A California school district violated teacher Bradley Johnson's constitutional rights when officials required him to remove banners from his classroom proclaiming "In God We Trust", "God Bless America", "God Shed His Grace on Thee",...
One peculiarity of yesterday's statewide primary in Texas is that the Republican ballot included not only candidate races but also ballot propositions. These are non-binding of course – we can't let members of one party determine state law – but...
Admitting to numerous Establishment Clause violations, the Cheatham County (TN) School Board has agreed to a settlement with the state's ACLU after a lawsuit alleged significant breaches of the separation of church and state in County schools. According to...
An Appeals Court decision ruling an Oklahoma Ten Commandments monument unconstitutional will remain in place, after the Supreme Court declined to re-hear the case. A divided 10th Circuit panel previously ordered the monument to be removed, and the entire Circuit very...
As I posted earlier, the Faith Advisory Council has approved task force recommendations and will meet with White House officials next week to discuss the report. Of particular church-state note, recommendations 4-12 of the office reform suggestions deal specifically...
On Friday, President Obama's Faith Advisory Council formally approved task force recommendations, including 12 from the group charged with offering reforms to the faith-based initiative itself. The Baptist Joint Committee's Brent Walker served on that task...
