In this 16th-century painting, Saint Benedict exorcises a demon from a man possessed. Alfredo Dagli Orti/The Art Archive/Corbis hide caption
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Huckabee Remarks Further Complicate Evangelicals Relationship With Jews
Detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., gather for a Sikh prayer service. Liz Jones/KUOW hide caption
In the video "Does Islam Encourage Violence?" Imam Omar Atia (left) and Zac Parsons discuss modern perceptions of Islam. Screenshot/Reclamation Studios via Youtube hide caption
Moderate Muslims Counter ISIS Propaganda With Their Own Media Strategy
Iced tea made from local berries is served with melon and squares of sweet sticky rice topped with fruits and nuts. The nuns eat these sweets on head-shaving day, to replenish their energy. Ari Shapiro/NPR hide caption
Buddhist Diet For A Clear Mind: Nuns Preserve Art Of Korean Temple Food
An Islamic manuscript, which has been identified as one of the world's oldest fragments of the Quran, is seen at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. Courtesy of Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham hide caption
Quran Fragments Found In U.K. Library Are Among Oldest In The World
DiShan Washington is the author of several books of Christian erotica, as well as a film called Let's Get It On. Anthony Thomas/ Courtesy DiShan Washington hide caption
Pastor's Daughter Taps Into The 'Spicy Stuff' To Help Save Marriages
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Raises Questions Of Religious Rights, Tax Status
A recent batch of Veena Mehra's yogurt in Houston. She's been making yogurt the same way, with the same starter, for about 40 years. Courtesy of Nishta Mehra hide caption
Men line up at a takeaway food stand in the Saudi port of Jeddah in the early hours of August 26, 2011. Practicing Muslims eat their suhoor meal before dawn during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption