SEARCY, Ark. — An Arkansas police chief is defying atheist demands to remove a cross from the lawn of the police department. Searcy Police Chief Jeremy Clark told reporters this week that the cross was planted in the ground before he took office a year ago, and that he has no intentions of removing it. […]
CANTON, Ohio –– Members of an Ohio school board have voted unanimously to discontinue holding its graduation ceremonies at a local church following pressure from a nationally-recognized atheist activist organization. As previously reported, in both 2012 and 2013, Hoover High School in Canton held its commencement ceremony at Faith Family Church, a large church with […]
JANESVILLE, Wisc. — Two churches in Wisconsin have sponsored a billboard that serves as a counter to an atheist message that was posted at the site last month. As previously reported, Wayne Hensler, who is in his mid-eighties, purchased ad space on a highway in Janesville in November, presenting a message that bears the declaration, […]
As the year comes to a close, many like to reflect on the significant stories that shaped the past twelve months. A number of major events affected Christians throughout 2013, from the overturning of key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and its impact on the nation, to the escalating number of businesses […]
CANTON, Ohio — Over 30 students from a high school in North Canton, Ohio attended a recent Board of Education meeting to urge the district to continue hosting graduation ceremonies at a local church despite pressure from a prominent atheist activist organization. In 2012 and 2013, Hoover High School held its commencement ceremony at Faith […]
MADISON, Wis. — The son of late former president Ronald Reagan has recorded a radio advertisement in promotion of a prominent atheist activist organization, in which he states that he is “not afraid of burning in Hell.” Ron Reagan says that he stopped attending church at twelve years old and has long been regarded as […]
HARLEM, Ga. — A police chief in Georgia has discontinued writing about Christianity on the department’s Facebook page following pressure from atheists. Chief Gary Jones with the Harlem Public Safety Department had been posting alerts and encouragement on the department’s page, from updates about criminal matters to admonishments about parenting. However, when the Wisconsin-based Freedom […]
MADISON, Wisc. — A federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down a nearly 60-year-old law that allows pastors in the nation an exemption from paying taxes on their housing allowance. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) had filed suit in August of last year, challenging the 1954 “parish exemption” granted by Congress. “In the […]
PISMO BEACH, Calif. — A prominent atheist activist organization has filed suit in an effort to stop a chaplain from leading prayers at council meetings in a city located along California’s central coast. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed the complaint last week, asserting that the prayers offered regularly by Pismo Beach chaplain Paul […]
JANESVILLE, Wisc. — A senior citizen who is a longtime member of a prominent atheist organization has sponsored a billboard in Wisconsin that bears a message that he calls “a legacy for my grandchildren.” Wayne Hensler, who is in his mid-eighties, purchased the ad space, which bears the declaration, “Enjoy life now: There is no […]