Overrides Governor's Veto

The Associated Press: 10 Holy Cross priests object to Obama invitation

Parents accused of using sticks in 'demon' beating

Homes, cars, art seized in Colo. Ponzi scheme

A former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme from his suburban Denver home for about 15 years, bilking investors out of millions of dollars to collect religious art and classic cars.

Dobson admits defeat

Rick Warren Cancels ABC Appearance "Moments Before," Claims "Exhaustion"

Yankees force "God Bless America" on fans: lawsuit

A man ejected from Yankee Stadium during the playing of a patriotic song has sued the baseball team and New York City, saying his civil rights were violated when police barred him from going to the bathroom.

Women protesting at 'pro-rape' law attacked by Afghan men - Asia, World - The Independent

Women marching against new legislation which effectively legalises rape met violent opposition from an opposing mob in Kabul yesterday.

Pakistan on course to become Islamist state, U.S. experts say

A growing number of U.S. intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials have concluded that there's little hope of preventing nuclear-armed Pakistan from disintegrating into fiefdoms controlled by Islamist warlords and terrorists, posing the a greater threat to the U.S. than Afghanistan's terrorist haven did before 9/11.

Vatican decries reaction to pope's condom remarks

Critics of the Catholic Church's social teachings are trying to intimidate Pope Benedict XVI into silence, the Vatican charged Friday in responding to attacks on the pontiff's remarks about AIDS and condom use.

Texas promotes transgender 're-education' legislation (OneNewsNow.com)

BBC NEWS | UK | Faith Diary: Vote Jesus?

This week - why the BNP is claiming Jesus as a supporter, Saudis' resist their strict Islamic laws, and the fate of churches with no congregations.

BBC NEWS | UK | Faith Diary

There's been a rising chorus of alarm from church leaders at what they regard as the "aggressive secularism" marginalising Christianity