Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Ford returns to church where she married husband (AP)
• Christian, Jewish, Muslim prayers for Habsburg (AP)
• Atheist Wins Right to Wear 'Pastafarian' Headgear in License Photo (Time.com)
• Texas Gov. Perry's public day of prayer draws fire from clergy and atheists (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Ala. churches lead opposition to immigration law (AP)
• 'Sister Wives' family sues to prevent prosecution for polygamy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Ford returns to church where she married husband (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT AP - With a military honor guard carrying her casket, Betty Ford returned Thursday to the church where she and her husband got married more than 60 years ago, a wedding that launched the unassuming Michigan couple on an unexpected path to the White House.

Christian, Jewish, Muslim prayers for Habsburg (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 01:05 PM PDT AP - Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders have gathered in prayer at the Vienna church where the coffins of the son of Austria's last emperor and his wife are lying in state.

Atheist Wins Right to Wear 'Pastafarian' Headgear in License Photo (Time.com) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:55 AM PDT Time.com - After a years long pursuit, Niko Alm, a self proclaimed "Pastafarian," finally earned the freedom to appear in his Austrian driver's license sporting a pasta strainer on his head. An accessory he argued was 'religious headgear'

Texas Gov. Perry's public day of prayer draws fire from clergy and atheists (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:50 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The American debate over the mixing of politics and religion is swirling in Texas.

Ala. churches lead opposition to immigration law (AP) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 06:00 PM PDT AP - For some believers and church leaders, opposing Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation law against illegal immigration is a chance for Bible Belt redemption.

'Sister Wives' family sues to prevent prosecution for polygamy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court in 1879 ruled that polygamy is "an offense against society," holding that it is not protected by religious freedom, just as "human sacrifice" is not protected.

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