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$Virginia students told to write \'there is no god but Allah\' in Arabic calligraphy assignment$
Virginia students told to write 'there is no god but Allah' in Arabic calligraphy assignment

Parents protested after a teacher asked students at a Virginia school to copy a Muslim statement of faith in Arabic calligraphy assignment.
$Admitting you\'re a conservative evangelical Christian is harder than coming out as gay, says author$
Admitting you're a conservative evangelical Christian is harder than coming out as gay, says author

It's hard to admit today that you are a conservative evangelical Christian than come out as gay, lesbian or transgender.
$New Mexico city of Belen defies atheists\' call to remove nativity scene as it holds its biggest Christmas event ever$
New Mexico city of Belen defies atheists' call to remove nativity scene as it holds its biggest Christmas event ever

A letter sent by an atheist group to Belen, New Mexico to remove a nativity scene from a city-owned park has fired up residents that led to the city's biggest Christmas event ever.
$New Hampshire school district asked to revoke its ban on the word \'Christmas\'$
New Hampshire school district asked to revoke its ban on the word 'Christmas'

A New Hampshire school district has been asked to change its policy after the superintendent ordered the removal of the word "Christmas" in a privately produced flier to inform the community about a "Christmas tree" lighting event.
New York school principal bans Christmas, Pledge of Allegiance, Thanksgiving and even Santa Claus

A new principal in Brooklyn, New York has banned Christmas, Santa Claus, the Pledge of Allegiance and Thanksgiving to the frustration of teachers and parents.
$Parents protest putting up of prayer room for Muslims in Michigan Catholic school, calling it \'unconscionable\'$
Parents protest putting up of prayer room for Muslims in Michigan Catholic school, calling it 'unconscionable'

The Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is a Catholic school but it has about a dozen Muslim students.
$Gideons says its Bibles save souls, but atheists want hotels to replace them with Charles Darwin\'s book$
Gideons says its Bibles save souls, but atheists want hotels to replace them with Charles Darwin's book

The largest association of atheists and agnostics in the United States has asked the hotel and motel industry to offer Bible-free rooms and has accused Gideons International of exploitation.
Utah police officer saves 2 lives in a single day with his quick thinking, fast response

A student resource officer at a Utah school has been hailed for saving two lives in a single day, giving CPR to a student and helping a choking baby on his way home.
Record lows: Latest U.S. study shows abortion rate down by 35% and birth rate by 10%

Pregnancy and abortion rates in the United States have hit a record low, according to new data released Friday.
U.K. soldier whose leg got blown off slams Islamophobia and Donald Trump in viral Facebook post

A British soldier whose leg was blown off by a bomb in Iraq in 2007 has become an overnight sensation after he slammed Islamophobia on Facebook.
University in Texas may soon allow students to carry handguns in classrooms amid terror scare

A Campus Carry Policy Working Group at the University of Texas in Austen has recommended that students be allowed to carry concealed handguns in classrooms but not in laboratories, sporting events and dorms.
$\'They\'re playing God\': Texas mom sues hospital for deciding to end life-sustaining treatment for her son$
'They're playing God': Texas mom sues hospital for deciding to end life-sustaining treatment for her son

A Texas mom has filed a lawsuit against a hospital over its decision to discontinue providing life-sustaining treatment to her son, calling it "in the best interest of the patient."