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DA: Mom’s voodoo ring of fire burns girl, 6

A New York City woman has been accused of burning her 6-year-old daughter during a voodoo ritual and then ignoring her cries for help and sending her to bed.

Member of alleged Christian biker gang sentenced

A man who police believe is a member of a Christian motorcycle gang has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing a rival gang member in the stomach.Authorities said Friday that 43-year-old  read more »

Israeli Christians: Oil-streaked icon 'miracle'

Christians have been flocking to this dusty Israeli town to see what locals are calling a miracle: streaks of what looks like oil mysteriously dripping down an icon of St.  read more »

Merciful storekeeper changes robber's mind, religion

"When he gets $40, he's very impressed, he says, 'I want to be a Muslim just like you,' " Sohail said, adding he had the would-be criminal recite an Islamic oath.

ConocoPhillips resolves religious bias claim in NJ

ConocoPhillips has settled a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by federal officials on behalf of a worker at a New Jersey plant.Clarence Taylor, a pipe fitter at the Bayway Refinery in Linden s  read more »

Would Jesus sue over WWJD letters?

A Minnesota couple is suing a debt collection agency for putting the initials “WWJD” on its collection letters, arguing that it breaks an anti-harassment law by portraying debtors as hell-bound si  read more »

Woman claims face of Jesus appeared on kitchen cabinet

It was May 17 when Conner sat in on Piper’s Wichita Falls presentation of his 1989 car wreck near Dallas where he slipped in and out of consciousness — and possibly in and out of a short stay in h  read more »

Religious citizens more involved -- and more scarce?

The scholars say their studies found that religious people are three to four times more likely to be involved in their community.  read more »

Teenager Pleads Guilty to Scientology Web Attack

A 19-year-old New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to knocking the Church of Scientology's Web site offline in a series of January 2008 online attacks.Dmitriy Guzner, of Verona, New Jersey, was part of a  read more »

Obama to Mark National Day of Prayer Privately

The event comes as reporters continue asking the White House about the Obama family's search for a church in Washington.

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