After Zarena Abdul Majid was arrested at her own wedding for marrying a non-Muslim, the government of Selangor, a state of Malaysia has ordered its Islamic authority to help Majid change her status from Muslim to Hindu.
An atheist couple from Virginia has accused a local court-appointed officiant of refusing to perform their marriage ceremony, citing their lack of faith in God.
An Indian court has been asked to rule on whether Ashutosh Maharaj, a revered Hindu guru, is dead or alive and whether the decision is based on religious faith or scientific fact.
Indonesia’s religious affairs minister resigned on May 26 after being accused of misusing funds that were intended to help Muslim pilgrims visit Mecca.
Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to Iowa officials asking the state government not to fund a Christian-themed park in Sioux City.
Six of the seven people, who were arrested in Iran for dancing to Pharrell Williams’ hit song Happy in a YouTube video that subsequently went viral, were freed on May 21.
U.S. District Court Judge John Jones III nullified Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriages on May 20 after quashing the teaching of intelligent design in public schools earlier.