Hundreds of Clergy Reportedly Join Online Support Group for Closet Atheists

Hundreds of Clergy Reportedly Join Online Support Group for Closet Atheists

An online support group for clergy who doubt their faith says that it has generated hundreds of members. The Clergy Project is a joint effort between the groups American Atheists, Freedom from Religion Foundation and the Richard Dawkins Foundation. The site serves as a forum where clergy can anonymously discuss their doubts about their faith […]

Chinese Family Planning Officials Beat Pregnant Woman, Forcibly Abort Baby

Chinese Family Planning Officials Beat Pregnant Woman, Forcibly Abort Baby

Many are shocked and enraged following the recent surfacing of photos showing a Chinese woman lying next to the lifeless body of her forcibly-aborted baby girl. The situation occurred on June 3rd in Shanxi Province, where Feng Jianmei, her husband and six-year-old daughter reside. Jianmei was expecting her second child, which is prohibited under the […]

Prominent NAACP Leader Resigns Over Organization’s Stance on Homosexual ‘Marriage’

Prominent NAACP Leader Resigns Over Organization’s Stance on Homosexual ‘Marriage’

A prominent leader of the NAACP has resigned over the organization’s recent vote in favor of homosexual marriage. Pastor Keith Ratliff of the Maple Street Baptist Church in Des Moines, Iowa and president of the Iowa/Nebraska NAACP conference, recently issued a statement outlining that he was stepping down due to his disagreement on the issue. […]

Atheist Eagle Scout Sues School District Over Graduation Prayer

Atheist Eagle Scout Sues School District Over Graduation Prayer

A self-proclaimed atheist Eagle Scout has sued his local school district for allowing prayer at his graduation ceremony last month. Matthew “Max” Neilson, 18, says that his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when school officials at Irmo High School in Columbia, South Carolina allowed a student to proceed with the benediction when he […]

‘Pastor’ Who Voted for Homosexual ‘Marriage’ Loses Congregation, Faces Foreclosure

‘Pastor’ Who Voted for Homosexual ‘Marriage’ Loses Congregation, Faces Foreclosure

A pastor in St. Paul, Minnesota is facing foreclosure due a mass exodus of his congregation following his vote in support of homosexual “marriage.” Oliver White of the Grace Community United Church of Christ first began losing members when he voted in favor of homosexual “marriage” at a national UCC meeting in 2005. The once […]