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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:09:06 PM EST
In this Tuesday, May 15, 2013 photo, Mar Girgis church's priest, Father Angelos, 35, speaks to Associated press in Wasta, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) away from Beni Suef, 90 kilometers (60 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. Two recent cases of women converting in southern Egypt _ one from Christianity to Islam, the other from Islam to Christianity _ show the distinct differences in how changes of religion are handled in Egypt. Christians say conversions from their community have dramatically increased because emboldened hard-line Islamists are more assertively encouraging Christians to embrace Islam, while they get targeted by violence in the rare cases of Muslims turning to Christianity, with authorities siding with the Islamists in either case.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Posted: 5/24/2013 5:16:40 AM EST
In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, Nick Vujicic, a Serbian Australian evangelist who was born with no limbs, gives his speech to a crowd of about 25,000 students and young people at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vujicic’s appearance is a sign of how a government that once severely restricted religion as a challenge to its authoritarian one-party rule is now taking a slightly more relaxed attitude. Those associated with Vujicic’s trip said it was the first by a foreign Christian _ and the largest gathering to be addressed by a foreigner in Vietnam’s recent history. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)
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Posted: 5/24/2013 5:16:40 AM EST
In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, Students listen to Nick Vujicic, a Serbian Australian evangelist who was born with no limbs, during his speech before a crowd of about 25,000 students and young people at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vujicic’s appearance is a sign of how a government that once severely restricted religion as a challenge to its authoritarian one-party rule is now taking a slightly more relaxed attitude. Those associated with Vujicic’s trip said it was the first by a foreign Christian _ and the largest gathering to be addressed by a foreigner in Vietnam’s recent history. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)
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Posted: 5/24/2013 5:16:40 AM EST
In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, Nick Vujicic, a Serbian Australian evangelist who was born with no limbs, left, gives his speech to a crowd of about 25,000 students and young people at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vujicic’s appearance is a sign of how a government that once severely restricted religion as a challenge to its authoritarian one-party rule is now taking a slightly more relaxed attitude. Those associated with Vujicic’s trip said it was the first by a foreign Christian _ and the largest gathering to be addressed by a foreigner in Vietnam’s recent history. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)
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Posted: 5/10/2013 12:58:15 PM EST
FILE - In this July 17, 2010 file photo, a model stands at the top of the runway during the True Religion 2011 swimwear collection show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. The apparel company announced Friday, May 10, 2013 that it has agreed to a buyout offer of about $826 million from the investment management firm TowerBrook Capital Partners LP. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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Posted: 5/9/2013 9:29:43 AM EST
Mikal Ann Dillon, of Phoenix, center, reacts to a guilty verdict for Jodi Arias, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, outside of Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Chow) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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Posted: 5/8/2013 6:56:50 PM EST
In this image made from pool video provided by APTN, Jodi Arias reacts during the reading of the verdict at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath. (AP Photo/APTN, Pool)
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Posted: 5/8/2013 6:56:50 PM EST
From left, Kathy Brown, of Paradise Valley, Virginia Aguiar, of Scottsdale, Jane Crook, of Scottsdale, react to a guilty verdict for Jodi Arias, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, outside of Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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Posted: 5/8/2013 5:20:45 PM EST
In this image made from pool video provided by APTN, Jodi Arias reacts during the reading of the verdict at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath. (AP Photo/APTN, Pool)
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Posted: 4/11/2013 12:12:33 PM EST
Coptic Christians sleep and relax on stairs inside Cairo's main Coptic cathedral after Sunday's clashes with Muslims in Cairo, April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 4/3/2013 12:18:23 PM EST
FILE-This Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 file photo shows a painting of Jesus Christ, upper left, hanging above an entrance to Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Ohio next to a "Hall of Honor" showing famous Jackson residents and school alumni. The Jackson City School district said displaying a Jesus portrait in its high school doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution and students' free speech rights would be violated if a judge orders it removed. The school district on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 asked a federal judge not to grant the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom from Religion Foundation's motion for an order removing the portrait. (AP photo/Columbus Dispatch, Doral Chenoweth III, File)
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Posted: 4/3/2013 10:48:21 AM EST
FILE-This Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 file photo shows a painting of Jesus Christ, upper left, hanging above an entrance to Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Ohio next to a "Hall of Honor" showing famous Jackson residents and school alumni. The Jackson City School district said displaying a Jesus portrait in its high school doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution and students' free speech rights would be violated if a judge orders it removed. The school district on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 asked a federal judge not to grant the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom from Religion Foundation's motion for an order removing the portrait. (AP photo/Columbus Dispatch, Doral Chenoweth III, File)
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Posted: 2/21/2013 7:53:34 AM EST
Yekaterina Samutsevich, a member of punk group Pussy Riot, looks on during an interview in front of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW ENTERTAINMENT)
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Posted: 2/21/2013 7:53:34 AM EST
Yekaterina Samutsevich, a member of punk group Pussy Riot, smiles during an interview in front of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 3:43:26 PM EST
Attendees recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" before the start of a Jackson City Schools board meeting where the board was to decide on whether to fight a federal lawsuit contending that a portrait of Jesus hanging in the school building where it's been for 65 years unconstitutionally promotes religion in a public school, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Jackson, Ohio. The board voted 4-0 to keep the painting, saying it is protecting students' free speech rights. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Doral Chenoweth)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 3:43:26 PM EST
A painting of Jesus Christ, upper left, hangs above an entrance to Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Ohio next to a "Hall of Honor" showing famous Jackson residents and school alumni, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The Jesus portrait has been displayed in the school since 1947. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday night to keep the painting up despite a federal lawsuit that contends the portrait unconstitutionally promotes religion in a public school. (AP photo/Columbus Dispatch, Doral Chenoweth III)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 2:18:45 PM EST
Pope Benedict XVI attends the Ash Wednesday mass at the Vatican February 13, 2013. Thousands of people are expected to gather in the Vatican for Pope Benedict's Ash Wednesday mass, which is expected to be his last before leaving office at the end of February. REUTERS/ Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 2:18:45 PM EST
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead Ash Wednesday mass at the Vatican February 13, 2013. Thousands of people are expected to gather in the Vatican for Pope Benedict's Ash Wednesday mass, which is expected to be his last before leaving office at the end of February. REUTERS/ Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 2:18:45 PM EST
Pope Benedict XVI attends the Ash Wednesday mass at the Vatican February 13, 2013. Thousands of people are expected to gather in the Vatican for Pope Benedict's Ash Wednesday mass, which is expected to be his last before leaving office at the end of February. REUTERS/ Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 2/13/2013 2:18:45 PM EST
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead Ash Wednesday mass at the Vatican February 13, 2013. Thousands of people are expected to gather in the Vatican for Pope Benedict's Ash Wednesday mass, which is expected to be his last before leaving office at the end of February. REUTERS/ Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
