The Florida Baptist Witness interviews recently retired Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, who confessed he regularly subjected his teams to Christian devotionals and used his position of power to evangelize to each and every player. My emphasis: Because of...
Responding to an inquiry from a state legislator, Ken Cuccinelli, the new Attorney General of Virginia has issued a 5-page opinion (pdf) on the constitutionality of Christmas holiday displays on government property, including those "depicting the birth of Jesus...
While religious discrimination in hiring is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, an explicit exception for any religious "corporation, association, educational institution, or society" protects the integrity of houses of worship and other...
Army officials are looking into allegations that dozens of soldiers were punished for refusing to attend a Christian concert. Pvt. Anthony Smith said he and other soldiers felt pressured to attend the May concert while stationed at the Newport News base, home of the...
A federal judge in Georgia has ruled against Augusta State University student Jennifer Keeton's request for a preliminary injunction that would have prohibited the school's graduate Counseling Education program from expelling her. In a controversial and...
Over the weekend, the Washington Post profiled the work of chaplains in Virginia state prisons, where the corrections department has contracted $25,000 with a Muslim chaplain organization to provide that service, and $780,000 funding those who are Baptist, Methodist...
