RELIGION

While the world considers the broader regional implications of the Syria crisis, the status and position of religious minorities is becoming an increasingly important issue.

The prohibition on eating pork is something shared by Muslims and Jews.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Tuesday were Silicon Image Inc, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc, Depomed Inc, Merge Healthcare Inc and Papa John's International Inc.The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Career Education Corporation, McGrath RentCorp, Digital River Inc, True Religion Apparel and Horizon Technology Finance Corporation.

It?s time for the liberal mainstream media to get their story straight. Is Mitt Romney an arrogant, ruthless business tycoon or is he a wimpy, weenie mouse as this week?s Newsweek cover alleges?

Romney has said that "there's no question (my experiences in the church) helped shape my perspective" and that his trip to Israel, which included a visit to the Wailing Wall, had a spiritual impact on him.

Want to really understand the post-revolution process in Egypt? Look to the men who are passing judgments behind everyone's back.

The Mombasa Republican Council has been granted legitimacy by the country's high court, setting the stage for a political battle that could threaten Kenya's stability.

Voters are largely unfazed by Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, according to a new poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Holmes has hosted the comedy podcast "You Made It Weird" and released his first comedy album last year to rave reviews.

Liverpool, only about 130 miles from Dublin across the Irish Sea, has long attracted immigrants from Eire.

Polish migrants in Northern Ireland principally work in blue-collar jobs (cleaners, construction site workers, warehouses, etc.), or they work in hospitality services

They are using the holy place, a prime centre of religious belief, for purely commercial purposes and for degrading moral values among people.”

The Roman Catholic Church and other large religious organizations in the U.S. have experienced flat or even falling memberships, while the number of Americans who report being atheist, agnostic, or believing in nothing in particular has risen to almost one-fifth of the country's population.

Now that much of the shock from the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes divorce has somewhat subsided, many are wondering who the actor will date next. According to the National Enquier, Cruise's next love interest will likely be a Scientologist.

Tom Cruise is lashing out via his attorney, Bert Fields, yet again. TMZ reports that Fields is outraged over Life & Style's latest cover story, which alleges that Cruise has neglected his 6-year-old daughter, Suri.

About 700,000 Finnish Americans live in the United States today. And now, one of them runs one of the most powerful tech and media companies in the country.

The notoriously homophobic church has declared Sylvester Stallone has blood on his hands because he was married three times.

Christians in the Gaza Strip staged public protests earlier this week, claiming that five members of their small community had been kidnapped by Islamists with the intention of forcibly converting them to Islam.

Banking in line with the Koran's prohibition on paying interest is an expanding sector, and the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt is going to help it grow faster.

At least 1 million evangelical Christians took part in Saturday's annual March for Jesus in Sao Paulo, demonstrating the growing trend of Protestantism in Brazil.

The controversy surrounding Daniel Tosh's comments might be a surprise to anyone who has spent time in a comedy club.