EllenBeth Wachs, 48, has been arrested three times in four months by Polk County, Florida, sheriff's deputies – and she claims it’s because she’s an atheist who has worked to keep prayer out of public meetings.

Should a person who is terminally ill with no hope for recovery and no reasonable quality of life be given the choice to end his or her suffering? Not according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

Different organizations continue to come out for and against Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s radical Aug. 6 prayer meeting in Houston – but this one in particular caught my eye.

If ever you needed evidence of the Religious Right's impressive organization and zeal, take a look at the gross overreaction of the American Family Association to NBC's decision last weekend to run the "Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag" without the "under God" wording at the start of the U.S. Open golf tournament broadcast.