Christianity
Court Rules Coach Can’t Pray on Football Field
High School Coach’s Suspension is Upheld A Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a football coach appeal on Wednesday. Coach Joe Kennedy was suspended from Bremerton High…
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Christianity
Atheism
Controversial Christian Plaque Removed in Tennessee
Bible Passage In Public Space Sparked Dispute The police department in Knoxville has announced that it will remove a religious plaque affixed in one of its…
Christianity
Listen to the Jehovah’s Witnesses Response to Ban in Russia [Audio]
Jehovah’s Witness audio clip offers a message of support for followers. The Jehovah’s Witnesses gave an official response to the Russian ruling banning the organization from…
Entertainment
Belgium’s Ban on the Burqa is Here to Stay
The judge ruled that the burqa ban does not violate private and family rights. The European Court of Human Rights upheld the ban put in force…
Christianity
Jehovah’s Witness Office Suspended in Kazakhstan
Religious oppression is on the rise. A Kazakhstan court ordered the Jehovah’s Witness branch office in Almaty to suspend their operations for three months and fined…
Catholicism
Forcibly Removed Chinese Catholic Bishop is Missing
Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was taken into custody in late 2016 and has not been seen since. In late 2016, one of the bishops in the…
Christianity
Supreme Court Takes Case on Religious Freedom vs. LGBT Couple
Does someone get to deny same-sex marriage services if it is against their religious beliefs? The question of whether the addition of Neil Gorsuch would make…
Christianity
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses Being Persecuted in Russia?
Religious freedom advocates should be worried over the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ situation in Russia. Jesus left the disciples with The Great Commission, a mandate to “go therefore…
Catholicism
VP Mike Pence’s Statement At Prayer Breakfast on Religious Freedom
Evangelical Mike Pence’s address dwelt on subjects like religious freedom, terrorism, and his Catholic upbringing. Addressing a gathering of over 1,000 attendees at the National Catholic…
Atheism
FFRF Reminds Trump U.S. is Not a “Nation of Believers”, Rather It’s Ruled by a Godless Constitution
FFRF makes an announcement of their own, reminding the president that every American can choose for himself/herself whether or not to believe in God. The Freedom…
Christianity
Teacher Files Lawsuit Over Threats to Fire Her for Saying “I’ll Pray for You”
Maine school threatens a teacher with termination for trying to “integrate private and public belief systems” at a public school. In Augusta, Maine a High School…
Issues
Australian Senator Pushing Greater Church/State Separation to Obtain Marriage Equality
Australian Senator Penny Wong blamed religious organizations as the reason why Australia is still not very receptive to gay rights. Penny Wong, an Australian senator since…