Church and State

Conservative group aims to delete ‘liberal bias’ from Bible

folks at Conservapedia -- the "conservative version" of Wikipedia -- have embarked on a project to rewrite the Bible.In an effort to rid the Good Book of "liberal bias," the group has set up the Conse  read more »

Wisconsin Parents Face 25 Years in Prison When They're Sentenced in Daughter's Prayer Death

A Wisconsin mother and father convicted of reckless homicide for praying instead of taking their dying daughter to a doctor could spend up to 25 years in prison.Dale and Leilani Neumann will be senten  read more »

Religious group sued for allegedly inciting harm through prayers

Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said he wants Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former U.S. Navy chaplain, to "stop asking Jesus to plunder my fields ...  read more »

Scientology Ban Is Ruled Illegal

Russia’s ban on the Church of Scientology is illegal, the European Court of Human Rights said Thursday in a binding ruling.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Not in Congress -- or church -- if you disagree

Disrespect is respectable to a surprising chunk of people when it's on a matter of great importance such as abortion, according to a report released today by the Pew Forum on Religion

Lodi Council to Keep Invocation

Wayne McCormick of Los Angeles at a meeting of the Lodi City Council. Prayers at the meetings have drawn complaints from an atheist and the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Complaint Leads to Special Area for Religious Signs at Georgia Football Game

A public high school in Georgia that recently banned banners containing Bible verses from being displayed at its football games will designate an area roughly 50 yards away from the field for cheerlea  read more »

Lesbians, Christian docs settle lawsuit

A lesbian who sued two Christian doctors in California after they refused to inseminate her has settled the long-running legal action, observers say.Guadalupe Benitez of Oceanside, Calif., sued Drs.  read more »

High school cheerleaders banned from using Bible banners at Lakeview-Fort Oglethrope football games

The Lakeview-Fort Oglethrope High School cheerleaders, of Georgia, have tried everything to get their team to win, including displaying football banners with such biblical verse as “commit to the lo  read more »

Book: Bush White House Said No To J.K. Rowling

A new book by a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush includes a report that White House officials did not want to give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to author J.K.  read more »

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