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After a Brewster County, Texas, sheriff added decals of Christian crosses to patrol vehicles, Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives filed a lawsuit against the sheriff department and county government in March. Those cross decals were taken off the fleet's vehicles this week to settle the case, along with covering the legal costs of the atheist group, whose representatives argued the religious symbols represented a government endorsement of Christianity in violation of the First Amendment.

In Ohio, Judge William Mallory is known for handing out creative sentences from his Hamilton County Courthouse bench, but one ruling he issued last week has attracted much attention. Instead of sending Jake Strotman to jail on a misdemeanor for an attempted assault conviction, Mallory sent the 23-year-old Catholic to a Baptist church for the next 12 Sundays.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has vowed to punish a Muslim mob that destroyed seven Christian homes and dragged an elderly woman through the streets after rumors spread that her son had an affair with a Muslim woman.

A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration's policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court.

In what is being hailed as a victory for freedom of religion across the US, an atheist activist who brought legal action against a Texas church to stop the construction of a 230-foot cross on its property has dropped his case after the church counter-sued the atheist.

Officials from 11 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday to overturn a directive telling schools to let transgender students use bathrooms matching their gender identity, decrying the policy as "a massive social experiment."

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday ordered entertainer BillCosby to stand trial on sexual assault charges over allegations that he drugged and assaulted a woman in 2004.

The president of a Christian charity in Iowa is facing prison time after he admitted to embezzling nearly a half-million dollars in donations and using the money to fund his "sex addiction."

Pope Francis called for "severe punishment" for pedophiles on Sunday after new details emerged in Italy of the 2014 death of a six-year-old girl who is alleged to have been thrown from an eighth-storey balcony by her abuser.

A former Missouri State University graduate student who was kicked out of a master's program because he said counseling gay couples violated his religious beliefs is now suing the school.

Singapore's City Harvest Church Missions Director Pastor Bobby Chaw has revealed that Japanese citizens received a "warning" about Pastor Kong Hee ahead of his visit to the country to help with relief work for earthquake victims.

The pastor husband of Amanda Blackburn, the pregnant woman who died after being shot in the head at her home by intruders last November, has said he has forgiven his wife's killers and hopes to someday share the Gospel with them.

A Christian doctor who accused the Georgia Department of Public Health of religious discrimination in 2014 because he was denied a position after delivering sermons criticizing homosexuality, evolution and Catholicism is now suing.

In a move that has hailed as a victory for religious freedom, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill Wednesday that removes the names and titles of county clerks from marriage licenses.

Katy Perry, who was a Christian singer before she emerged as one of today's leading pop stars, has won her court battle against a Catholic order of nuns to buy a former hilltop convent from the Los Angeles archdiocese.

Christian parents in Sacramento, California are currently engulfed in an intense legal battle with a hospital that wants to end life-sustaining treatment for their infant son.

Kong Hee, pastor of City Harvest Church in Singapore, has revealed that he expects to soon see revival in Japan, as the Japanese people are "hungry" for Jesus Christ.

The family of Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, who was sentenced to hard labor for life in North Korea last year, have revealed they fear his health may be failing, as he suffers from high blood pressure and other serious health issues.

A Pakistani Christian who stood up to Muslim drug dealers was brutally slaughtered for his efforts, a local Christian organization has revealed.

A Muslim man who killed a Muslim shop owner after the latter posted a message on Facebook professing love for Christians and and wishing them a happy Easter has defended his actions, saying the victim "disgraced" the prophet Muhammad with his actions.

Indiana trooper Brian Hamilton has been sued twice in the past 18 months for allegedly preaching to citizens after stopping them for traffic violations. Indiana State Police representatives said Thursday they had to sever Hamilton from the highway patrol force.

An Christian occupational therapist who was suspended from her job for nine months after praying with her Muslim co-worker has lost her appeal before an employment tribunal.

The world is still spinning today, and Lyle Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint(FLDS) cult is still in prison for now, as well as his brother, Warren Jeffs. Lyle Jeffs had a hearing Wednesday, asking to be released until trial in May, facing food stamp fraud and money laundering charges. Find out more details here.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) on Tuesday vetoed legislation designed to protect state residents acting on their religious beliefs, including opponents of same-sex marriage. House Bill 757 is a proposed, controversial law that critics, and a mounting number of prominent Georgia business owners, contend would legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Groups that supported the bill, including the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, indicate they will fight to revive the legislation.

Gospel for Asia is hitting back at claims of fraud and financial impropriety, calling such accusations "false" and "absurd" and asking supporters to pray that such "distractions" to their mission would soon be resolved.