Religion

It's unclear whether the new law that requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms has any teeth to enforce the requirement and penalize those who refuse to comply.

A woman says Robert Morris, prominent evangelical pastor, former Trump religious adviser and founder of Gateway Church, sexually abused her as a child in the 1980s. Morris has resigned from Gateway.

Deaths this year at the hajj offer a glimpse into the toll heat and humidity are taking on one of Islam's key pillars, raising questions around whether climate change is harming the pilgrimage.

The legislation, signed into law Wednesday by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, makes Louisiana the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

"Lamor Whitehead is a con man who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds,” a U.S. attorney said. In 2022, the high-profile pastor was robbed during a livestreamed service in Brooklyn.

The Saudi Health Ministry said more than 2,760 pilgrims suffered from sunstroke and heat stress on Sunday alone and the number is likely to increase as Hajj ends.