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Despite credible misconduct allegations, Christian radio host returns to ministry

"How much God do you need?" School board member slams invocation plan

Trump Justice Dept. sides with Catholic Church to fight law requiring priests to report abuse

Texas lawmakers want a month-long celebration of God's promises in the Bible

Pickleball over people? NJ town moves to seize church and block homeless shelter

A curriculum coup: Oklahoma Republicans allow right-wing rewrite of history

White evangelicals still see Trump as ethical and honest, but atheists know better

Southern Baptist membership hits 50-year low as Americans keep walking away

"No respect for God": Florida mayor denies "Day of Reason" proclamation

"Satanology" activist challenges cities that raised Christian flags

An Arizona school board member on a religious crusade has cost her district over $218,000

CA court upholds $1.2 million fine against church that ignored COVID restrictions

After public outcry, a Mormon seminary will not be built at an Arizona public school

Don’t let nostalgia rewrite the real legacy of Pope Francis

Indiana resolution declares "unified" allegiance to "the Lord, Jesus Christ"

City of Hartford flies Christian flag at City Hall, despite warning from lawyer

Two more Democrats have joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus

Oklahoma Republicans pass controversial "Christ is King" resolution

Ohio schools face lawsuit threats over candy-fueled Christian recruiting

Arkansas Republicans just fired the state's Library Board to please one Christian Nationalist

Catholic hospital ditches "pro-life" rhetoric to avoid malpractice lawsuit payout

Washington bill ends clergy loophole: Confessions no longer shield child abusers

Sen. James Lankford knows the IRS isn’t targeting churches—he just hopes you don’t

See something, snitch something: The State Department’s "anti-Christian bias" witch hunt begins

Tennessee’s "Success Sequence" law ignores what really makes kids successful

A Christian boy band performed a worship concert during a public elementary school assembly

A church told members how to vote. The IRS officially says that's fine.

Two influential atheist groups have finally settled a case involving a donor's wishes

Minnesota lawmaker's bill to "advance critical thinking" actually pushes Christian mythology

Kentucky's revived Ten Commandments monument is a lawsuit waiting to happen

A public school district in Arizona agreed to build a Mormon seminary on campus

Oklahoma’s Ryan Walters sues atheists for warning schools about illegal prayers

Jerry Coyne slams FFRF for “abandoning science” while repeating anti-trans lies

Catholic college faces backlash for inviting former Irish president Mary McAleese to speak at graduation

Chaos at the Kansas Capitol: Satanists arrested during Black Mass protest

It's mold, not a miracle: The Catholic Church’s latest eucharistic blunder

“Close the doors!”: Bishop Marvin Sapp's tithing ultimatum sparks outrage

South Dakota governor gives employees time off to "celebrate the resurrection" of Jesus

The global religious exodus: Why people are switching—and ditching—faith

Paula White’s pay-to-pray scam: Trump’s faith advisor wants your cash

Columbus school district bans candy bribes used to lure kids to Bible classes

An Arizona bill to let chaplains in schools would ban atheists from participating

Lawmakers & Catholic leaders flip out over Satanic "Black Mass" at Kansas Capitol

Quincy’s $850,000 statue scandal: Mayor pushes Catholic icons at public safety HQ

Democrats re-introduce the “Do No Harm” Act to correct religious freedom overreach

Utah law now allows religious franchise owners to remain closed on Sundays

Two more Democrats have joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus

Peter Popoff’s "Miracle Spring Water" scam costs religious TV network £150,000

Megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of "lewd acts" with a child

How Aaron Renn’s “Negative World” myth fuels Christian victimhood

Christian Nationalism is "hardly an existential threat," argues deluded professor

Lee Greenwood joins Ryan Walters' desperate Bible stunt after GOP budget snub

Amid measles outbreak, Christian school brags about having the worst vaccination rates in Texas

Right-wing Christian worship leader now faces life in prison for child sex crimes

Oklahoma GOP advances bill letting Christian doctors deny services to patients

Iowa lawmaker rages against colleagues for passing anti-trans bill: "Shame on you, Christians!"

