In Nairobi, Kenya, there is a move to close over 700 churches for the safety, noise, hygiene, and other concerns described by the president, Kagame.
According to the Washington Post, a mob of Hindu fundamentalists recently destroyed and dismantled a mosque with pickaxes and rope.
One hardline Islamic school in Bangladesh has burned hundreds of cellphones in a bonfire because the mobile phones were distracting students.
The Edmonton Journal reported on modern religious education and how one chaplain in Canada has been incorporating Star Wars into the classroom.
The Times of Israel reported that Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef in Israel referred to black people as monkeys in a weekly sermon.
A special election was held for the Tennessee 14th District Senate race where both Shane Reeves and atheist Gayle Jordan were present.
Egyptian conservative al-Nour party filed a blasphemy claim against atheist activist Sherif Gaber for assaulting the Islamic religion.
Southern Baptist leader, Frank Page, decided to resign over a "morally inappropriate relationship" without explaining further details.
A Tennessee pastor, who openly opposed the bill against discrimination based on sexual orientation, has been arrested for molesting children.
Alabama's voters will decide whether the Ten Commandments can be displayed on state property on November ballot.
