In fact,donations increased for some kinds of charities, including religious organizations, last year after adjusting for inflation.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

Some were very beautiful. They included religious buildings in Malaysia and old military forts in India.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

Not surprisingly, the flower looks like the head covering worn by some female Catholic religious workers.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

For some people, policies about stem-cell research, same-sex marriage and abortion rights threaten religious beliefs.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Some parents name their children based on family,cultural or religious traditions.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

Some stories are religious, others are moral, like the one about how to behave when you fall in love.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

The government has cracked down very severely since the violence there some months ago against religious leaders and others of the Muslim faith."

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

It is unfortunate that some would use the religious zeal of sincere Somalis to prosecute what amounts to terrorism and the promotion of their agenda,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

The report says there has been no change in the extremely poor level of respect for religious freedom in North Korea,where some of the as many as 200,000 people held in political prison camps are reportedly there for religious reasons.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26