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New Abuse Suits Could Cost Church Over $4B

Across the U.S., attorneys are scrambling to file a new wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy.

Court Rules Kentucky Man Can Get ‘IM GOD’ License Plate

A federal court is allowing a Kentucky man to personalize a license plate with the phrase “IM GOD” after a three-year legal battle over the custom engraving.

Pastafarian Pastor Leads Prayer at Alaska Government Meeting

A pastor wearing a colander on his head offered the opening prayer on behalf of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to open a local government meeting in Alaska.

Liberty Students Protest in Wake of Reports about Falwell

Students at Liberty University in Virginia gathered to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that school president Jerry Falwell Jr. improperly benefited from the institution and disparaged students in emails.

Ministry Had Growing Empire Before Forced-Labor Charges

A Southern California ministry whose leaders are charged with using deadbolt locks to detain homeless residents and making them turn over panhandling money was no fly-by-night operation.

Harry Potter Removed from Tennessee Catholic School Library

A reverend said the books contain actual curses and spells that can summon evil spirits.

Views on Clergy Vary by Age, Education, Religious Identity

About a third of evangelical Protestants think a gay man should be accepted as a clergy member in their faith, compared with about twice as many Catholics and mainline Protestants.

Trump Says Violence Against People of All Faiths Must End

"All civilized nations must join together in this effort."

Detroit-Area Catholics Permitted to Eat Rodent

A long-standing permission allows local Catholics to eat muskrat "on days of abstinence, including Fridays of Lent."

Alabama Senate Votes to Allow Church to Form Police Dept.

Lawmakers voted 24-4 to allow Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish a law enforcement department.

Mormons Repeal Ban on Baptisms for Children of gay parents

The Mormon church said it still considers same-sex relationships to be a "serious transgression."

Trump Signed Bibles. Heresy? Many Religious Leaders Say No

President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.