A man entered the Washington headquarters of the Family Research Council with a bag from Chick-fil-A in one hand and a gun in the other, spouting opposition to social conservatism and shooting a security guard before he was subdued by the wounded guard and bystanders.
The FBI is considering charging Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, of Herndon, Va., with attempting a terrorist act, according to WaPo. A friend of Corkins's said that he was a “fanatic of Nietzsche.”
Following the shooting massacres in Colorado and Wisconsin, 52 percent of Americans favor stricter gun laws, according to a new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute.
Just 35 percent of white evangelicals, however, support for stricter gun control, compared to 62 percent of Catholics and 60 percent of the religiously unaffiliated.
With Paul Ryan on the GOP ticket and Joe Biden on the Dems', the 2012 presidential campaign could have a new subtitle: A Tale of Two Catholics.
Get ready for the “Who's the Better Catholic?” debate.
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan defended his invitation of President Obama to the annual Al Smith Dinner in October, saying he is trying to encourage civility and dialogue.
Nidal Malik Hassan won a temporary delay of his trial, after a military appeals court halted the proceedings to allow it time to rule on whether a judge can order him to be forcibly shaved.
A federal judge Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed against the U.S. government and the FBI over the agency’s use of an informant to spy on California Muslims.
Unification Church founder the Rev. Sun Myung Moon is an ICU at a hospital in Seoul, where he is being treated for pneumonia, the AP reports.
Speaking of men with messianic pretensions, Christianity Today investigates whether David Jang, a well known evangelical leader and publisher, believes that he is the second coming of Christ.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed a committee to look into reports that Hindus have fled to India to escape harassment and discrimination.
Amid tensions with Iran, “lone soldiers” are flocking to join the Israeli army, the NYT reports.
What do nonobservant Muslims do during Ramadan? Sneak sandwiches and smokes underground.
The Dalai Lama has 5 million Twitter followers.
Half of of American Christian women feel “under-utilized” or “resigned to low expectations,” according to a new Barna survey.
Atheists held a film festival in San Francisco, saying they are not “well-represented in Hollywood.”
Does anyone fell well-represented by Hollywood? Maybe superheroes. And Shrek.
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Daniel Burke
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