This is a timeline of events during the year 2012 that relate to religion.
Events
8 January – The 3:16 game occurs, causing "John 3:16" to become the most searched term on Google. 11 January – The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decides that federal discrimination laws do not apply to religious organizations' selection of religious leaders. 24 July – The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision that the Church of Scientology International has ministerial exemption from litigation. 25 December – In Northern Nigeria, two shootings occur at Christmas Day church services.
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