Sunrise Children's Services, formerly Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, may be challenged in court by taxpayers objecting to the promotion of religion despite receiving public funds. David Friedman, representing the ACLU of Kentucky, said plaintiffs will argue...
At USNews, Dan Gilgoff explains how President Obama's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships seeks to be both more active and less controversial than its predecessor. Bush's office sought to "level the playing field" for faith-based and...
An investigation by The Advocate reveals that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has made numerous Sunday trips to churches around the state using taxpayer funds. In May, June and July, there was rarely a Sunday when the governor didn’t board a taxpayer-funded...
According to the Times of India, 41 U.S. Representatives have signed a letter urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to allow service personnel of the Sikh faith to serve in the Army without having to abandon their turbans and other necessary religious articles. In...
Via Howard at Religion Clause, the School Board treasurer in Petoskey, Michigan has caused quite a stir with his demand that the school calendar revert to referring to the winter holiday as "Christmas break". Jack Waldvogel threatened in an e-mail (pdf) to...
In an impressive display of Midwestern wisdom, the Spencer, Iowa school board has decided to scrap for now proposed changes that among other problems, would have created classes based on religion to counter the teaching of evolution. School board members have...
