NEW YORK — A new report released today finds Americans overwhelming (77%) believe morals and values are declining in the U.S. The most-cited cause for the decline? A lack of Bible reading. The findings are reported in American Bible Society’s annual State of the Bible survey released today. The report details Americans’ beliefs about the Bible, […]
Tallahassee, Florida — Representatives for a Florida chapter of the abortion provider Planned Parenthood expressed their opposition this week to a bill that would require that babies that are born alive after failed abortion attempts receive life-saving medical care. HB1129, the Infants Born Alive Act, was approved by the Civil Justice Subcommittee and Health Quality Subcommittee […]
Lakeland, Florida — A Florida atheist group has lost their court challenge surrounding prayers that are offered during Lakeland’s City Commission meetings. Atheists of Florida had filed a lawsuit against the City of Lakeland and its mayor, Gow Field, in 2010, contending that the prayers that preceded each meeting violated the Establishment Clause of the […]
Washington (CNN) – A group of rabbis, pastors and priests has a message for President Barack Obama: stop the drone war. In a video produced by the Brave New Foundation, a group that uses video and social media to protest against drones, Jewish and Christian leaders describe the practice as “assassination by remote control,” which violates […]
Frankfort, Kentucky — Lawmakers in the state of Kentucky have voted to override Democratic Governor Steve Beshear’s veto of a religious freedom bill that passed in the legislature last week. As previously reported, Beshear rejected The Religious Freedom Act last Friday, releasing a statement to explain his decision. “I value and cherish our rights to […]
A former presidential candidate is blasting Franklin Graham and Richard Land for expressing their endorsement of universal background checks as a form of gun control, stating that they are “on the wrong side of the Bible and history.” In a recent Time Magazine article, Graham, the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, explained that […]
Tallahassee, Florida — Following reports that a Florida Atlantic University student had been suspended for refusing to stomp on a piece of paper bearing the name of Jesus, Florida Governor Rick Scott is demanding a formal investigation into the matter. As previously reported, Ryan Rotela, a Mormon, recently told reporters that he was punished by […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — A Pennsylvania lawmaker has unveiled legislation that would require the naming of plaintiffs who file lawsuits to remove religious symbols from public places. Rep. Tim Krieger (R-Delmont) said he introduced House Bill 922 in response to two lawsuits filed on behalf of anonymous plaintiffs by the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation. The […]
Washington, D.C. — The nine justices of the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of United States v. Windsor today, insinuating that the court might leave the argument over homosexual “marriage” up to the states. The debate follows Tuesday’s hearing over the validity of California’s Proposition 8, which barred same-sex “marriage” in the […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in the case of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that banned homosexual ‘marriage’ in the state. There was, however, no mention of God, the author of marriage, during the scope of the oral argument before the high court. Instead, the argument in support of […]