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 […]
Secularism
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
Atheism, Equal rights, Ethnic/Minority, Grassroots advocacy, Human rights, Religion, Secularism
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
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
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
Michigan Town Asked to Remove Christian Cross from Public Park
Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) has formally asked (pdf) to the city of Frankenmuth, Michigan to
First Annual Colorado Secular Conference Kicks Off in Grand Junction
Colorado’s first annual Secular Conference kicked off today in one of the most conservative and deeply religious areas of the
U.S. Military Revokes Approval of Military Emblems on Bibles
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) announced it has won a major battle to halt the publication of Bibles bearing
Atheism, Equal rights, Ethics, politics, Religion, Secularism
Another Town Loses Lawsuit Over Christian Prayers at Public Meetings
The town board of of Greece, New York (population about 94,000, outside of Rochester) regularly opened its public meetings with
Equal rights, Ethics, Grassroots advocacy, Lobbying, politics, Religion, Secularism
Christian Groups Hyperventilate After CO Appeals Court Ruling
In the wake of the Colorado State Court of Appeals’ unanimous ruling (pdf) May 10 that a state-sanctioned “Day of
Colorado Day of Prayer Ruled Unconstitutional
In a unanimous ruling issued on May 10, 2012 (pdf), three judges on the Colorado Court of Appeals declared Colorado’s
Countdown to the National Day of Reason, May 3, 2012
Thursday, May 3 is this year’s National Day of Reason, held the same day as the National Day of Prayer
Advertising, politics, Religion
TV Ad Promotes Separation of Church and State
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is running a television ad promoting the separation of church and state, the first such