• China Appeals to Religious Groups for Post-Quake Help

  The officially atheist Chinese government on Monday requested religious groups and people of faith help with the rebuilding efforts in a northwest province devastated by a massive earthquake.

  

• Franklin Graham: Islam Is Not Faith of America

  Ahead of the National Day of Prayer, Franklin Graham expressed dismay at how Islam is receiving preferential treatment by the Obama administration.

  

• Ex-Muslim: Obama's Soft Strategy Hurting Oppressed Christians

  President Obama is hurting persecuted Christians worldwide by failing to speak up for them, says a well-known convert who lives under police protection in Europe.

  

• White House Less Concerned about Religious Freedom, Report Says

  Every year the issue of religious freedom is becoming less important to the White House and State Department, a bipartisan U.S. government panel complained in its annual report on Thursday.

• Ex-Muslim Defends Franklin Graham's Islam Remarks

  The granddaughter of a mullah weighed in on the Franklin Graham controversy this week, contending that there is a difference between criticizing Islam and Muslims.