The U.S. Department of Education has guidelines, issued in 1998, for teaching religion in public schools.

Sociedad de Beneficente Muculmana-Rio de Janeiro provides information about Islam and posts information about cultural activities in the area.

Islamic Center of Argentina / Centro Islámico de la República Argentina is an organization that hosts festivals, cultural events, education activities and schooling in Buenos Aires.

Centro Cultural Islámico is an organization in Argentina that provides many resources on Islam, Arabic language, culture and education.

Read a Chicago Tribune post about the popular symbols that go along with Easter and their meanings.

Read Wikipedia’s entry about differing Christian views on the use of religious objects and symbols.

Read a Jan. 12, 2003, sermon that Charles Rush gave at Christ Church in Summit, N.J., describing the Easter tradition of baptism in the ancient church.

The Roman Catholic Church welcomes thousands of new believers into the faith each year at Easter Vigil. Some are converts from Protestantism, but those who are new Christians make the sacraments of baptism, First Eucharist and confirmation all in one momentous night. Read the blog of a lifelong Methodist who became a Catholic during Easter vigil 2005.

Read about the decline of Hispanic-Catholic community that was once booming in this Feb. 26, 2013 Public Religion Research Institute article.