Although the Supreme Court decided in 1961 that states could not have any sort of 'religious test' in order for a person to hold public office, seven states still have language in their constitutions that require a belief in God [...]
A pair of bills filed in the Ohio House would allow for religious expression anywhere or at any time secular expression is allowed in school, as well as allowing students to use religion, without penalty, when completing homework or other [...]
On behalf of four Colorado residents, the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation has lost its case in a bid to ban what they felt was an unconstitutional "State Day of Prayer" proposed by the governor, with the state Supreme Court [...]
Religion scholar and atheist Navy chaplain candidate Jason Heap has decided to fight the rejection of his application with support from the Humanist Society. Heap argues that he was not passed over because of a lack of qualifications, but for [...]
Under new policy guidelines, 500 of Australia's school chaplains may not have their positions federally funded. The new rules state that all student welfare officers must possess "religious qualifications or endorsements by a recognised or accepted religious institution", potentially barring employment [...]
A new Pew study shows that nearly a full third of the Earth's 196 countries currently display religious symbols on their national flag. Christian symbols are the most used followed by those of the Islamic faith. Regional analysis of these [...]
In this Fox News 'First on the Kelly File' video clip featuring Megyn Kelly, see a spirited discussion between Kelly and Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation over the proposed removal of the word 'God' from the Air [...]
