Catholics targeted by multiple bombs in Iraq

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“ ‘Since Tuesday evening, there have been 13 bombs and two mortar attacks on homes and shops of Christians in which a total of six people were killed and 33 injured,’ a defence ministry official said. ‘A church was also damaged.”’ More

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"A US federal court judge has placed a temporary block on an Oklahoma amendment that bans state judges from consulting Sharia law"

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“Last week, State Question 755, a constitutional amendment, was approved by 70 percent of Oklahoma voters banning state judges from consulting Sharia law.” Muneer Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations: “You have a state-endorsed amendment in our [Oklahoma ] Constitution that isolates, targets and marginalizes Muslims as a threat to the American way of life” US judge halts Oklahom

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Group Accuses Founders of National Prayer Breakfast of Financial Ties to Terrorist Groups

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“Given that the Foundation received funds from a designated terrorist organization and that these funds were apparently available for the Foundation’s general use, we are understandably concerned that the money may have been used to fund elected officials’ travel to locations across the world, or any other expenses of our government officials,” the pastors say in the complaint.

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