Prominent atheists are weaponizing the "War on Science" to push right-wing grievances

Atheist says Denver officials fired him after a religious discussion at a holiday party

Christian lawmaker still wants teachers to be able to hit students with disabilities

WV Republicans want their Constitution to say the Bible is a "foundational text"

GOP Congressman: It's OK if Elon fires you since "God has a plan and purpose for your life"

Survey: Christianity's decline has slowed down... for now

BREAKING: Former Secular Coalition for America leader wins special election for Maine legislature

Oklahoma wants to buy Bible-based "character lessons" for elementary schools

Oregon Democrat's bill cracks down on Christian "health care cost sharing" ministries

Oklahoma lawmakers shoot down slew of Christian Nationalist bills

Tim Barton: We "arrest students that break the Ten Commandments," so we should put the list up in schools

Survey finds low levels of "Religious Nationalism" in America. Why doesn't it feel that way?

Australia will keep screwing up the religion question in its 2026 Census

Oklahoma lawmaker: I don't want "pink-haired" atheists teaching the Bible in schools

Alabama schools could lose funding if they don't mandate daily Christian prayers

North Dakota Republicans push bill to force "Intelligent Design" in science classrooms

Wheaton College praises alum Russell Vought, Project 2025 leader, before deleting post

SC school district to pay family $75,000 after teacher assaults girl for not saying the Pledge

North Dakota Republicans are pushing a resolution to honor the "Kingship of Jesus Christ"

A proposed Alabama law would force every school to display the Ten Commandments

An Idaho bill would force public schools to read from the King James Bible every day

Trump's task force to "eradicate anti-Christian bias" is a complete waste of time

Pastor fired from progressive church after preaching anti-Trump, pro-justice message

Canadian town rescinds Christian Heritage Month proclamation after atheist makes similar request

The New Orleans Saints helped Catholic Church leaders spin a sex abuse crisis

Satan is winning in Broward County—and the school board is screaming for mercy

A proposed Texas law would let teachers "encourage" prayer during school activities

WA lawmaker defends bill making priests mandated reporters: I can't "make a compromise for you anymore"

After "faith-healing" death of 8-year-old girl, 14 Christians found guilty of manslaughter

Atheist group sues to end tax exemptions for church-owned apartments in Madison

Montana Democrats want to require priests to report confessions of child abuse

The Supreme Court will decide if taxpayers should fund a religious charter school

California Rep. Laura Friedman has joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus

An Episcopal bishop asked Trump to follow Jesus. Conservatives saw that as an insult.

An Oklahoma lawmaker's sneaky proposal would let the state indirectly fund Christianity

After Pagan and atheist invocations, Tulsa City Council replaces prayer with silence

A pastor who was "betrothed" to a child, then abused her, will finally go to prison

The Center For Inquiry's latest statement continues to push anti-trans bigotry

Oklahoma lawmaker refiles bill to erect two Ten Commandments monuments inside and outside Capitol

Proposed North Dakota law would force students to say the Pledge of Allegiance

With awful logic, Christian professor says atheism leads to more sexual assault and self-harm

Atheists sue West Virginia water agency over $5 million grant to Catholic school

South Dakota Republican proposes illegal Ten Commandments-in-schools bill

Virginia church publicly shames unwed mother, then forbids her from having a baby shower

Christian Nationalist: Not having chaplains in schools "creates mental disease"

Texas Supreme Court to decide if Southern Methodist U. can break from the United Methodist Church

Why did an Ohio Catholic school get $5 million intended for water infrastructure in West Virginia?

Oklahoma lawmaker's "covenant marriage" bill would make it harder to get divorced

Orthodox Christian confesses to vandalizing Satanic statue in Concord, NH

The Religious Makeup of the 119th Congress

Biology is not ethics: A response to Jerry Coyne's anti-trans essay

Taxpayers funded this trashy, failing Mormon-based private school in Arizona