According to a study, eight of the largest religious groups in the United States oppose same-sex marriage that was legalized by the Supreme Court.
Media reports claim Pakistan wants to reform its blasphemy laws. Citizens recall the last time a lawmaker tried such reforms. He was assassinated.
After a landmark report sought religious instruction to be removed from the curricula, CES said Catholic education is incomplete without teachings.
In an attempt to end religious assemblies in their schools, at least 300 Scottish students signed a petition last month.
Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs in India, said last month that the influence of religion on human beings is much more powerful than the use of armed forces.
Canada recently offered refuge to Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced with rigorous imprisonment and public flogging for promoting liberal ideas.
Clerics in Islamic State recently banned pigeon breeding on the roofs of houses, alleging the overhead view of revealing genitals is dishonorable.
Last month the Minister for Religious Endowments in Egypt called for an international law that would criminalize contempt of religion.
First Church of Cannabis in Indiana, a new religion that claims using marijuana is a sacrament, was recently granted a tax-exempt status by the IRS.
Last month, Ireland voted by a huge majority to legalize same-sex marriage; the first country in the world to have achieved the same via popular vote.
