Christian Group Distributes Bibles at Public Schools, Gets Pushback
An Orange County, Florida school district allowed the Christian group World Changers of Central Florida to distribute Bibles to high […]
Religion
Stealth Anti-Science Bills Disguised as “Academic Freedom” Bills
The National Center for Science Education is warning that a bill introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives on January 16,
Praise Jesus and Pass the Taxpayer-Funded Football
Christian evangelicals are hard at work recruiting young athletes into Christianity in publicly-funded schools all across the country, and taxpayers
Oklahoma Judge Orders Church as Punishment for Manslughter
Oklahoma 17 year old Tyler Alred pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter after drinking and driving last December 3 and getting
Hobby Lobby’s Misguided Religious Activism
Op-Ed A U.S. District Court court ruled in November that Hobby Lobby, a private, for-profit, national arts-and-crafts supply store chain
Republican Senator Michael Crapo’s Religious Hypocrisy
U.S. Senator Michael Crapo (R-Idaho), a Mormon who has portrayed himself to the media as a teetotaler due to his
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First-Ever Global Census of Atheists Now Ongoing
The first-ever Atheist Census, an online project to count and collect demographic information on the world’s self-identified atheists, is back
New Mormon Feminist Group Declares Dec. 16 “Wear Pants to Church Day”
A group of devout Mormon women are encouraging other Mormon women to engage in a radical act on Sunday, December
The City of Grand Junction, Colorado’s Shameful End-Run Around the Constitution
Anyone who thinks that electing narrow-minded people to city councils in small American towns doesn’t get expensive, think again. The
West Point Cadet Resigns Citing Widespread Christian Proselytizing, Favoritism
A senior at the United States Military Academy at West Point has publicly resigned from the Academy to protest pervasive
Pentagon Hires Known Fraudster to Speak at Prayer Breakfast
The Pentagon has hired Las Vegas-based Ray Giunta, a known fraudster, to be the guest speaker at the “Pentagon Prayer
Merchandisers try to Capitalize on White Anger Over Election
In the aftermath of the presidential election, some vendors at outlets like CafePress and Zazzle are starting to shift their
History Made: An Open Atheist is Elected to Congress
Former Arizona state senator Kyrsten Sinema made history November 6 when she became the first openly atheist female ever to
Six Mormon Beliefs Romney Would Probably Rather You Didn’t Know About
Americans may be on the brink of electing Mitt Romney as their first Mormon president, but so far, Romney has
IRS Rolls Over, Plays Dead for Scofflaw Churches
Russell Renwicks, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) manager in the mid-Atlantic region, said at a legal seminar in Washington, D.C. October
The Air Force Academy’s “Religious Respect” PR Stunt
The United States Air Force Academy (AFA) is fighting its reputation as an aggressive promoter of fundamentalist Christianity by holding
Texas Church Marquee Urges “Vote for the Mormon, Not the Muslim!”
Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) has asked the Internal Revenue Service (pdf) to investigate a Texas