In early 2016, members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Alaska were thinking about getting rid of invocations at meetings… but they kept them and said anyone who wanted to give one could do so. Hearing that invitation, a member of The Satanic Temple signed up. She delivered an invocation that included the line, …
After Legal Battle, Alaskan Borough Ends Discriminatory Invocation Policy Read More »
Evangelist leader Franklin Graham said he is an outspoken supporter of President Trump because he defends the Christian faith. “Now people say ‘Well Frank but how can you defend him, when he’s lived such a sordid life?’” Graham said on “Axios on HBO,” appearing to reference things such as the multiple allegations of sexual …
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Religious exemption laws allowing child placement agencies to deny LGBTQ prospective parents from fostering or adopting are exacerbating the current “child welfare crisis,” according to a new report from the liberal Center for American Progress (CAP), Voice for Adoption and the North American Council on Adoptable Children. […] In 2017, there were about 443,000 children …
Religious exemption laws exacerbating foster and adoption ‘crisis,’ report finds Read More »
The Supreme Court’s 2017 Trinity Lutheran decision allowed for churches to apply for taxpayer-funded grants as long as it was for a secular reason. But a church in Chicago is under fire after receiving more than $220,000 to advance its religious agenda. According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the First Church of Deliverance got …
Atheist Group Demands Chicago Stop Funding Church Renovations with Taxpayer Cash Read More »
A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi state law that sought to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, issuing his judgment alongside a stinging rebuke of “controlling” male lawmakers who “gaslight” the public into believing they care about women’s health. The proposed law made exceptions for medical emergencies or cases in which there’s …
Mississippi Judge Blocks Abortion Ban, Slams ‘Controlling’ Male Lawmakers Read More »
Chickenpox has taken hold of a school in North Carolina where many families claim religious exemption from vaccines. Cases of chickenpox have been multiplying at the Asheville Waldorf School, which serves children from nursery school to sixth grade in Asheville, N.C. About a dozen infections grew to 28 at the beginning of the month. By Friday, …
Ohio Republicans are considering a bill during the lame-duck session that would redefine and ban abortion, and potentially punish people with severe criminal penalties if they perform or undergo an abortion, according to local public radio station WOSU. The bill, HB 565, was introduced in March and is currently awaiting consideration in the health committee. …
Last October, a resident of Bethel, Connecticut contacted American Atheists because of a local church/state separation problem. There was going to be a Nativity scene outside the town’s municipal building, and the resident wanted to counter it with a display of his own. AA asked the city for instructions on the resident’s behalf. […] So …
Atheists Call for Bethel (CT) to End Religious Favoritism in Holiday Displays Read More »
The Texas Board of Education has decided to keep the biblical character of Moses in the part of the social studies curriculum that discusses historical figures important to the founding of the United States. We reported in September on the board’s preliminary vote, which recommended keeping Moses and removing Hillary Clinton from the overall curriculum. Ultimately, the board decided to …
Texas Will Keep Teaching Kids That Moses Influenced the Founding of America Read More »
Back in February, atheist activist Sally Hunt attended a meeting of the Board of Aldermen in Wentzville, Missouri to criticize the “In God We Trust” sign they had in giant letters in their meeting room. You can hear her speech in that video. It’s direct, but it’s calm. Hunt explained the history of the phrase, why …
Wentzville (MO) Settles Case With Atheist Who Criticized “In God We Trust” Sign Read More »
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