The principal and athletic director of Pace High School in Santa Rosa County (FL) face criminal contempt of court charges for offering prayers at school events in violation of a judge's order in a trial set to begin tomorrow, (Thursday) September 17. Charges were...
In recent weeks, several news outlets have tried to update progress on the White House's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The catalyst seems to be the Pew Forum report that showed a relative lack of press scrutiny for President Obama's...
Last week, the 9th Circuit affirmed a school district's right to ban religious music from graduation ceremonies. Today, a panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a case involving a school district's refusal to allow religious music to be...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was awarded the "Four Freedoms Award" by the Roosevelt Institute last week. The award is named for President Franklin Roosevelt's famous hope for the future: freedom of expression, freedom from want, freedom from fear...
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been busy. City governments across the country are hearing from them about the practice of opening meetings with prayer. The newest target is Memphis. From Sunday's Commercial-Appeal: In a letter of complaint sent this...
Baptist Joint Committee Counsel Holly Hollman offers a great preview of the issues facing the Supreme Court in Salazar v. Buono – set for argument October 7 – and explains the concerns expressed in the BJC's amicus brief filed with the Court....
