The world lost a great American statesman last week when former Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR) passed away at the age of 89. As Bob Allen notes in his ABP story, Hatfield was a Baptist who "worked closely with the BJC" during his Senate tenure, helping to...
In something of a preview of the church-state case the Supreme Court will hear later this year, a North Carolina judge has rejected the "ministerial exception" in an employment dispute involving Global Ministries. Faced with a racial discrimination claim for...
By a 6-1 vote last night, Forsyth County Commissioners decided to continue their quest for sectarian prayer to open meetings. There are some conditions. The Winston-Salem Journal reports: Under the resolution the commissioners approved, the county must reach an...
The U.S. Army has approved the "Rock Beyont Belief" concert at Fort Bragg that will feature atheist speakers and a theme of non-theism, following criticism of an earlier cancellation of the event alleging religious bias. AP reports: Sgt. Justin Griffith, a...
Saturday brought Governor Rick Perry's controversial Christians-only prayer gathering in Houston's Reliant Stadium. Most reports of the event indicate the speeches were, "low-key and apolitical," and indeed Perry emphasized that God's...
