Buhler, Kansas — A lawmaker in Kansas has introduced a bill that seeks to protect the display of religious symbols in the state following threats from a prominent atheist organization that it would sue officials in one Kansas city if they did not remove a cross from their welcome sign. Last year, the city of […]
Gresham, Oregon — An Oregon baker is under investigation by the state for notifying a lesbian woman that he does not make cakes for homosexual ceremonies. Aaron Klein is the owner of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, a bakery he operates with his wife. Last month, Klein was approached by a mother and her daughter as […]
Cranston, Rhode Island — An activist humanist group has filed a lawsuit against a Rhode Island florist for refusing to deliver flowers to a teenager that succeeded in having a 50-year-old prayer banner removed from the walls of her high school. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) states that last year, after 16-year-old Jessica Ahlquist […]
A number of churches across the country have decided to cancel, move or substitute their Sunday night services as the Super Bowl presents a conflict with their regular service times. NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina, a megachurch with five campuses, held services last night as it anticipated that most members would skip Sunday services […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — An abortion facility operated by a notorious abortionist who is now facing murder charges is being exposed in a new online documentary. The film is called 3801 Lancaster and is a look inside the house of horrors run by abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who was taken into custody in 2011 by police following […]
Washington, DC — A New Jersey Congressman has proposed a bill in the House of Representatives to designate February 12th as national Darwin Day. Representative Rush Holt, a Democrat and a professing Quaker, recently submitted the proposal to Congress as a way to honor Darwin, who he calls “an amazingly creative man.” “Charles Darwin’s theory […]
Montpelier, Vermont — A legislative panel in Vermont has unanimously approved a bill that seeks to legalize assisted suicide in the state. The Health and Welfare Committee of the Vermont Senate applauded the outcome of the vote, with Chairman Claire Ayer remarking that she was “pleased with the results.” However, some who attended the recent […]
Little Rock, Arkansas — Senators in Arkansas overwhelmingly passed a bill this week allowing pastors to decide whether to permit their congregants to carry handguns in church. Arkansas is one of ten states across the nation that prohibits citizens from entering a church with a gun at any time. However, the Church Protection Act of […]
A new study recently conducted by a well-known survey group reveals that the majority of American cities have little to no interest in the Bible. As per the commission of the American Bible Society, The Barna Group has released the results of its study on the most and least “Bible-minded” cities in the nation. While […]
Parker, Florida — A small city in Florida is considering enacting a ban against establishing new churches near businesses that sell alcoholic beverages. City council members in Parker, Florida state that the ordinance would bar the construction or conversion of a building into a house of worship within 500 feet of any beer-selling business, including […]