In Wakita, Oklahoma, officials are planning for a privately-run, faith-based prison that will tout an all-Christian staff. The facility would be voluntary for inmates nearing the end of their terms. Classes in literacy, General Educational Development requirements and...
The Panama City News Herald ran a series of articles over the weekend dealing with the issue of school-sponsored prayer at football games. "Giving Up Prayer Hasn't Been Easy, But Has Been Done" "School Prayer: The Establishment Clause...
In Kentucky, Governor Beshear is in hot water for having the nerve to call the Christmas tree at the Capitol a "holiday tree". Beshear administration spokeswoman Cindy Lanham said the tree will be in celebration of a variety of winter holidays,...
The Chicago Tribune's Manya Brachear points out that the House version of health care reform just announced does not include reimbursements for certain faith-based treatments. And, she asks, should it? Shirley Paulson, a Chicago area Christian Science...
Via Religion Clause, the Alliance Defense Fund has filed a petition (pdf) with the Supreme Court over the 10th Circuit's ruling that Haskell County, OK's Ten Commandments monument is unconstitutional. The Tenth Circuit’s split with the Ninth and...
We don't even have Halloween out of the way yet and it's already time to start in on the annual "Christmas Wars", pitting church-state common sense against the warm and fuzzy feelings some apparently get from displaying religious holiday symbols on...