USA
"Even as the Muslim population in the U.S. multiplies, the number of religious leaders, known as imams, lags behind. According to a 2011 study sponsored by a multifaith coalition, only 44% of U.S. imams are full-time and paid, with volunteers filling the role in many congregations. Finding an imam who can relate to young, American-born congregants is especially tough, said U.S. Muslim leaders"— Imam Shortage Crimps U.S. Mosques. Muslim Population is Rising, but Number of Religious Leaders Doesn't Keep Pace (Tamara Audi, Wall Street Journal/Huffington Post)
"Christianity is the largest religion in every American state, but a look at the second-largest religion in every state reveals a more diverse picture. Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism are the second-largest religions in twenty, fifteen, and thirteen states respectively. Hinduism is the second-largest faith in two states, and the Baha'i faith in just one" — Hinduism is Arizona and Delaware’s Second-Largest Religion — (Yasmine Hafiz, Huffington Post)
Liberia
"In Liberia, more than 100 Christian leaders meeting in early August declared that God was angry and Ebola a plague. They called for prayers to seek God’s forgiveness for sins including corruption and immoral acts such as homosexuality. Liberia’s Wilmot Kotati Bobbroh, head of the Living Water Pentecostal Church, later said chlorine and soap were not working, but God’s mercy was saving people" — Ebola Is A Curse From God, Some African Christian Leaders Say (Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service/Huffington Post)
