• Gospel Singer CeCe Winans Wants Religion to Play Bigger Role In Unifying America

  Veteran gospel singer-songwriter CeCe Winans said the role of religion is not "as big as it should be" in America's climate.

  

• Religious Freedom May Drive Jeff Sessions' AG Civil Rights Priorities

  The new, 84th Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to champion religious freedom in the US Justice Department.

  

• Pope Francis on Dakota Pipeline Dispute: 'Native People Have Rights Over Their Lands'

  Pope Francis insists indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands -- a view conflicting with Trump administrators who are pushing to build a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians.

  

• 'Ghost In Shell' Scarlett Johansson in Playboy: It's Not Natural to be Monogamous People

  "Ghost in the Shell" star Scarlett Johansson shared she "isn't sure people are designed to be monogamous in relationships" in Playboy's March/April 2017 issue.

  

• Real St. Valentine Would Be Horrified at Current Feb. 14 Celebration, Says Minister Mark Driscoll

  Mark Driscoll, pastor of Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Ariz., highlighted the spiritual roots of Valentine's Day, disapproving of modern observations, in a Wednesday blog post.