Muslims tired of other Americans making assumptions about their religion have erected 50 billboards along the nation’s highways inviting anyone to have actual Muslims answer their questions about Islam.

A capsule containing the blood of Pope John Paul II will make 100 stops on a trip to Mexico, where the Catholic Bishop’s Council hopes the veneration of the relic will bring some peace to the faithful in their violence-ridden country.

The beheading of an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia has prompted questioning in Indonesia of Wahabism, the strict form of Islam practiced in the Saudi kingdom, where many from Indonesia – the world’s most populous Muslim country – find work.

A Texas jury gave polygamist leader Warren Jeffs life in the slammer for sexually assaulting two young girls. The 55-year-old, who leads a Mormon Church unaffiliated with mainstream Mormonism, said he was merely practicing his religion. The Washington Post says his influence over his church will remain strong.

The Crystal Cathedral may not be interested in selling its bankrupt property anymore, but its creditors say they will sue if church leaders vote to block the sale to willing and able bidders. Chapman University and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange have both increased their offers.

Among those who will attend President Obama’s Iftar dinner tonight at the White House: Arizona Cardinals safety Hamza Abdullah and his brother, Husain Abdullah, safety for the Minnesota Vikings.

An Air Force class for missile launch officers that was heavy on Christian doctrine and symbols was also used for ROTC officers, CNN reports. The Air Force, often criticized for promoting Christianity, is investigating.

An angry, just-fired minister of music tased the pastor at St. Elmo, Alabama’s New Welcome Baptist Church after Sunday service, according to police in Mobile County. Six people sustained injuries in the ensuing fight, which also involved a pocket knife.

Whole Foods supermarket is rejecting reports that it caved to right-wing pressure and canceled a Ramadan promotion. It said one employee who did not have the authority to speak for Whole Foods wrote an email advising colleagues that signs in the store should promote “halal” products as opposed to food for Ramadan.

An African-American employee is suing the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish group that combats religious discrimination worldwide, for denying her a promotion because she is African-American and not Jewish, according to The Forward.

Fire officials responsible for New Square, New York and neighboring Hasidic Jewish communities worry that the poor villages are flouting fire codes, cramming large families and businesses into unsafe homes. Politicians who curry favor with the communities, which invariably vote as a block, are reluctant to intervene, critics say.

– Lauren Markoe