USA Today weighs the possibility that Islamic militants will play an important role in Libya’s new government.

In Syria, beleaguered dictator Bashar al-Assad appoints a Greek Orthodox general as defense minister, the guy in charge of cracking down on the regime’s opponents. This is not good news for the nation’s substantial Christian minority, opines a Catholic Herald writer.

The last group of Ethiopian Jews will emigrate to join the 130,000 of them already living in Israel.

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., tells CNN about growing up Catholic and serving as the first Muslim in Congress.

The New York Times reports on former rapper Denis Mamadou Cuspert, whose now popular nasheeds, or Islamic devotional songs, have German authorities worried. They say Cuspert, who has expressed support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda, writes songs that inspire violence.

Seattle-based Mars Hill Church continues its multi-state expansion, with churches planned for Portland, Ore., and Orange County, Calif. Fifteen years ago, the church was a dozen people meeting in Pastor Mark Driscoll‘s home.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is fretting over its young men who are waiting, waiting, waiting before getting married

Payback: The Church of Scientology lashes out at the journalist who penned that lengthy critique of the church in the New Yorker magazine last February. Retribution comes in the form of a 51-page parody magazine and includes a free anti-New Yorker DVD.

Soujourners, the Christian magazine, is running ads sponsored by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, for a homeless shelter for gay youth. Earlier this year, the magazine rejected an ad from GLAAD that advocated a more welcoming attitude toward gay people in churches.

CNN visits with Army chaplain wannabees at basic training in South Carolina.

Check out the inflatable chapel and redefine your notion of sacred space. Yeah, we can art speak.

– Lauren Markoe