Religion_Belief

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Egyptian Coptic Christians chant angry slogans in front of the state television building in Cairo on Sunday as they protest recent attacks on Christians and churches. An angry mob attacked a group of mainly Christian protesters demanding drastic measures to heal religious tension amid a spike in violence officials said Sunday.

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Imam Hafiz Khan, the leader of the Miami Mosque (above), also known as the Flagler Mosque, was arrested Saturday, May 14, 2011, in Miami and charged with providing about $50,000 in financial support to the Pakistani Taliban. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama speaks at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Steve Carell is leaving "The Office" as the creator and star of the original show, Ricky Gervais, looks on in spirit. Is Will Arnett a possible replacement?

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A rebel security officer stands guard Friday as people pray during Friday Prayer in Benghazi, Libya. (Associated Press)

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich leaves an Hispanic prayer breakfast Wednesday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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A Yemeni boy is thrown into the air by anti-government protesters during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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A young protester runs as others are hit by riot police during clashes Wednesday in Athens. Riot police made heavy use of tear gas and stun grenades to disperse youths throwing stones and petrol bombs during a march attended by 20,000 people to protest the Greek government's harsh austerity measures. (Associated Press)

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Mike Lonergan was introduced as George Washington's basketball coach after serving a six-year stint at Vermont. He also coached for a dozen seasons at Division III Catholic, winning 251 games and the 2001 national title. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Anti-government protesters burn a poster showing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration Sunday demanding the resignation of Saleh in Taiz, Yemen. Security forces backed by army units opened fire Sunday on protesters demanding the ousting of Yemen's longtime president, killing three, an opposition activist said. (Associated Press)

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BRYAN MITCHELL/SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Noora Yousif, 24, an Arab-American and a Christian, works as a receptionist in Detroit. She came to the U.S. from Iraq 10 years ago and lives in Sterling Heights. She's a Chaldean, an Iraqi Catholic. "I don't think a lot of people know what Chaldeans are," she said.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Crowds rampage through the streets of Cairo in renewed sectarian violence, as groups of Christians and Muslims throw rocks at each other near the city center. The clashes Sunday came hours after ultraconservative Muslim mobs set fire overnight to a church and a Christian-owned apartment building in a frenzy of violence that killed 12 people and injured more than 200.

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Egyptian army forces guard burned furniture from a building belonging to Christians that was set afire during clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Imbaba neighborhood of Cairo on Sunday, May 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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Firemen battle a fire at a church surrounded by angry Muslims in the Imbaba neighborhood in Cairo late on Saturday, May 7, 2011. (AP Photo)

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PRAYERS: Members of the hard-line group Islam Defenders Front gather by portraits of Osama bin Laden and President Obama in Jakarta, Indonesia, during prayers Wednesday for the al Qaeda leader killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. Mr. Obama is scheduled to meet Thursday with Sept. 11 families in New York. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS With their church building destroyed by last week's tornado, members of Alberta Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Ala., gathered Sunday morning in the parking lot for a brief service before going out to help their neighbors. Many in this highly religious region saw God at work, even amid the devastation.