North Carolina's Forsyth County has filed an appeal to the U.S.Supreme Court over the issue of opening Board meetings with an official invocation. Earlier this year, the 4th Circuit ruled the county's prayer policy an unconstitutional governmental endorsement...
As a follow-up to yesterday's rant-y post about the chairman's opening remarks, witness statements are now online from yesterday's House Constitution Subcommittee hearing on "The State of Religion in America." Bishop William Lori, Rev. Barry...
The House Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the "State of Religious Liberty in America" Wednesday. You might have thought, from the tenor of Chairman Trent Franks' opening statement (a link to the webcast is here), that religion was all...
An order of the 9th Circuit yesterday assures the controversial Mt. Soledad cross will remain in place a while longer. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports (link added): The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Tuesday delaying the effect of its ruling...
The House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing Wednesday afternoon on the "State of Religious Liberty in America." Scheduled witnesses include Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and...
An important event to watch this week will be taking place in a Leon County, Florida court on Thursday, when Judge Terry Lewis hears arguments regarding the constitutionality of a proposed "religious freedom" amendment scheduled for the November 2012 ballot....
