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Mississippi high school forces students to attend Christian lectures: lawsuit

A high school in central Mississippi allegedly forced students to watch a Christian video and listen to church officials preach about Jesus Christ. The American Humanist Association’s legal center filed a lawsuit against Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood on Wednesday, accusing the school of violating the student’s First Amendment…

Russian clergyman quits church after Pussy Riot verdict

A deacon in the Russian Orthodox Church says he has been the target of a smear campaign since asking to be defrocked to protest various church scandals, including last month’s imprisonment of the punk band Pussy Riot. “It was the very last straw when I realized that concepts such as…