The football coaches at Westmoreland Middle School in Sumner County, Tenn., got into trouble for bowing their heads during a student-led prayer before a recent game. According to local NBC affiliate WSMV, the unnamed coaches didn’t say anything aloud themselves, but bowed their heads respectfully in observance alongside the students. Now the principal and the school district have officially…

The family of TV reality show contestant Sam Poueu wants to thank America for praying for his recovery — after his four-story fall down a fire escape. “He still has a long road ahead and is already a true testament to the power of prayer,” says the family. “Our faith remains that God will heal him…

More than three-fourths of Americans believe prayer makes a vital difference during times of illness or injury, according to a new poll. “Nearly half of American voters believe in the Biblical account of creation,” notes Dana Blanton for Fox News, “and even more think prayer can literally help people recover from medical problems. The poll by Fox…

Hundreds of Muslims on Friday defied a new French ban on outdoor group prayer, filling the streets and sidewalks of  some neighborhoods to kneel on prayer rugs and observe the Islamic requirement for five-times-daily prayer while facing Mecca. The ban came into effect on Friday, which is the Muslim weekly holy day — the equivalent…

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