Scott Esk, a Republican Tea Party candidate, who is running for Oklahoma’s House of Representatives, was caught in the midst of a controversy after advocating the killing of homosexuals.
At a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on The State of Religious Liberty in the United States, Christian activists failed to answer questions on the Bible’s support for slavery and their rationalization of discrimination against gay and lesbian people.
As conservative members of the Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles continue to push for the inclusion of a cross in its design, others believe that the government seal is no place for the Christian symbol.
An online petition asking politicians to grant a bank holiday to Hindus and Muslims for their respective festivals Diwali and Eid will be debated in the House of Commons.
Church of England has said it will defrock clergymen if they are found to be supporters of the National Front or British National Party after bishops found their views to be “un-Christian” and promote “the sin of racism.”
After Lebanese president Michel Sleiman’s term came to an end, he left behind a vacuum that many fear could further affect the influence of Christians in a turbulent regime consumed with sectarian infighting.
Pope Francis visited Israel and Palestine and issued an invitation to host both the Palestinian and Israeli presidents for a prayer summit at his apartment in the Vatican.
Ironically, Saudi Arabia has condemned Norway’s human rights record, saying the country has failed to protect its Muslim citizens by not restricting the criticism of Prophet Mohammed.