About 50 top leaders of major evangelical institutions will attend an invitation-only gathering next week to discuss the future and the “soul” of evangelicalism at a time when many of them are concerned their faith group has become tainted by its association with divisive politics under President Trump. The diverse group, which includes nationally known …
A state lawmaker in Oklahoma refused to meet with Muslim constituents unless they replied to a questionnaire asking if they beat their wives. A Nebraska state senator suggested that any Muslim wanting to enter the United States be forced to eat pork first. And a Rhode Island legislator advocated herding Syrian refugees into a camp, writing …
State And Local Republican Officials Have Been Bashing Muslims. We Counted. Read More »
The Hawaii House of Representatives has approved a bill to ban conversion therapy, which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation, on youth. House lawmakers added amendments to the bill to clarify its intent — that banning “sexual orientation change efforts” include attempts to alter a person’s gender identity, gender expression, or gender-nonconforming behaviors. The amendments also …
Hawaii House of Representatives passes conversion therapy ban Read More »
This morning, a Humanist delivered the first ever secular invocation in front of the Iowa State Senate. Joe Stutler, a “reverend” from the Universal Life Church (which ordains just about anybody) and a board member for the Humanists of Linn County, did the honors. He was invited to speak by State Senator Rob Hogg and State Reps. Art Staed …
Atheist Celebrates Our “Shared Humanity” in Iowa State Senate Invocation Read More »
If it’s good enough for America’s money and motto, it should be good enough to be displayed in Louisiana’s public classrooms, a lawmaker says of “In God We Trust.” Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, believes the country’s official motto should be taught and displayed in schools. Her Senate Bill 224 sailed through a committee here Monday …
I read the recent BBC story, “Inside the White House Bible Study group,” profiling your ministry with great interest. As you may know, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which works to keep state and church separate, requested records from every executive branch department involved in this bible study because it is a serious state-church issue. Perhaps …
An open letter to Ralph Drollinger, the pastor who conducts the White House Bible Study Read More »
Today the Secular Coalition for America and American Atheists announced that a New Hampshire bill, HB 1787, has won the title of “Worst State Bill in America.” The legislation would allow health care workers and institutions to refuse to provide necessary medical care to patients if doing so conflicts with the provider’s religious beliefs. The announcement …
Secular Americans Name New Hampshire Legislation The “Worst State Bill” in the Country Read More »
Challengers to the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service have asked a federal district judge to compel the Family Research Council and the Heritage Foundation to produce records about any communications with the administration that relate to the new policy. “The purpose of the executive in adopting the transgender ban is squarely at issue in this …
Transgender Troops Probe Conservative Groups’ Contacts With Trump Administration Read More »
There’s an ongoing lawsuit against Louisiana’s Bossier Parish School Board and Superintendent Scott Smith, filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, claiming that the District has violated the Constitution in a number of different ways. For example, Smith mandated that all football players stand during the National Anthem, preventing any form of a peaceful protest. …
Two Louisiana Republicans Inadvertently Confirmed Church/State Separation Law Read More »
Navy officials are investigating complaints about the placement of a Bible in a public display about POW/MIAs at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, the service’s largest overseas medical facility. The investigation, opened Friday (April 6), follows the filing of a complaint by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit established to promote religious freedom in the U.S. …
Controversy erupts over Bible in Okinawa naval hospital display Read More »
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