In a letter today to leaders of the Oregon legislature, the Baptist Joint Committee and other religious liberty advocates called on the state to repeal its outdated law forbidding teachers from wearing religious clothing. Oregon has missed several opportunities...
Despite urging from government watchdog CREW to skip the event, the NYTimes reports that President Obama as well as some cabinet officials plan to attend the Family's "National Prayer Breakfast" this morning. The objections are focused on the sponsor of...
You know what's an easy thing to do in the political world? Promise to allow Bible-related classes in public schools. Harder to do in the real world of education and local government? Actually crafting and implementing an acceptable curriculum that teaches about...
Critics are charging President Obama's Faith Advisory Council as being more about politics than about reality. The Washington Post reports: …as the council prepares to end its first term and issue its report, some faith leaders across the ideological...
AP reports that Michael Gould, superintendent at the Air Force Academy has made religious tolerance a priority at the facility, including providing a outdoor space for Wiccans, Pagans and other "Earth religions" to worship with nature. A double circle of...
A government accountability watchdog has asked President Obama and members of Congress to skip this year's so-called "National Prayer Breakfast", on February 4. The event is sponsored by a controversial group made famous in Jeff Sharlet's expose,...
