A Senate committee voted Tuesday, 7-1, to make the Bible Tennessee's official state book.

Donald Trump has retracted his comments supporting punishment for women who have abortions, after igniting the fury of both pro-life and pro-choice groups.

A man who set a church building on fire in 2010 because "he felt God had dealt him a poor hand in life" was sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Terry McAuliffe, the governor of Virginia, vetoed the bill that would restrict state funding for Planned Parenthood.

The Senate has passed the Mississippi Church Protection Act which will allow security staff to carry concealed weapons in church and also nullify gun limits.

Social conservatives have spoken out against Georgia's Gov. Nathan Deal's move to veto House Bill 757, calling it cowardly and discriminatory toward Christians.

Following the move by Gideon International to make Bibles accessible to students in a school district in Colorado, secular groups are also going to make atheist and satanist materials available.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe torture can be justified to extract information from suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, a level of support similar to that seen in countries like Nigeria where militant attacks are common.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill requiring doctors to administer anesthesia to women having abortion at 20 weeks of gestation or later.

Evangelist Franklin Graham has expressed his disappointment after Governor Nathan Deal of Georgia vetoed the Pastor Protection Act.

Transgender people barred under a new North Carolina law from choosing bathrooms consistent with their gender identity filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, arguing the measure is discriminatory and threatens their personal safety.