The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a new lawsuit claiming the tax break ministers enjoy for housing violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation says the housing exemption gives...
The Oklahoman reports that on Friday of this week the Supreme Court is set to consider the petition of Haskell County over its Ten Commandments monument, declared unconstitutional by the 10th Circuit. If the Justices decide to hear the case, it would mark the return...
A feature article in this weekend's NYTimes Magazine asks "How Christian Were the Founders?" Examining the efforts of the Texas Board of Education to revamp the Social Studies curriculum in a way that elevates the role Christianity has played in...
Later this month, the Forsyth County (NC) Board of Commissioners will vote on whether to appeal a federal district court's ruling that the distinctly Christian prayers opening their meetings violate the First Amendment. And while it seems to me likely destined to...
An editorial in today's Hartford Courant applauds the removal of area public school graduations from church buildings. Many board members are unhappy about these decisions. First Cathedral, they argue, has plenty of space inside and plenty of parking to...
By a 51-8 margin yesterday, the Oregon State House voted to repeal a decades-old ban prohibiting teachers from wearing religious attire in the classroom. HB 3686 now heads to the Senate for consideration. If passed there and signed by the governor — which is...
