Religion_Belief

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Married for 80 years, John and Ann Betar, of Fairfield, Conn., are considered to be the “longest married couple” in the U.S. by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a Christian marriage group based in San Bernardino, Calif. The Betars are to receive a plaque and other gifts from the group at their granddaughter’s home in Fairfield on Saturday. Mr. Betar is 101 and Mrs. Betar is 97. (Associated Press)

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, waves to Egyptians worshippers in front of the shrine of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf speaks about the office's annual Budget and Economic Outlook during a news conference at the Ford House Office Building in Washington on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, file photo, Bishop Tawadros, 60, soon to be Pope Tawadros II greets well-wishers, not shown, after being named the 118th Coptic Pope in the Wadi Natrun Monastery complex northwest of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Coptic Christian pope has sharply criticized the country's Islamist leadership in an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, saying the new constitution is discriminatory and that Christians should not be treated as a minority. (AP Photo/Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper, File)

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Indiana's Christian Watford (2) reacts after hitting a 3-point basket against Michigan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

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** FILE ** Tawana Brawley speaks to supporters at Bethany Baptist Church in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Dec. 2, 1997. She is flanked by Alton Maddox (left) and her stepfather Ralph King (right). In 1987, Brawley's allegations of a racially charged rape became a national flashpoint. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, waves after attending Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 1, 2013. Thousands of Egyptians marched across the country, chanting against the rule of Morsi. (AP Photo/Jihan Nasr, Shorouk Newspaper)