Religious

Faith leaders vow to fight threats to religious liberties in public sphere

25 May 2012

Leaders from a variety of faith backgrounds, politicians and educators met Thursday in Washington, D.C., for the National Religious Freedom Conference: Rising Threats to Religious Freedom, an event that organizers say is part of a battle against the trampling of religious liberties in the public sphere.

Religious leader: Obama’s gay marriage support a ‘slap in the face of black clergy’ [VIDEO]

25 May 2012

Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor at Hope Christian Church, is leading a coalition of 176 religious leaders against President Barack Obama’s declared support for gay marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Religious rift may rend Egypt's presidential race

25 May 2012

EGYPT'S Muslim Brotherhood claimed last night that its candidate, Mohammed Mursi, will face Ahmed Shafiq, a former military chief and prime minister under dictator Hosni Mubarak, in a presidential runoff.