(  )  Two companies are settling religious discrimination claims involving Christian and Muslim employees.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the firms agreed to pay 130,000 dollars combined.  A Georgia supermarket fired a Christian employee for requesting Sundays off and a detective agency in North Carolina fired a Muslim employee after denying her request for time-off for a religious holiday.  Both companies have agreed to update their workplace religious accommodation policies.  President Trump has tasked his administration with rooting out religious discrimination in the workplace.

(  ) Myanmar’s military is accused of destroying two Christian churches in separate attacks this month.  Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports military jets bombed a Presbyterian church in Chin State October 9th, destroying the building without reported casualties.  Soldiers also reportedly burned down a Baptist church and surrounding homes in Kachin State October 12th.  CSW says the attacks violate international humanitarian law and reflect a pattern of targeting Christian communities. Myanmar’s military has faced accusations of religious persecution since seizing power in a 2021 coup.