Pulpit Freedom Sunday Update

Following up on an earlier post , the AP reports that about 80 pastors "preached partisan sermons" Sunday in an effort to generate a test case over pulpit politicking and IRS regulations for tax-exempt organizations. The Alliance Defense Fund's previous...

Mojave Cross Case Examined, Predicted

The Washington Post's Robert Barnes takes a look at the dispute over the Mojave National Preserve cross, which will be considered by the Supreme Court next month, and tries to read what tea leaves may exist.  The Supreme Court has had trouble coming up with...

Texas Continues Social Studies Debate

The Houston Chronicle's Gary Scharrer reports that the Texas Board of Education continues to be divided on the issue of religion in the Social Studies curriculum, especially the role it played in the founding of the country.   Getting experts to agree on the...

City Council Prayer Debate to Draw a Crowd

The City Council of Lodi, California has moved Wednesday's meeting to a large auditorium to accommodate the crowds expected for the debate over its opening prayer policy. Challenged by the Freedom From Religion Foundation for employing exclusively Christian...

Pulpit Freedom Sunday, Take 2

The Alliance Defense Fund announced that this Sunday they will try again to generate a lawsuit challenging the IRS' ban on non-profit campaign activity, as it applies to political endorsements from the pulpit. The previous effort last September was short-circuited...