Religion_Belief

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Miss Universe contestant Josselyn Garciglia, of Mexico, answers a question during a news conference for contestants from Latin America and Spain, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, in Doral, Fla. The Miss Universe pageant will be held on Jan. 25, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miss Universe contestants from Latin America and Spain pose for a group photo during a news conference, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 in Doral, Fla. The Miss Universe pageant will be held on Jan. 25, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Louis Farrakhan leader of the Nation of Islam, congratulates President-elect Barack Obama during a sermon at the Mosque Maryam, headquarters of the Nation in Chicago, on Nov. 9, 2008. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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"We need to revolutionize our religion," Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in a startling speech. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 23, 2013 file photo, a suspected Yemeni al-Qaida militant, center, holds an Islamist banner as he stands behind bars during a court hearing in state security court in Sanaa, Yemen. Arabic on flag reads, "There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the messenger of God." Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, suspected of having ties to the attackers in Paris, has been the most active of the terror network's branches in trying to strike in the West. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

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Retired Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington on Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are promoting religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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National Edition Opinion cover for January 8, 2015 - A courageous voice from inside Islam (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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A large group of Muslims pay homage to French mountaineer Herv Gourdel who was beheaded by Islamist militants in Algeria, during a gathering in front of the Paris Grand Mosque, Friday Sept. 26, 2014. The gathering was part of demonstrations by French Muslims against the killings happening in the name of their religion. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) ** FILE **

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Pope Francis celebrates a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, to mark Epiphany, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. The Epiphany day, is a joyous day for Catholics in which they recall the journey of the Three Kings, or Magi, to pay homage to Baby Jesus. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Analysts say that the Islamic State terror group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is tapping into mythological writings known as the Hadith to convince his followers that the apocalypse has already begun — as well as to lure new adherents. (Associated Press)

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In this May 24, 2007 photo, Ken Ham, founder of the nonprofit ministry Answers in Genesis, poses with one of his favorite animatronic dinosaurs during a tour of the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky. A legal battle of biblical proportions could be brewing in Kentucky over the state’s withdrawal of a tax incentive for a religious-themed Noah’s Ark attraction. The Christian ministry building the ark, Answers in Genesis, is challenging the state’s decision to reject a sales tax rebate that could be worth $18 million. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

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Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, speaks in Sandy, Utah, in this April 26, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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In this July 12, 2002, file photo, radical cleric Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, then known as Sheik Abu Hamza al-Masri, addresses a fundamentalist Islamic conference in London condemning what he said was oppression of Muslims in the West. (AP Photo/Alistair Fuller, File)

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National Edition News cover for January 2, 2015 - Chaplain hit for citing Christianity in suicide prevention: Traditional values groups are rallying around an Army chaplain who was rebuked by his commander for distributing information on Christianity during mandatory suicide prevention training. (Associated Press)