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Tuesday's Religion News Roundup: Rising Atheists, Snarky Billboards and Drag Queens

The number of atheists is rising in the U.S. Snarky anti-religious billboards will greet Democratic conventioneers. And more on drag queens and a gay-friendly San Francisco Catholic Church.

Lauren Markoe

The number of Americans who say they are religious has dropped steeply and those who say they are atheists rose from 1 to 5 percent.

A few of those 1 to 5 percent are putting up religion-mocking billboards at the Democratic National Convention.


A former Disney employee is suing the company, saying it forbid her from wearing her hijab.

More news on drag queens and San Francisco's Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.

Evangelist Billy Graham is in the hospital with bronchitis.

The Pope's butler is charged with stealing private papers.

A new report highlights the diversity of Islam's 1.6. billion adherents worldwide.

A popular but controversial television series seen across the Muslim world raises the question as to whether actors should depict figures central to Islam.

Missionaries working in Papua, New Guinea take a break to have quints in Dallas.

Obituary: Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life.

And a documentary is in the works on the lost Jews of Africa.

– Lauren Markoe

 

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