STARKE, Fla. — An internationally recognized creation evangelist mounted the nation’s first-ever atheist monument on Saturday and began to preach the Gospel to the crowds gathered for the unveiling ceremony. Eric Hovind of Creation Today and a number of other Christians attended the event, which was held at the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke, Florida. […]
BELLFLOWER, Cal. – A major evangelistic ministry is preparing to launch a 30-minute documentary that Christian leaders say will offer a “devastating,” “lights out” challenge to the evolutionary worldview. Living Waters, a California-based ministry founded by influential evangelist Ray Comfort, has produced several groundbreaking resources over the years, including The Evidence Bible and “The Way […]
WASHINGTON – Members of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships recently welcomed a group of atheists to discuss public relations between the Obama Administration and American secularists. In a press release issued on Monday, the Secular Coalition for America (SCA) announced that several of its members had visited with Melissa Rogers, Director of the White […]
STARKE, Fla. — The first monument in the country dedicated to atheism is set to be displayed in front a county courthouse in Florida later this month. The monument is part of a settlement between officials in Bradford County, Florida and the organization American Atheists of Cranford, New Jersey. Last year, American Atheists sued the […]
The Woodlands, Texas – A small band of outspoken atheists is planning to stage a protest at a yearly Christian homeschool convention this summer. “The Nones,” a group of atheist activists based out of Dallas, recently posted a two hour-long Google+ chat video on YouTube, in which four members of the organization are seen expressing their […]
Muncie, Indiana – A state-run university in Indiana is receiving heated criticism after one of its professors was accused of promoting Christianity in a physical science class. Ball State University (BSU) is a large research institution located in eastern Indiana, and is home to approximately 22,000 students and 3,000 faculty members. One of the instructors […]
Landrum, South Carolina – A struggling Christian school has received an increase in financial support after becoming the focus of a widely-publicized controversy involving a 4th grade science quiz. Blue Ridge Christian Academy (BRCA), a small private school nestled in the mountains of northern South Carolina, recently administered a simple science quiz to its 4th […]
Atlanta, Georgia — The governor of Georgia has ordered that Bibles recently removed from lodges at government parks throughout the state be returned, reports state. Republican Governor Nathan Deal issued the order after the Georgia Department of Natural Resources removed the Bibles following an atheist complaint about their presence. Ed Buchner, 67, the former leader […]
Greenville, Pennsylvania — A city council in Pennsylvania plans to defy demands from an atheist activist organization to end invocations at their monthly meetings, reports state. Brian Shipley, the president of Greenville City Council, recently received a letter from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), which claimed that the prayers, which are led by members […]
Manhattan, New York — A federal judge appointed by former president Bill Clinton has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a national atheist organization that sought to remove a steel beam cross from the 9/11 Museum in New York City because it promoted Christianity. As previously reported, the group American Atheists stated that the cross, […]