
Secularism has succeeded in subverting the concept of separation of church and state until it no longer bears any resemblance to its original intent (preventing the establishment of a state religion). Instead, it is now used to stamp out any public expression of faith.
by Deborah Owens22 Dec 2015, 5:50 PM PST0

A Massachusetts court has ruled that a Catholic high school violated a gay man’s rights when it revoked a job offer after he informed them he was in a same-sex marriage.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Dec 2015, 7:50 AM PST0

New York’s Top Democrats have identified the causes of the mass opposition to illegal immigration and Syrian resettlement: Anger, fear, and Ronald Reagan’s 1980 election.
by Spyridon Mitsotakis14 Dec 2015, 9:40 PM PST0

President Barack Obama’s Department of Veterans Affairs has banned employees at its facility in Salem, Virginia, from saying “Merry Christmas” to veterans.
by Ken Klukowski20 Nov 2015, 5:46 PM PST0

Due to a single complaint, the Bledsoe county, Tennessee school system has put in place a new ban on the distribution of all religious materials, including the Christian Bible.
by Warner Todd Huston11 Nov 2015, 2:37 PM PST0

Horseback riders from a cowboy church in Texas delivered a stone tablet engraved with the Ten Commandments to Gov. Mary Fallin and bemoaned the court-ordered removal of a large granite monument from the state Capitol grounds they said represents rejection of God’s law.
by Breitbart News23 Oct 2015, 7:15 PM PST0

The British government is planning to force all priests, rabbis, imams and other religious figures to enrol on a “national register of faith leaders” in a scheme branded “truly sinister” by Christian campaigners. The Sunday Telegraph claims the scheme appears
by Nick Hallett14 Sep 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

An atheist organization has threatened a lawsuit against an Indiana public school district if it allows the traditional nativity scene at this year’s Christmas concert.
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Sep 2015, 7:21 PM PST0

Citing the judicial oath of office to “support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Ohio,” the opinion states, “A judge who is willing to perform marriages of only opposite-sex couples because of his or her personal, moral, or religious beliefs may be viewed as possessing a bias or prejudice against a specific class or group of people based on sexual orientation.”
by Dr. Susan Berry11 Aug 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

In 2013, 52 percent of survey respondents agreed that business owners should be required to provide services to same-sex couples even if in violation of their faith. In 2015, however, only 38 percent agree with that statement.
by Dr. Susan Berry6 Jul 2015, 12:41 PM PST0

North Korea has reacted fiercely to a scathing new report of human rights abuses, threatening to take “tougher countermeasures” against the United States after Washington stated the communist country is guilty of some of the most grievous human rights violations on the planet.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Jun 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

The Christian family at the centre of a legal row over a gay marriage cake has confirmed that they will appeal a court ruling finding them guilty of discrimination. Supporters have said that the ruling opens a “Pandora’s Box”, and
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 May 2015, 5:46 AM PST0

Residents in Taman Medan, Malaysia protested outside of a church due to the cross on top of the building. They claim the cross is “challenging Islam.”
by Mary Chastain20 Apr 2015, 1:28 PM PST0

Employing its harshest and most candid language to date, the Vatican has condemned the actions of the Islamic State by name, declaring it guilty of “unspeakable crimes” and “repulsive and damnable” atrocities.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Mar 2015, 6:04 AM PST0

A painting on display in Trumbull, Connecticut, that depicts an image of Mother Teresa with Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, and abortion proponent Gloria Steinem has been the subject of much controversy over issues of freedom of speech and religion.
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Mar 2015, 10:15 PM PST0

Air Force security forces at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia are once again permitted to use the phrase, “Have a blessed day,” when greeting visitors, following a brief period of prohibition.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Mar 2015, 8:37 PM PST0

On Tuesday, the Oklahoma state House approved legislation that transfers the issuance of marriage licenses from the state to clergy members.
by Dr. Susan Berry10 Mar 2015, 6:59 PM PST0

A Muslim woman, who claims she was passed over for a job because she wore a head scarf, appears set to win her case of discrimination brought before the U.S. Supreme Court, reports say.
by Warner Todd Huston25 Feb 2015, 10:06 PM PST0

Eight California state lawmakers are urging San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to withdraw clauses in his handbook for archdiocesan high school teachers that require them to espouse Catholic teachings on sexual morality.
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Feb 2015, 7:06 PM PST0

The Oklahoma state House has approved a bill that protects ministers who refuse to marry same-sex couples. The bill now moves on to the state Senate.
by Dr. Susan Berry13 Feb 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

Collin County District Court Judge Jill Willis ruled that the members of a small Orthodox Jewish community, the Far North Dallas Congregation of Toras Chaim, have the right to continue meeting in a Plano home for private worship. She made the decision on Wednesday, February 4, 2014.
by Merrill Hope6 Feb 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

Plano was not exactly living in the Dark Ages before December 8, 2014 when the City Council passed a contentious “Equal Rights Policy” ordinance that prohibited “discrimination in places of public accommodation, employment practices, housing transactions and city contracting practices.” It only passed by a vote of 5-to-4. Critics claim it infringes on First Amendment rights. Legal experts say it would stymie free speech.
by Merrill Hope23 Jan 2015, 4:05 AM PST0